From the history of development and establishment of the Kyiv Research Institute of Forensic Examinations of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine

An enforcement of law and success in elimination of antisocial phenomena on the territory of country directly depend on how active legal expert institutions use modern achievements of scientific and technological progress and expert knowledge during completing the tasks of the legal process. A forensic examination strengthens an evidentiary basis of the case papers, provides the establishment of objective truth, playing an important role in the development and practical implementation of scientific methods and techniques of research of the papers during a crime investigation and adjudication. The historical development of this industry in our country shows that the distance traveled became years of research and dedicated work of experts in order to create a scientific lever of establishing the issue in the case of justice – the Kyiv Research Institute of Forensic Examinations, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on July 4, 2013.

Nina KLYMENKO, Violetta FEDCHYSHCHYNA