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The article is devoted to the study of the legal nature of gaps in criminal procedural law. Based on the analysis of monographic literature, the author's classification of gaps is suggested, based on the negative consequences that arise because of the unsettled criminal procedural legal relations. In particular, the author singles out: (1) the gaps that negatively affect the definition of the legal status of participants in criminal proceedings, realization of their rights and procedural possibilities to influence the course and results of criminal procedural activities, and (2) the gaps that impede the administration of powers, aimed at achieving the task of ensuring a prompt, complete and impartial investigation and judicial review by the court, the investigating judge, the prosecutor, the investigator, the head of pre-trial investigation body and operational units of the authorities.

The theoretically substantiated conclusions and suggestions concerning the possibility of applying an analogy to overcome the gaps in the criminal procedural legislation of Ukraine are presented.

Key words: gap in law, types of gaps, analogy of law, analogy of statute, overcoming of gaps.