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  "abstract": "Purpose: The aim of this research is to identify strategic pathways for reforming the electronic evidence (e-evidence) management system within Ukraine's criminal justice system, addressing the legal and procedural friction between static national doctrines and the volatile nature of digital evidence amidst European integration and armed conflict.\n\nDesign/methodology/approach: The study employs a comprehensive legal analysis, including a normative analysis of the Ukrainian Criminal Procedure Code and a comparative legal approach. Ukraine's ongoing reforms are benchmarked against EU standards (specifically France, Sweden, and Estonia) and Canada, evaluating alignment with the EU e-evidence package and the Second Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention.\n\nFindings: The study conceptualizes the \"moving target\" phenomenon, revealing that while Ukraine remains focused on first-generation admissibility issues, benchmark nations are already legislating solutions for advanced challenges like encryption and cross-border data access. Key technological and procedural gaps hinder effective digital evidence management in Ukraine.\n\nAcademic contribution to the field: The paper advances legal theory by structuring the generational disparity in e-evidence processing between transforming legal systems and modern international standards, bridging the gap between domestic procedural law and international technical standards.\n\nPractical implications: The study provides a forward-looking reform framework for legal practice, offering actionable recommendations for judicial integrity, legislative alignment, and capacity building in digital forensics for practitioners during peacetime and wartime conditions.\n\nOriginality/significance/value: The novelty of this research lies in framing Ukraine's EU legal harmonization as a dynamic, moving target, demonstrating that effective reform requires leapfrogging directly to second- and third-generation evidentiary frameworks.",
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  "title": "Reforming Electronic Evidence Management in Ukraine's Criminal Justice System",
  "title_text": "Reforming Electronic Evidence Management in Ukraine's Criminal Justice System",
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