Considerations on the use of
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Unele considerații privind realizarea supravegherii tehnice în cadrul procesului penal
Considerations on the use of technical surveillance in criminal proceedings

Author(s): Stancu Şerb, Petre Ungureanu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Editura Universităţii George Bacovia din Bacău România
Keywords: technical surveillance; technical surveillance warrant; interception of phone calls; audio-video surveillance; right to family and private life; postal secrecy

Summary/Abstract: The use of technicalsurveillance in criminal proceedingsrefers to interception of communicationsor any kind of remote communications,access to a informatics system, audiovideosurveillance, tracking and locatingby technical means and obtaining data ona person's financial transactions. The useof technical surveillance binds thecriminal investigation body to fulfill allthe necessary conditions stipulated by thelaw, such as proportionality andsubsidiarity principles, an on-goinginvestigation regarding an offensestipulated in art. 139 par. 2 of theCriminal Procedure Code. The judicialbodies must always consider the balancethat must exist between the achievementof a criminal investigation and the respectfor right to privacy, family, private andpostal secrecy.

  • Issue Year: V/2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 491-506
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English, Romanian