scholarly journals Smuggling Of Goods As A Strategic Threat To The Economic Security Of European States

Author(s):  
Nadiia S. Andriichenko ◽  
Oleg M. Reznik ◽  
Vita V. Tkachenko ◽  
Marina V. Belanuk ◽  
Yurii I. Skliar

The relevance of the problem described in the article is due to the fact that globalization processes open the borders of states for international operations with commodity turnover, promote the development of trade. However, globalization processes also cause the movement of goods outside the customs border or their concealment from customs control, which is a significant threat to the economic security of the state and requires the search for areas for countering and combating the smuggling of goods. The purpose of the article is to summarize the data on the current state and methods for minimizing the smuggling of goods as a threat to the economic security of the state. This goal was achieved using the method of critical analysis, formal logical method, and system-structural approach. The article describes the concept of “smuggling”, types of smuggling and the causes of smuggling of goods. The problems of counteracting smuggling have been identified and proposals for improving activities in this area have been summarized accordingly. Emphasis was placed on the expediency of criminal liability for smuggling of commercial goods in the country and it was proposed to amend Article 201 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The proposals contained in the article are aimed at improving the activities of customs and border authorities in the field of counteracting and combating the smuggling of goods.

10.12737/7254 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Оксана Макарова ◽  
Oksana Makarova

In recent years in our country the steady tendency to increase of authority of the state in the sphere of business and strengthening of economic security is observed. The state finds new opportunities of effective counteraction of crime in the economic sphere, including by means of liberalization and a humanization of the criminal legislation. Among the main acts aimed at the improvement of criminal law, can be called the Federal law of December 7, 2011 No. 420-FZ “On Amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation” which provides the special basis of release from criminal liability for commission of crimes in the sphere of economic activity. The specified basis is fixed in the new Article 761 “Exemption from criminal liability in cases of crimes in the sphere of economic activity” of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. In the explanatory note to this document it is noted that “such addition of the criminal law is caused by the necessity of its further humanization and counteraction to abuses in the field of investigation of economic crimes”. In the article mentioned Article 761 thoroughly analyzed in conformity with the requirements of the legal techniques and modern economic realities. The special attention is paid to the conditions of release from criminal responsibility provided for in second part of Article 761, given their critical assessment. It seems to the author that the legislator, providing special possibility of the exemption from criminal liability in cases of crimes in the sphere of economic activity had departed from the constitutional principle of equality of citizens before the law and court, having allowed thereby an inequality between the persons who have committed a crime.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 356-366
Author(s):  
Elena Kalashnikova

The article is devoted to theoretical justification for the introduction of criminal prohibitions on criminal assault in the illicit movement of goods, specified in article 226-1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation; the principles and bases of criminalization of smuggling in connection with her increased public danger. The analysis of the main components of social conditionality of criminal responsibility allows us to establish the validity of the introduction of new or existing criminal law norms. The article considers the public danger of smuggling (art. 226-1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), as an obligatory sign of a crime, revealing its social nature and social conditionality of the criminal liability under article 226-1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, depending on the extent and nature of public danger of the given kind of crimes. The social assessment of an act as a crime is based on its social danger, which is legally established in a normative legal act (Federal law) adopted in accordance with the established procedure and included in the criminal code of the Russian Federation. Attention is drawn to the fact that the public danger of smuggling is a threat to the foreign economic security of Russia. At the same time, there is a public danger of illegal movement across the customs border of the EEU (the customs border of the Customs Union within the framework of the EEU) of items specified in art. 226-1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation is primarily concerned with causing harm to market economic relations developing in the EEU area, which forms a single customs territory, as well as causing material damage to the state in the form of unpaid customs payments, death or damage to particularly valuable wild animals and aquatic biological resources as contraband items. Smuggling as a negative social phenomenon includes the organization of activities related to violation of the customs and border regime. In the context of globalization and the development of market relations, smuggling is still the most common and most dangerous of customs crimes. Accordingly, the existence of a criminal law ban on its Commission remains socially conditioned, since it is a deterrent that allows the state to respond adequately to these types of criminal behavior.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (39) ◽  
pp. 225-231
Author(s):  
Petro Vorobey ◽  
Vasil Felyk ◽  
Andrii Niebytov ◽  
Valerii Matviichuk ◽  
Olena Vorobey

The purpose of the article is to analyze the criminal law policy of the State as one of the main elements of the fight against crime. The subject of the study is the criminal law policy of the State. Methodology: dialectical method, monographic method, logical method, comparative method, system and structural method, method of generalization are used in the course of the research. Research results: The essence and significance of the criminal law policy of the State, its role and place in the general system of legal relations are revealed and the importance of such a mechanism at the national level is emphasized. The current state and level of criminal law policy of the State are criticized. Practical implications: The components of criminal law policy and their relationship with other components of public policy in general are studied. The directions of criminal law policy and its levels are revealed. Value / originality: The limited possibility of the law on criminal liability in the system of social control is emphasized. The general purpose of control over the effectiveness of criminal law policy is indicated.


