出版社:Centre of Sociological Research, Szczecin, Poland
摘要:One of the main responsibilities of public institutions is to ensure the safety of its citizens and protection of their rights. When addressing these challenges,particular importance is given to court expert investigations. Th e European Council raised the task:to create a unifi ed European forensic science area until 2020. In order to carry out this task, it is necessary to achieve cooperation between diff erent countries in the fi eld of forensic science,to implement general forensic science standards. Th e aim of article is to examine the problems of criminalists’ international cooperation. Lithuanian criminalists joined the process of guidelines implementation for the project of creation of European forensic science area and development of forensic science infrastructure in Europe. Researches of Mykolas Romeris University (MRU) are carrying out the related research since 2005. Th e article analyses the problems of work organization in expert institutions by analysing the possibility for Lithuania to join the common European forensic science area. Th e research results show that such work should be coordinated by specifi c legal acts.