GENESIS OF THE DOCUMENT AS A PRINCIPLE OF CRIMINAL SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTATION AND THE OBJECT OF RESEARCH IN THE TECHNICAL EXAMINATION OF THE ANTIQUITY OF THE DOCUMENT

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to define the document as the basis of forensic documentation and the object of study in the technical examination of the antiquity of the document through the prism of its formation and development, which will improve existing and form new scientific and methodological approaches as a basis for creating a new expert specialty – research of prescription of production of the document. Methodology. The reliability of the obtained results and conclusions is ensured by the use of a set of general scientific research methods, including analysis, synthesis, induction, analogy, deduction, etc. In addition, for practical implementation, such forms of knowledge as concepts, laws, hypotheses, theories are used, which allow further application of them, receiving scientific testing. Scientific novelty. The concept of the document in the forensic sphere is specified. The author's concept of the document as an object of research in the field of forensic document science, in particular technical examination of documents, in order to determine its antiquity. The basis for the creation of a new expert specialty – the study of the statute of limitations for the production of the document. Conclusions. The stages of creation and development of the document as a material carrier of information in space and time, the genesis of the general and special concept of the document, in particular in the forensic sense, are analyzed. The criteria for forming the concept of a document as an object of research in the field of forensic document science and technical examination of documents are defined. Suggestions for improving existing and forming new scientific and methodological approaches are provided, which form the basis for the creation of a new expert specialty – the study of the statute of antiquity of the document.