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Accountability of Public Officials for Committing Criminal Offenses Against Justice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2025

Andrii Vorontsov ,
Mykola Semenyshyn ,
Olena Chernetska ,
Iryna Zalievska  and
Serhii Yehorov
Andrii Vorontsov
Affiliation:
Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Training Specialists for Pre-Trial Investigation Bodies, Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, 65014, 1 Uspenskaya Str., Odessa, Ukraine.
Mykola Semenyshyn
Affiliation:
Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Training Specialists for Pre-Trial Investigation Bodies, Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, 65014, 1 Uspenskaya Str., Odessa, Ukraine [email protected].
Olena Chernetska
Affiliation:
Department of International Law, Educational Institute of Law, State Tax University, 08205, 31 University Str., Irpin, Ukraine.
Iryna Zalievska
Affiliation:
Department of tactical-special and special physical training, Faculty of training specialists for criminal police units, Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, 65014, 1 Uspenskaya Str., Odessa, Ukraine.
Serhii Yehorov
Affiliation:
Department of operatively-search activities, Faculty of training specialists for criminal police units, Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, 65014, 1 Uspenskaya Str., Odessa, Ukraine.
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Abstract

The relevance of the topic lies in the fact that, despite the high standards established by Ukraine's criminal justice policy for the activities of law enforcement agencies, the situation in the field of criminal proceedings has several negative phenomena. Comparative legal analysis allows for the assessment of national criminal legislation development by comparing the norms of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and the criminal codes of other countries. Particularly, an examination of current legislation in post-Soviet and foreign countries leads to the conclusion that the institution of criminal responsibility is regulated differently in different countries and in different legal systems. The findings of this study could aid in the development of appropriate models for improving the national legal system and developing a systematic approach to the theory and practice of applying these norms.

Keywords

National Criminal LegislationForeign Criminal CodesCriminal Offenses among Officials of Law Enforcement AgenciesCriminal Offenses against JusticePunishment for Committing Criminal OffensesPost-Soviet and Foreign Criminal Legislation
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International Journal of Legal Information , Volume 52 , Issue 1 , Spring 2024 , pp. 55 - 73
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by International Association of Law Libraries

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19 Ibid.

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