Judicial expertise and its application to environmental crime in Ecuador

Environmental matters require imminent action by expert assessment to establish responsibilities and define judicial procedures. It is essential to know which factors have a legally relevant influence in determining environmental crime. The objective of the research is to analyze the judicial expertise from the perspective of environmental crime. It is supported by the review and analysis of scientific documents, from specialized databases, with the aim of identifying aspects that allow focusing attention on the need to integrate legal guidelines on environmental crimes that limit the sustainable development of the territories. It is concluded that the existence of a judicial expert opinion leads to the need to mediate, negotiate or settle matters or facts in accordance with the law, where the human being acts as a scientific technician with evidentiary training.