Abstract

The article provides a scientific and theoretical analysis of the nature of the binding nature of judicial documents in criminal proceedings, the concept of prejudice in criminal procedural law and the history of the development of this institution. The issues of determining the prejudicial significance of court decisions that have entered into force, the study of the limits of the application of prejudice in court proceedings, as well as the study of the subject and scope of evidence in court were also discussed. A comparative legal analysis of prejudicial issues in the criminal procedure law of the CIS countries, scientific proposals and recommendations on the implementation of the national legislation on the application of the institution of prejudice in criminal procedure law in the Republic of Uzbekistan and the development of the legal framework of this institution.