2019 ◽  
pp. 43-50
Author(s):  
Anna Mingaleva

The aim of this research work is to analyze Russian criminal legislation on punishment for computer crimes. The growth in the number and intensity of cyber-attacks throughout the world also leads to an increase of costs for companies and society as a whole to provide protection against cyber-attacks and to prevent losses from them. The financial sphere of the economy suffers especially. The article provides statistical and expert data on the potential damage from the suspension of the financial institution’s activities, including lost profits and costs for restoring websites after cyber-attacks. A significant increase in the number of crimes committed with the help of digital devices and a multiple increase in the amount of damage from them were revealed on the basis of an empirical study. On the part of the business community, the demand for the state to toughen penalties for computer crimes is increasing. To this end, in 2018 novels were introduced into the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which toughened criminal liability for embezzlement of funds from bank accounts or electronic money. It is shown that the changes introduced by the legislator in the criminal legislation of Russia take into account modern threats to economic security and increase the level of protection of the financial interests of citizens, credit organizations and the state as a whole.


Author(s):  
Markus D. Dubber

Part III of Dual Penal State uses dual penal state analysis to generate a comparative-historical account of American penality. With comparative glimpses at Germany and, to a lesser extent, England, it distinguishes between two responses to the shared challenge of legitimating state penal power in a modern liberal democratic state: (1) the failure to appreciate the legitimatory challenge of modern state penal power in particular (United States) and of modern state power in general (England); and (2) the failure to address the legitimatory challenge of modern state penal power as an ongoing existential threat to the legitimacy of the state (Germany). Chapter 6 undertakes a critical analysis of Jefferson’s 1779 draft of a criminal law bill for the State of Virginia, concluding that it fell well short of a criminal code that reflected the ideals of the American legal-political project as spelled out, for instance, in Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence of 1776.


Author(s):  
Vladimir Myslivyy ◽  
Angelina Mykyta

Problem setting. According to Art. 27 of the Constitution of Ukraine, everyone has an inalienable right to life, no one can be arbitrarily deprived of life, and the state, in turn, is obliged to protect human life. Protection of a person’s life, as a duty of the state, is manifested in the establishment of criminal liability, enshrined in Section II “Criminal offenses against life and health of a person” of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, who commit socially dangerous acts. whether there are criminal offenses and what punishments they should be committed. The distinction between crimes such as premeditated murder and negligent deprivation of another’s life is important, as criminal law theory still does not have sufficient information on this issue and does not have a complete list of features of the above crimes, but we tried to identify them in our article. Target of research. Deepening their knowledge on the caution of a person’s life due to inconsistency and drawing the line between possible offenses and conditional authority, clarifying the special characteristics of the perpetrator and the victim, outlining the essential features of the perpetrator and the victim, and researching the regulation of negligent proposal of a new version of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Analysis of resent researches and publications. The theoretical basis for the study of the problem of murder through negligence are the works of legal scholars, in particular, M. Bazhanov, V. Borisov, S. Borodin, V. Glushkov, O. Gorokhovskaya, I. Zinchenko , V. Tyutyugin, O. Us, E. Kisilyuk, V. Kuts, M. Yefimov, S. Likhova, V. Stashis, V. Shablisty and others. Article’s main body. According to Art. 3 of the Constitution of Ukraine, man, his life and health, honor and dignity, inviolability and security are recognized in Ukraine as the highest social value. Given this constitutional provision, the legislator should pay special attention to the criminal law protection of human life and health as the most important public relations. So it is no coincidence that considering such encroachments as one of the most dangerous in the criminal law dimension, the legislator established criminal liability for their commission in Section II “Criminal offenses against life and health” of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Due to the high public danger and the high prevalence of criminal offenses against human life and health, criminal law theory and law enforcement practice are under increasing scrutiny. Thus, the analysis of judicial practice in recent years shows that, for example, among all murders (Articles 117-119 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) the number of persons convicted of deprivation of life due to negligence is about 15 percent annually. In our opinion, it is also advisable to analyze the concept of “murder” by comparing the common and distinctive features of the offenses referred to in Art. Art. 115 and 119 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. According to scientific results, we can conclude that these offenses have many common features. It is possible to understand the common features and preconditions for the spread of these types of offenses. Conclusions and prospects for the development. A study of issues related to the criminal law analysis of murder through negligence and its difference from other types of murder, shows that these acts encroach on the identical object, which is “human life as a set of social relations.” Unfortunately, nowadays the dynamics of offenses committed in Art. Art. 115 and 119 is intensifying, so consideration of their delimitation and characterization of their features is very important. The study examines the main features of these types of crimes, as well as analyzes some provisions of national law and proposes some adjustments to them.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 72-88
Author(s):  
A. Polianskyi ◽  
O. Polianskyi

