The concept and nature of electronic evidence in the administrative process of Russia

This paper is devoted to the study of electronic evidence in the administrative process in Russia. The authors reveal the causes of these types of evidentiary information; analyze the views of various scientists connected with the definition of "electronic evidence". Particular attention is paid to the possibility of the use of any electronic information as evidence in legal and administrative disputes. The authors conclude that the current Russian legislation identifies a document and electronic evidence. On the basis of the study the need for differentiation between the types of "information" is revealed. The authors believe that the feature of electronic "information" is its fixation form that is material media.