Legal basis for the participation of an expert in the proceedings of the Russian Federation and the United States of America

Belgorod State University, Department of Forensic Science and Criminalistics, Law Institute, Belgorod, Russia

¹ Corresponding author: logvinets@bsu.edu.ru

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to consider the legal status of an expert in the legal proceedings of the Russian Federation and the United States. In the paper used were such research methods as analysis, synthesis, formal legal and comparative legal. The methods of analysis and synthesis were used to clarify the legal status of an expert in the Russian Federation and the United States. The use of formal legal and comparative legal methods made it possible to conduct a comprehensive comparative study of procedural legislation. The authors applied an integrated approach to the study of the role and essence of competent persons in the two countries’ proceedings. The comparative legal analysis of the rules of proceedings of the Russian Federation and the United States resulted in an assessment of the legislative regulation of the institute of specific expertise in legal proceedings. The given methodological tools made it possible to comprehensively generalise and systematise theoretical postulates, develop their own opinion on issues of the expert participation in the proceedings of the Russian Federation and the United States discussed in the scientific literature. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that it made it possible to assess further prospects for engaging competent persons in Russian legal proceedings. The results obtained during the work can be used for further research in the field of application of special knowledge in the legal proceedings of the Russian Federation and the United States.