Almanac of law. Issue 15 (2024), pages 620–627.
DOI: 10.33663/2524-017X-2024-15-620-627
Tananakin O. V.
Legislative provision of responsibility for collaborative activity in Ukraine: current state and prospects
The article is devoted to the analysis of the legislative provision of responsibility for collaborative activities in Ukraine and the determination of directions for improvement of the relevant norms of the current legal acts. The purpose of this research is to determine the level of legislative support of responsibility for collaborative activity in Ukraine and to determine directions for its improvement. It was established that the criminalization of actions related to collaborative activity is due to the beginning of a full-scale war, the occupation of part of the territory of Ukraine and the introduction of martial law. Collaborationism (collaborative activity) as a phenomenon undermines the national security of Ukraine and poses a direct threat to the national interests of Ukraine, which determines its public danger. The prevalence of collaborative activity, which is confirmed by the data of official statistics, also indicates the relevance and necessity of establishing criminal liability for collaborative activity. It was determined that the main shortcomings are the absence of a special law that would regulate a number of issues related to collaborative activities; uncertainty of the concept and main features of collaborationism at the legislative level; indeterminacy of the grounds for distinguishing collaborative activities with adjacent warehouses; lack of definition of circumstances that exclude the criminality and punishment of acts provided for in Art. 1111 . It was determined that Art. 1111 needs to be carefully revised both in the formulation of the objective side of the actions that constitute collaborative activity, and the types and sizes of punishments specified in the sanctions. Art. 1111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine needs to be revised both in terms of the formulation of the objective side of actions that constitute collaborative activity, as well as the types and sizes of punishments determined by the legislator in sanctions. The specified shortcomings of the legislative provision of criminal liability for collaborative activity in Ukraine need to be resolved in order to ensure a fair and appropriate punishment for collaborative activity and at the same time respect human rights and freedoms. This study is relevant and opens up prospects for further research and development in this area.
Key words: collaborationism, collaborative activity, cooperation with the aggressor, treason, assistance to the aggressor state, legislative regulation, martial law, national security, rights and freedoms of citizens, criminal liability.
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Oleksandr Valeriyovych Tananakin,
Postgraduate Student at the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law, NAS of Ukraine
ORCID: 0000-0001-7282-6600