Ethics of Expert Activity
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Abstract
The report studies problems of the expert ethics. The urgency of the mentioned problems is caused by the fact that complicated and serious questions of the ethic nature can be raised in practice. There are mainly problems of the ethics of legal proceedings studied in the special literature. A little attention has been paid to problems of the expert ethics.
By studying principles of ethics from philosophy’s point of view, a system of moral standards and professional moral rules, which are used in specific conditions of legal proceedings and investigative activity, has been worked out. The professional morality in the sphere of forensic expertise has certain specificity.
The author has expounded the moral rules that should be followed by a forensic expert. The strict fulfillment of professional ethic standards is a guarantor for the expert findings’ objectivity and trustworthiness.
By studying principles of ethics from philosophy’s point of view, a system of moral standards and professional moral rules, which are used in specific conditions of legal proceedings and investigative activity, has been worked out. The professional morality in the sphere of forensic expertise has certain specificity.
The author has expounded the moral rules that should be followed by a forensic expert. The strict fulfillment of professional ethic standards is a guarantor for the expert findings’ objectivity and trustworthiness.
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