Keyword: «guarantees of rights»

Taking into account the ongoing search for an effective form of criminal proceedings at the pre-trial stages of the criminal process, the author analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the protocol form of pre-trial preparation of materials previously used in domestic criminal proceedings, which in modern legal literature is considered as a possible option for introduction into criminal procedural legislation. The conclusion is substantiated that this form of production had a number of shortcomings and its use is possible only if they are eliminated.