Issues of Forensic Environmental Assessment of Water Bodies Damage Compensation from an Oil Spill

Abstract

The article reviews the judicial practice on the cases of compensation of damage to water bodies resulting from oil spills, during which, as a rule, a forensic environmental examination is appointed. The author analyzes the provisions of the methodology for calculating damage to water bodies regarding violations of water legislation, which are the subject of a dispute between the plaintiff and the defendant requiring expert opinion. She also gives the most common wordings of questions for forensic environmental examinations in such cases.

Keywords

• forensic environmental expertise
• compensation for damage
• violation of water legislation
• oil spill