title: Institute of Forensic Medicine (Albania)
text: # Institute of Forensic Medicine (Albania)
  
  The Albanian Institute of Forensic Medicine (Albanian: Instituti i Mjekësisë Ligjore, abbreviated IML) is the national forensics institute of Albania organized under the Ministry of Justice, responsible for forensic psychiatry, forensic chemistry, forensic medicine, and forensic genetics.
  
  ## Organisation
  
  The agency performs laboratory analyses of samples which have been taken from various types of crime scenes to solve the investigative-judicial issues of a medical and biological nature. At the same time, the Ministry of Health and Health Institutions uses data of forensic expertise to strengthen the technical-scientific discipline, improve the quality of medical-diagnostic work, preventive war against negligence and medical errors, and in the study of causes of traumas, poisonings, unexpected deaths, etc.
  
  ### Main tasks
  
  * Scientific research activity for the identification and implementation of contemporary methods in the field of forensic medicine.
  * Organizing and conducting the activity of the forensic expertise services in the Republic of Albania.
  * Performing forensic, pathological, toxicological, biological and psychiatric expertise, as well as other actions, according to the cases and procedures provided for in the laws of the Republic of Albania
  * Coordination of the activity of this Institute with health institutions for the prevention of criminal offenses, endangering the life and health of patients.
  * Continuous scientific training and qualification of forensic specialists.
  * Coordination of activity with international counterpart institutions.
  