“LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF FORENSIC EXPERT ACTIVITY AND АКТУAL ISSUES OF ITS IMPROVEMENT”

Abstract:

This article analyzes the legal foundations of forensic expert activity in the Republic of Uzbekistan, the national legislation regulating this field, and the current priority directions for its improvement. Forensic examination plays an important role in ensuring justice in criminal, civil, economic, and administrative cases, in adopting procedural decisions, and in assessing the reliability of evidence. The article examines the provisions of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On Forensic Examination,” the Criminal Procedure Code, the Civil Procedure Code, the Economic Procedure Code, as well as sectoral regulatory legal acts, and highlights problems arising in their practical implementation. In particular, the procedural status of the expert, their rights and obligations, the legal nature of the expert conclusion as evidence, and the existing mechanisms for appointing and conducting forensic examinations are scientifically substantiated.