WAYS OF INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF NORMCRIMINAL LAW IN THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Abstract

This scientific article is devoted to a topical topic – ways to improve the effectiveness of criminal law norms in preventing corruption. Since the declaration of Ukraine’s independence, corruption has been seen as a direct threat to national security, stability and economic growth of the state. The negative consequences of this phenomenon are that it destroys such important constitutional principles as the principles of social justice and equality of all before the law.The level of corruption in Ukraine is not only high compared to other states, but also constantly growing, and all citizens of Ukraine fully feel and understand this today. However, the emergence of new anti-corruption legislation, changes taking place in society and the high level of corruption crime in Ukraine necessitate further scientific development of this issue. Ways to increase the effectiveness of criminal law norms in preventing corruption are explored. An analysis of the main indicators of corruption crime for 2017-2021 was carried out, as well as ways to improve the effectiveness of criminal law norms in the prevention of corruption. It is noted that for a complete and objective study of ways to improve the effectiveness of criminal law norms in preventing corruption, it is also necessary to analyze: a) how many persons were suspected of committing an offense in these registered cases; b) how many criminal cases were sent to court; c) how many persons were brought to criminal responsibility. However, when analyzing these articles, it can be seen that some of them do not contain a clear disposition, and also have very small measures that do not give any preventive value at all. In other words, the more new articles are adopted or amendments and additions are made to the current articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine to combat corruption, the more its growth is observed. This especially applies to Art. 368 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is most aimed at fighting corruption. The fact that there is a lack of a real fight against corruption in our country, and there are only individual demonstrative cases of such a fight, is clearly evidenced by the examples of individuals committing corrupt acts. For the sake of a more complete and objective analysis of ways to improve the effectiveness of criminal law norms, the legislation of some foreign countries was studied.