Expertise as a method of proof in administrative proceedings on environmental violations in specially protected areas
https://doi.org/10.37493/2409-1030.2026.1.18
Abstract
Introduction. Administrative proceedings frequently raise issues requiring resolution using specialized knowledge. Offenses committed in specially protected areas (SPAs) and their buffer zones are no exception. For these purposes, authorized bodies conducting administrative investigations and courts hearing administrative offense cases commission expert examinations, including environmental ones. Pre-trial and forensic examinations are conducted by state and non-state expert institutions and organizations.
Materials and Methods. The author uses both general scientific methods of inquiry, such as analysis, synthesis, induction, and deduction, and specialized legal methods: legal, technical, and other relevant research methods.
Analysis. Expert examination in administrative proceedings is an activity aimed at resolving issues related to circumstances subject to proof, based on the specialized knowledge possessed by experts. The fundamental federal law regulating forensic examination is Federal Law No. 73-FZ of May 31 On State Forensic Activity in the Russian Federation. The Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation and the Code of Administrative Procedure of the Russian Federation serve as the sources of the institution. One of the types of pre-trial and forensic examinations in most expert institutions is environmental and related examinations.
Results. Despite the existence of a legal framework and the abundance of expert institutions and organizations, a number of problems currently exist within this institution.
About the Author
R. S. Chilingaryan
North-Caucasus Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Razmik S. Chilingaryan, Postgraduate student
1, Pushkina str.,Stavropol, 355017
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Chilingaryan R.S. Expertise as a method of proof in administrative proceedings on environmental violations in specially protected areas. Humanities and law research. 2026;13(1):148-154. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.37493/2409-1030.2026.1.18
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