Yusupov V. Forensic science in Ukraine in XX – beginning of the XXI centuries (historical-theoretical study)

In the dissertation the periodization of the development of forensic knowledge in Ukraine is carried out, the appropriate periods and stages are proposed. On the basis of the analysis, forensic knowledge is defined in a broad and narrow sense; its distinction from the special knowledge used in the legal proceedings is indicated. The development of representations about the subject of the forensics, the modern interpretation of it are established. The structure of the subject of the forensics is outlined, its components are characterized, among which the regularities of criminal activity are determined. The genesis of the formation of the forensics system has been clarified, further development of the delineation of the forensics system as a science and a system of the academic discipline «Forensics» has been developed.