International legal standards for the protection of a defender or a person’s representative from interference in their activities

The article provides a scientific analysis of international legal standards for the protection defender or person’s representative from interference in their activities. It is emphasized that formation an effective mechanism aimed at achieving compliance domestic legislation with important ensuring process bringing national into requirements leading democracies. was practice European Court Human Rights serves as additional tool implementation function protecting person and representing his interests criminal proceedings. In view numerous violations basic components right to professional assistance, well rights defenders representatives persons involved proceedings, it take account provisions Convention on conclusions set forth decisions regarding related activities lawyer, adversarial process. concluded norms, which establish general judicial are not only procedural guarantee qualified assistance level, terms proceedings external designed create conditions fulfillment functions by specified entities. principles highlighted, reflect main unhindered activity such as: legality; Rule Law; protection; fair trial; freedom personal integrity; equality before law court, etc. Attention drawn fact any form obstruction legitimate defense attorney providing statutory guarantees activity, defined acts, must be considered illegal, criminally punishable Art. 397 Criminal Code Ukraine.