title: [The new federal law in the light of forensic medical and legal proceedings].
abstract: The objective of the present study was the article by article analysis of the Code of administrative legal proceedings of the Russian Federation with special reference to the judicial-expert procedures with a view to enhancing the awareness of the readers with the new directions of activities of forensic medical experts in the law-courts. It is emphasized that a number of provisions of the Code have not been properly elaborated, nor have they been adequately coordinated with the standard regulatory acts concerning the analogous or related issues. It is concluded that the provisions of the Code pertaining to the activities of the forensic medical experts remain to be widely discussed in the public domain to provide a basis for the development of recommendations for the legislative correction of the selected articles of the Code.
authors.affiliation: Russian Centre of Forensic Medical Expertise, Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia, 125284; Russian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Moscow, Russia, 125993.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kovalev
authors.affiliation: Russian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Moscow, Russia, 125993.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Kinle
authors.affiliation: Russian Centre of Forensic Medical Expertise, Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia, 125284; Russian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Education, Moscow, Russia, 125993.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kadochnikov
authors.affiliation: Russian Centre of Forensic Medical Expertise, Russian Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia, 125284.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Rakitin
mesh_terms: D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012426:Russia