Introduction. Currently, there is no consensus on the content of the concept of judicial review, as well as the forms of its implementation, which causes problems of both theoretical and applied nature. The norms of legislation do not contain the appropriate terminology, which gives rise to ambiguity in the law enforcement interpretation of the concept in question and actualizes the scientific discussion on this topic. Methods. The study, the results of which are presented in this article, used the general scientific dialectical method of cognition of the surrounding reality, which involves a complete and comprehensive study of phenomena, consideration of the connections and contradictions between them. In addition, general scientific (analysis, synthesis, deduction, generalization) and specific scientific (formal-legal, comparative-legal) methods were used. Results. In the course of the study, based on the existing theoretical developments of procedural scientists, as well as the norms of the criminal procedure law regulating certain issues of the administration of justice, the concept of judicial review in criminal proceedings was analyzed and the essence of such control in the context of modern criminal proceedings was considered. The system of concept-forming features is revealed, the significance of judicial review at present is defined. The necessity of legislative consolidation of the concept of «criminal justice» is emphasized in order to form a unified approach to defining judicial review as one of the forms of implementation of justice in criminal proceedings