FORENSIC EXAMINER, "BYURO EKSPERTIZ" LLC THE SCOPE AND OBJECT OF FORENSIC LAND SURVEY
The paper examines such concepts of forensic theory as «scope» and «object» of forensic inquiry, as applied to forensic land surveys, and offers their general definitions. The author analyzes different researchers' perspectives on determining the scope of forensic examination, and offers her own definition of the scope of forensic examination as applied to forensic land survey. To clarify the definition even further, several types of land disputes are discussed to provide the rationale for the author's conclusion as to what constitutes the scope of forensic land survey. A definition of the object of forensic land survey is also proposed, and illustrated with some examples. The author observes and explains apparent inconsistencies between the current designation of this field of forensic inquiry and its objects, and explains the sources of these inconsistencies