Expert Adjudicationsin Criminal Proceedings: A Proceduralist's Perspective

The article is devoted to the consideration of the issue of the possibility of more active use of the potential of the ceremonial bringing of an expert, which is recognized as a traditional guarantee of the reliability of intentions of an expert involved in criminal proceedings, including his responsible attitude to the performance of his duties, honesty, objectivity and impartiality of the expert opinion. Arguments are put forward that exclude the possibility of a complete restoration of pre-revolutionary religious oaths. At the same time, identical oaths of experts in themselves are assessed as having a very significant preventive potential, at least much greater in comparison with the current requirement to warn an expert about liability for giving a knowingly false opinion.