Abstract

Application of special knowledge in the process of detection and investigation of crimes, ensuring the right to defense or in the process of representation of victims' rights has a special importance in building a legal and democratic society in Azerbaijan. Crime has acquired new, qualitative characteristics, has become professional, armed and organized. Therefore, forensic activities have become indispensable tools in the process of legal proceedings, in which criminal justice has a special place. The scientific study of the problems of increasing the competitiveness of forensic expertise of Azerbaijan and the countries of the world, is the topical task of the article. The purpose of the scientific study is to identify objective and subjective reasons for the lack of competitiveness of forensic expertise in the Azerbaijan, in comparison with other world leaders. To achieve the goal of scientific research a system of philosophical, general scientific and special scientific methods (comparison, description, analysis and synthesis, induction, deduction and analogy, abstraction, generalization, systematic approach and others) was used. The article examines the theoretical, regulatory and practical problems of ensuring the competitiveness of forensic activities in Azerbaijan. It was found out that the competitiveness of forensic activities was not properly ensured due to the imperfections of the current legislation in Azerbaijan. As a result of the study, it was proposed to introduce amendments to the current legislation, which would allow not only state, but also non-state (private) enterprises and independent experts to carry out forensic examinations.