Corruption criminal offenses under martial law

Abstract

The article examines corruption criminal offenses committed under martial law. The main factors contributing to the commission of corrupt acts are determined. Ways to fight corruption are outlined and changes to the Criminal Code are proposed.

On the way to joining the EU, the fight against corruption is of particular importance. The implementation of anti-corruption reform began in 2014, the result of which is the creation of new specialized bodies, the adoption of a number of legislative changes, the dismissal of some high-ranking officials and the appointment of others. However, despite this, corruption still continues and the fight against it is especially acute in the conditions of martial law, because every corruption criminal offense distances Ukraine from victory in the fight against the aggression of the Russian Federation. This determines the relevance of the research topic and the need to analyze legislative regulation, study the problem and propose ways to solve it.

There are many reasons for committing acts of corruption. Among them are both objective and subjective. These are the diminution of the economy, insufficient criminal responsibility for the commission of corruption offenses, redistribution of state property, the decline of the economy and legal nihilism.

The opinion is argued that in order to outline the ways of fighting corruption, first of all, it is necessary to identify the reasons that contribute to its commission.

It has been proven that in order to fight corruption, criminal responsibility should be strengthened, because the current responsibility for committing corrupt acts does not contribute to strengthening the legal awareness of citizens and reducing corruption criminal offenses.