Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as a subject of combating organized crime in Ukraine

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of the administrative-legal status of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as a subject of combating organized crime in Ukraine. It was determined that, with the participation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, law enforcement system reform is ongoing, but there are certain problems of a political, managerial, legal and other nature on this path. The main ones of these problems are: the lack of political will, strategy, an effective legal framework and the definition of an administrativelegal mechanism to ensure combating organized crime.The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is justifiably defined as one of the subjects of combating organized crime based on the fact that it: is the legislative body of general competence, produces and ensures the implementation of the policy of combating organized crime, regulates public relations in this direction, makes personnel decisions, determines the order of financial and logistical support for combating organized crime, the order of interaction between the subjects of such counteraction, monitors the implementation of decisions made, etc.It is noted that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine exercises its authority to combat organized crime mainly with the participation of the relevant Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Its competence and authority are analyzed.Outdated and inactive provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On the organizational and legal framework to combat organized crime” are determined.It is concluded that the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has fairly extensive authority to determine the policy, strategy, administrative and legal mechanism of counteraction to organized crime in Ukraine. At the same time, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine does not fully take measures to counter this, as a result of which legislative acts contain contradictory, outdated and ineffective norms.