Open AccessConcerning the issue regarding legal nature of electronic (digital) evidence
Author(s) -
М И Воронин
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik universiteta imeni o.e. kutafina (mgûa)/vestnik universiteta imeni o. e. kutafina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-6163
pISSN - 2311-5998
DOI - 10.17803/2311-5998.2020.74.10.074-081
Subject(s) - digital evidence , criminal law , law , political science , law and economics , computer science , computer security , digital forensics , sociology
Current developments in the area of digital technologies and, as a consequence, the emergence of new information sources cause the necessity of implementation of special provisions regarding electronic (digital) evidence in the law of criminal procedure. Nevertheless, before amending law of evidence regulations, the legal nature of such proof shall be defined. It is also necessary to comprehend how this new evidential source correlates with basic grounds of proof theory, other provisions of criminal procedure and on the whole — other branches of law.