OBJECTIVES OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AS A SECURITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

The goal of this article is to discuss the place and role of the new Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the country's legislative system. For this, it should be defined in accordance with the goals of the criminal procedure. During the research the characteristics of the evidence have been and additionally, it as explained its place and role in the legislative system based on the goals of criminal proceedings. As the new document is a sectoral normative legal act of this field of law, it reflects the basics of criminal proceedings; so due to this feature, it can be said that it has a very important place within criminal procedural legislation. However, the role it plays in the general legislation of the country should be approached based on the goals of criminal justice. Our research suggests that these objectives of the criminal process are to ensure justice, protect human rights and individual liberties, guarantee a fair trial, prevent state abuses, promote procedural fairness, determine the truth, punish guilty parties proportionately, respect the presumption of innocence and ensure the active and transparent participation of all parties involved.