Features of Forensic Examination Activities in Cases Involving Violations of Land and Environmental Legislation

The article considers forensic expert support of legal proceedings in cases involving violations of land and environmental legislation. It is proved that the appointment of complex land surveying and ecological forensic examinations is most effective in this category of cases where the experts of certain specialties conduct their studies in a coordinated manner and strictly within their competence. The interrelation of forensic land surveying and forensic ecological examinations and methodological features of forensic expert proceedings is revealed in cases involving violations of land and environmental legislation.

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