SENTENCE ON THE BASIS OF CRIMINAL-LEGAL PRINCIPLES: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Abstract:

This scholarly work provides a comprehensive analysis of the theoretical and practical aspects of the institution of sentencing in criminal law in the context of the judicial and legal reforms being implemented in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The study reveals that the processes of legislative reform are aimed at ensuring human rights and freedoms, and it examines the essence and content of the liberalization policy carried out in the field of criminal law. It substantiates how the objectives set out in the “Uzbekistan–2030” Strategy, focused on ensuring the rule of law and reliable protection of human rights, are being realized through the institution of sentencing in criminal law.The paper explores the concept of sentencing, its role in the implementation of criminal liability, and its significance in judicial practice. From a scientific and theoretical perspective, the application of the principles of legality, justice, humanism, democratism, liability based on guilt, and the inevitability of liability, as enshrined in the Criminal Code, is analyzed in the process of sentencing. In addition, special attention is paid to the interrelation and coherence of general legal, criminal law, and criminal procedural principles in sentencing.