CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR CRIMES AGAINST NATIONAL SECURITY

Abstract

The article provides an analysis of scientific research concerning the current legislation of Ukraine on criminal liability in the field of crimes against national security. It is noted that the prevention of this type of crime is one of the priorities of the criminal legal policy implemented in Ukraine and aimed both at preserving the national sovereignty proclaimed by the Constitution of Ukraine and at ensuring the implementation of the most important functions of the state in the field of economic and information security. The article summarizes the material on the topic under study, in particular, it analyzes the scientific achievements of leading scientists in the field of criminal liability for crimes against the foundations of the constitutional order and state security. The article summarizes some results on assessing the scientific significance of the work of Ukrainian scientists - lawyers on introducing amendments and additions to the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. In this article, the direction of research outlined above is also supported by the use of a methodological research base consisting of general scientific (dialectical, systemic) and specific scientific methods. Considerable attention is paid to the dialectical research method, with the use of which it became possible to determine the general state and prospects for the legal regulation of criminal liability for crimes against national security. Using the systematic method that was used in the research process, the legislative system on the identified issue was determined. The article also notes that when analyzing the regulations in force in Ukraine in the field of criminal liability for crimes against national security, formal legal methods were used. The relevance of this study is due to drawing attention to the most important functions of the state set out in the Basic Law of the country in the matter of protecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, since there is an urgent need to strengthen state control and introduce effective mechanisms in terms of tightening criminal liability for crimes against national security. Keywords: criminal liability, national security, crimes against national security.