Yuliya V. The investigating judge in the criminal procedure.

The research is devoted to investigating theoretical and practical issues of establishment the institute of investigating judge in the criminal procedure. In the first section the peculiarities of different aspects of procedural status of the investigating judge, historical aspects of his appearance, his function in criminal procedure etc. have been researched. The nature of investigation judges' function is the providence of legality and validity of limitation of the constitutional human rights. The second section is devoted to analysis of the investigation judge authorities such as the right to consider to affirm or disaffirm preventive punishment, to affirm an investigation action which is might limit constitutional human right, to decide different complaints of investigator's or prosecutor's decision and action (inaction), other authorities of investigation judge. The third section is devoted to the specific subject of criminal procedure cognition and characteristics of the investigation judge decisions. The specific offers as for the improvement of the procedural status of the investigation judge and the improvement of the future national legislation and law in the aspect of this problem have been formulated.