Some reflections on the contemporary criminal procedural systems

摘要

The article addresses the issue of contemporary criminal procedure systems, highlighting the trend towards mixed criminal procedural systems, with the majority inquisitorial or adversarial elements in various stages of the criminal process, according to the requirements of each country's legal system. In this context, are portrayed topics related to Romanian criminal procedural system and the significant role of the European Court of Human Rights' jurisprudence in national procedural system configuration in order to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms. The author expresses views on the risk that the movement of the conflicting forces of contemporary criminal procedure system to cause earthquakes to crush the idea of criminal justice and democratic modern society, as a promoter of legal humanism, already proving its vulnerabilities against terrorism and organized crime.