Experience of Foreign Countries in Fighting Corruption Prevention in the Sphere of Illegal Drug Trafficking: Administrative Legal and Criminal Legal Aspects
Author(s): Viktoriya Melnykovych*, Serhii Islankin, Serhiy Spilnyk, Serhiy Minchenko, Serhii Syrovatka, Stanislav Mozol
Abstract
Background: The article examines foreign experience in combating corruption in the field of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, their analogues and precursors.
Methods: The methodological basis of the study is a set of general scientific and special legal methods of scientific knowledge, the application of which provided a comprehensive analysis of foreign experience in combating corruption in the field of illicit drug trafficking. The key to the study was the comparative legal method, which made it possible to compare administrative-legal and criminal-legal mechanisms for combating corruption in the field of drug crime in different countries, in particular the USA, Great Britain, Singapore, Germany, Poland, France and Italy. The application of this method made it possible to identify common and distinctive features in the functioning of anti-corruption institutions, the features of regulatory and legal regulation, internal control mechanisms of law enforcement agencies, as well as the specifics of criminal liability for corruption offenses related to illicit drug trafficking.
Results: The article analyzes administrative-legal and criminal-legal mechanisms for preventing corruption in the activities of law enforcement agencies, customs services, border units and criminal justice bodies. Particular attention is paid to the practice of the USA, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Singapore and Poland in creating effective anti-corruption institutions, applying internal control mechanisms, electronic monitoring, financial control and special anti-corruption units.
Conclusion: It has been established that the effectiveness of combating corruption in the field of illicit drug trafficking largely depends on a comprehensive combination of administrative and criminal law instruments, the level of independence of anti-corruption bodies, the transparency of law enforcement agencies and international cooperation. It has been proven that in most foreign countries a special role is given to preventive measures, electronic declaration systems, control over the income of officials, whistleblower protection mechanisms and enhanced criminal liability for corruption crimes related to drug crime. The feasibility of implementing certain elements of foreign experience into the national legislation of Ukraine is substantiated, in particular regarding strengthening interdepartmental coordination, digitalization of anti-corruption procedures, creation of specialized internal security units and improvement of mechanisms of international legal assistance.