DOI: https://doi.org/10.33994/kndise.2021.66.01

V. Tishchenko L. Belik О. Samoilenko Yu. Tishchenko

The article is devoted to the study of aspects of the essence and legal nature of forensic examination in criminal proceedings.
It is analyzed the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Forensic Examination”.
The norms of the Criminal Procedure Code concerning the grounds for the appointment and conduct of forensic examination have been investigated.
It has been established that many scientists in the field of civil procedural law, criminal procedural law, criminology and forensic examination paid attention to the legal content of the forensic examination.
The nature of occurrence of forensic examination has been investigated.
It has been established that at the legislative level, the term “forensic expert activity” is used only in the Law of Ukraine “On Forensic Examination”.
In the specified normative legal act there is no clear definition of this concept, scientists through the analysis of some norms of law reveal its content.
Regarding the definition of the concept of forensic examination, it has been established that there is no consensus in legal science.
Regarding the definition of the concept of forensic examination, it has been established that there is no consensus in legal science.
The article analyzes the criminal procedure form of appointing a forensic examination.

Key words: forensic examination, criminal proceedings, forensic expert activity, forensic expertology, criminal procedural form.