Principles and Standards for Ensuring Human Rights in the Implementation of International Anti-Crime Cooperation

Abstract

The article examines the theoretical and legal as well as practical aspects of ensuring human rights in the process of international cooperation in combating crime. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of universal and regional international human rights standards and their implementation within the national legal system of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The study explores the complex correlation between the objectives of criminal prosecution and the obligation to respect and protect fundamental human rights. Judicial practice and contemporary law-enforcement trends are analyzed with a view to identifying systemic challenges in balancing effective crime control with the protection of individual freedoms. The author substantiates the need to further improve national mechanisms for safeguarding human rights in the context of the growing transnationalization of crime and the intensification of international cooperation among law-enforcement agencies.