Forensic aspect of international cooperation against transnational criminal groups

The aim of the article is to study legal regulation and determine the forensic aspect of international cooperation during the investigation of crimes committed by transnational organized criminal groups. Methodology. The following methods were used in the course of the research: dialectical, method of theoretical analysis and synthesis, systemic and structural, formal and logical, comparative and legal method, summarization. Research results. Attention is focused on the fact that international cooperation is a necessary condition for the investigation of certain types of crimes committed by transnational organized groups. The need for all countries of the world to coordinate and improve their legal basis for effective cooperation both in the investigation of criminal offenses and in their prevention is stressed. Practical meaning. It is noted that there are two structural subdivisions in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, which are entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating international cooperation with law enforcement agencies of other countries on issues of combating and investigating criminal offenses. Value/originality. Based on the analysis of the cited works, the forms of international cooperation during the investigation of offences committed by transnational organized criminal groups are determined.