Legislative virus in the system of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: definition and actualization of the problem on the example of Article 368-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine Cover Image

Законодавчий вірус в системі КК України: визначення і актуалізація проблеми на прикладі ст. 368-2 КК «незаконне збагачення»
Legislative virus in the system of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: definition and actualization of the problem on the example of Article 368-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine

Author(s): V. Kirichko
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого
Keywords: legislative virus; the rule of law principle; public danger; illicit enrichment;

Summary/Abstract: In this article was first justified need for a scientific use of a term «legislative virus in the system of the Criminal Code of Ukraine» and its definition is provided. This virus is proposed to understand a legislative requirement, which, after its inclusion in the Criminal Code of Ukraine, interacting with other elements of the system, determines the content of the criminal law legalized the possibility of arbitrary violation of human rights at its application in practice.As an example, the presence of the virus in the Article 368-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine «Illegal enrichment» was detail analyzed, shown history of the emergence of the virus and its impact on the determination of the content of this Article and how it causes human rights violations in the application of this Article in practice.The search of the viruses in the system of the Criminal Code of Ukraine is recognized the urgent task for the science of criminal law. Fighting these viruses is one of the areas of implementation of the rule of law principle in criminal law of Ukraine.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 133
  • Page Range: 142-151
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Ukrainian