Possibilities of Adapting the Typologies of the International Standards for Establishing Criminal Liability for Corruption-Related Crimes in Ukraine
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15549/jeecar.v5i2.230Keywords:
Corruption, Corruption offense, International anti-corruption conventions, Criminal liability, Corruption investigation procedures, Legal responsibility, Anti-corruption policy.Abstract
The article validates the relevance of the implementation of international standards in the national anti-corruption policy, taking into account the progressive and sustainable development of corrupt practices in Ukraine. The purpose of the research is to propose a structural and functional algorithm for improving the process of establishing criminal liability for corruption-related crimes following international anti-corruption standards using the method of structural and functional modeling. The level of implementation and compliance of national legislation with international standards for combating corruption was assessed, which allowed identifying conflicts in legislative and normative acts on the formation of the list of corruption crimes and the procedures used for their investigations by type of legal responsibility. The article presents a structural and logical algorithm for the implementation of international standards in determining criminal liability for corruption-related offenses in Ukraine.
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