Problems of Cost Evaluation of Damage to Environmental Objects
https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2019-14-3-46-53
Abstract
The article discusses the key issues of cost evaluation of damage to the environment. This is a problem of legislative regulation arising from the lack of clear criteria of harm materiality to environmental objects; the problem of regulation of the content of ecotoxicants in various environments; the problem of methodological support. The difficulties of determining the “initial” state of the violated environmental objects, as well as fundamental differences in approaches to the calculation of economic damage to environmental objects are also analysed. It is shown that a possible resolution for these issues is environmental forensics involving the application of specialized knowledge of natural sciences, ecology in particular, to specify the consequences of an environmental offence, causal relationship and economic damage to the environmental objects. Forensic environmental experts have integrated knowledge of natural sciences and law.
About the Authors
G. G. Omel’yanyuk
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation;
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia;
Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU)
Russian Federation
Omel’yanyuk Georgii Georgievich – Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Russian Ministry of Justice; Professor of the Department of Forensic Activities, Institute of Law, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia; Professor of the Jurisprudence, Intellectual Property and Forensic Science Chair
Russian Federation
Omel’yanyuk Georgii Georgievich – Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Deputy Director of the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Russian Ministry of Justice; Professor of the Department of Forensic Activities, Institute of Law, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia; Professor of the Jurisprudence, Intellectual Property and Forensic Science Chair
M. A. Vakula
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Vakula Marina Anatol’evna – Candidate of Law, Assistant Professor, Head of the Department of Land and Environmental Law
Russian Federation
Vakula Marina Anatol’evna – Candidate of Law, Assistant Professor, Head of the Department of Land and Environmental Law
M. V. Nikulina
The Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation;
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Nikulina Marina Vyacheslavovna – Candidate of Biology, Leading Researcher
Russian Federation
Nikulina Marina Vyacheslavovna – Candidate of Biology, Leading Researcher
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Omel’yanyuk G.G., Vakula M.A., Nikulina M.V. Problems of Cost Evaluation of Damage to Environmental Objects. Theory and Practice of Forensic Science. 2019;14(3):46-53. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30764/1819-2785-2019-14-3-46-53
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