Official burial place as a source of evidentiary information for exhumation proceedings

Pavel Elfimov; Ol&#039;ga Vinogradova

doi:10.35750/2071-8284-2024-4-143-151

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OFFICIAL BURIAL PLACE AS A SOURCE OF EVIDENTIARY INFORMATION FOR EXHUMATION PROCEEDINGS Official burial place as a source of evidentiary information for exhumation proceedings

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Published in Vestnik of the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia · Pages 143–151 · Rubric: CRIMINAL LAW SCIENCES

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35750/2071-8284-2024-4-143-151

Received: 26.08.2024 Accepted: 02.10.2024 Published: 26.12.2024 Language of publication: RUS

Authors

Pavel Elfimov

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Ol'ga Vinogradova

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Pavel Elfimov

Academic degree: doctor of medical sciences

Science rang: professor

Ural Institute of the MIA of Russia Professor · the Department of Criminalistics · Russian Federation · Yekaterinburg

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Ol'ga Vinogradova

Academic degree: candidate of jurisprudence sciences

Science rang: docent

Ural Institute of the MIA of Russia the Department of Criminalistics · Russian Federation · Yekaterinburg

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ABSTRACT

Introduction. According to part 3 of article 178 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, exhumation is carried out to remove a corpse from the place of burial, but the law does not directly specify the official nature of the place of burial. This circumstance gives some researchers the opportunity to expand the criteria of the place of exhumation. However, this approach contradicts the very essence of exhumation, as such a broad understanding of the burial place makes it impossible to define the boundaries of exhumation. The main condition for fixing such boundaries is the official place of burial. Methods: the methodological basis of the research is represented by comparative and system-structural analysis, study and synthesis of the literature, which were reflected in solving the stated research objective and tasks, namely in the synthesis of structural elements of investigative activity, analysis of the organisation of investigation at the initial stage, as well as the establishment of structural links between the elements of the system of interaction between the investigator and the body of enquiry. The authors applied the activity methodological approach and used general scientific methods of research (system-structural analysis, method of dialectical cognition). Results. Taking into account the high psychologically traumatising nature of such an investigative action, it is required to theoretically clarify what kind of information is really necessary for performing the exhumation of a corpse, and what kind of information is sufficient due to the available evidence. Poor quality of exhumation may lead to the question of re-exhumation of the corpse, which is highly undesirable. It is necessary to clarify at the theoretical level the specificity of certain provisions and reasons of exhumation, which distinguishes it from other investigative actions.

KEYWORDS

reasons for exhumation, investigative actions, place of burial, moral and ethical aspects, criminal proceedings, expert opinion

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Elfimov P. V., Vinogradova O. P. Official burial place as a source of evidentiary information for exhumation proceedings // Vestnik of the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. 2024. no. 4. pp. 143-151. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35750/2071-8284-2024-4-143-151. (Date of access 06.09.2026).

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Pavel Elfimov, Vinogradova O. P.. "Official burial place as a source of evidentiary information for exhumation proceedings." Vestnik of the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia 2024.4 (2024): 143-151. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35750/2071-8284-2024-4-143-151.

APA

Elfimov P. V., Vinogradova O. P. (2024). Official burial place as a source of evidentiary information for exhumation proceedings. Vestnik of the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, 2024(4), 143-151. https://doi.org/10.35750/2071-8284-2024-4-143-151

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Pavel Elfimov, Vinogradova O. P.. "Official burial place as a source of evidentiary information for exhumation proceedings." Vestnik of the St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia 2024, no. 4 (2024): 143-151. https://doi.org/10.35750/2071-8284-2024-4-143-151.

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