Modern problems of proving and using special knowledge in criminal proceedings: Yuri Orlov

The manual is devoted to the most pressing, controversial and unresolved issues of proving and using special knowledge in criminal proceedings, according to which lively discussions are currently underway. It consists of two sections. The first considers general problems of proof. These include primarily the problems of truth in criminal proceedings. The concept of legal truth is criticized. Other concepts of truth are analyzed. The issue of the content of the truth established in the criminal case is considered. Other issues of proof are also investigated – about the concept
Evidence and its properties, the logic of proof is highlighted. The second section is devoted to the problems of using special knowledge in criminal proceedings. The issues of forensic examination are considered – its subject, objects, tasks, subjects, special (procedural) types, as well as the expert’s conclusion and its assessment, in particular, the controversial issue of the admissibility of the use of the polygraph in the production of examinations …

Author
Orlov Yuri Kuzmich
Publisher
Prospekt, 2021