Užstato taikymo problemos baudžiamajame procese

Aim of this research is twofold. One of them is to reveal the purpose of bail as detention measure, its essence, and to analyze main concepts, i.e. theoretical part. The research work also analyses practical problems when a bail is invoked. We discuss both legal and procedural aspects as well as expediency of application. The author refers to the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, Penal process code and other legal acts on penal process, institutional acts (orders and guidelines of Investigation Office and Ministry of Justice), special literature and information publicized in periodicals, bulletins of courts practice, separate court documents, statistical reports in this research. It is worth noting that specific literature or research on this issue is rare. Therefore, we maintain that this topic is scholarly new. The research work analyses the following: concept of detention measures, their purpose, position of bail in the system of detention measures, overall notion of bail, bail concept in the penal process, human rights problem when such measure is applied, procedural basis for imposing bail, limits of application, consequences of failing to fulfill conditions, bail‘s relationship with other similar legal establishments - warrant, bail in civil law, arrest of property, problem of bail efficiency.