This research paper analyzes the current Legislation of Ukraine in the field of criminal liability for crimes against national security. It is noted that prevention of this type of crime is one of priorities of criminal law policy that aims to preserve national sovereignty and its independence proclaimed by the Constitution of Ukraine, as well as ensuring its economic and information security are the most important functions of the state. Scientific achievements of leading scientists in the field of criminal liability, crimes against national security are analyzed. Their work part changes or additions to relevant provisions of the Criminal Code of Ukraine has been studied. General scientific (dialectical, systemic) and specific scientific methods became research methods. Dialectical method made it possible to determine the general state and prospects of research on the legal regulation of criminal liability for crimes against national security. Using the system method that was used in the research process, system of legislation of the outlined issue is determined. While analysis of current regulations in force in Ukraine in the field of criminal liability for crimes against national security formal and legal methods were used. Definition by the Basic Law of the country of the most important functions of the state of the issue of protection of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine ensures this research relevance. Due to the threat posed by aggression in the east, that began in 2014, the crime rate is gaining momentum. The need for enhanced state control and the introduction of effective mechanisms, in terms of strengthening criminal liability for planned crimes is becoming urgent.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-78
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yusuf Patria

This article is aimed at discussing the critical analysis of a Muslim thinker, Malik Bennabi, of the state of contemporary Muslim society. This discussion uses a descriptive-analytic approach with Bennabi's works as the primary source and other supporting works as secondary sources. Bennabi's definition of a society, especially its origin, basic elements, and its stages, is described in detail as a basis for understanding Bennabi's thoughts. then, the article discusses Bennabi's analysis and criticism of the current state of Muslim society. For him, the root of all the problems experienced by Muslim society today is an internal weakness or what he calls "colonisability". This situation, according to him, creates vulnerable individuals and societies to be "colonized" again. Bennabi referred to these individuals in Muslim society as “Post-Muwaḥḥiddūn man”, as a sign that internal weaknesses began to emerge in Muslim society after the Muwaḥḥid dynasty. Based on his explanation, it can be concluded that the current Muslim society is disoriented and has lost its identity. The author also concludes that Bennabi's approach and analysis are able to describe the current state of Muslim society and the root of the problems it is experiencing.


2021 ◽  
pp. 131-136
Author(s):  
С.В. Банк ◽  
В.Ф. Вакуленко

Теневая экономика проникает практически во все экономические сферы жизнедеятельности общества. Она включает в себя различные экономические отношения, которые находятся за рамками закона в областях производства, потребления, обмена и распределения. Воспрепятствование теневой экономике, предстающей одной из базовых угроз экономической безопасности страны, есть необычайно актуальное явление в настоящее время. Современное состояние сектора теневой экономики в России весьма динамично развивается, что влечет за собой негативное воздействие на социально-экономическое положение государства. В основном, это относится к представителям малого и среднего бизнеса, который занимается предоставлением услуг и производством разнообразных товаров. Актуальность избранной тематики заключается в том, что сейчас в России большой процент теневых доходов, тогда, как эти деньги могли быть направлены на становление и развитие МСП, особенно во времена обостренной пандемии, что позволило бы минимизировать экономическую напряженность и нарастить результативность государственных финансов. The shadow economy penetrates almost all economic spheres of society. It includes various economic relations that are outside the scope of the law in the areas of production, consumption, exchange and distribution. The obstruction of the shadow economy, which appears to be one of the basic threats to the economic security of the country, is an extremely relevant phenomenon at the present time. The current state of the shadow economy sector in Russia is developing very dynamically, which entails a negative impact on the socio-economic situation of the state. This mainly applies to representatives of small and medium-sized businesses that provide services and produce a variety of goods. The relevance of the chosen topic lies in the fact that now there is a large percentage of shadow income in Russia, while this money could be used for the formation and development of SMEs, especially during times of an acute pandemic, which would minimize economic tension and increase the effectiveness of public finances.


Author(s):  
Pekarchuk V. М. ◽  
◽  
Chaika V. Yu. ◽  

The concept of the category “legal liability” is revealed and its essential features are defined in the article. It was found out that the current legislation provides only criminal liability: for public outrage to the State Flag of Ukraine, the State Coat of Arms of Ukraine or the National Anthem of Ukraine (Article 338 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), as well as for illegal raising the State Flag of Ukraine on a river or sea vessel (Article 339 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). Criminal liability for public outrage to the State Flag of Ukraine, the State Coat of Arms of Ukraine or the National Anthem of Ukraine, as well as for illegal raising the State Flag of Ukraine on a river or sea vessel is analyzed. The provision that Article 338 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine needs significant improvement and appropriate changes, as the authority of the Ukrainian state is undermined not only in case of infringement on the officially established flag and coat of arms of a foreign state is substantiated. In addition, it is advisable to introduce administrative liability for infringement on state symbols. Key words: responsibility, legal liability, criminal liability, administrative liability, state symbols.


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