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No. XLVI/2 (2024)
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Military violent crime in the Ukrainian criminal law system: Analysis, gaps, and prospects

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  • Ganna Sobko,
  • Valerii Molotai,
  • Andrii Lyseiuk,
  • Oleksii Kryzhanovskyi,
  • Tetiana Nikolaienko
Ganna Sobko
Odesa State University of Internal Affairs, Department of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penaltу Law
Valerii Molotai
Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, Department of Law and Law Enforcement
Andrii Lyseiuk
National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine, Department of Financial and Economic Security, Educational and Scientific Humanitarian Institute
Oleksii Kryzhanovskyi
Donetsk State University of Internal Affairs, Research Laboratory for the Prevention of Criminal Offenses
Tetiana Nikolaienko
Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Department of Law Theory and Criminal Procedure

Published 2024-12-20

Keywords

  • criminal offense,
  • martial law,
  • military personnel,
  • violent offenses

Copyright (c) 2024 Ganna Sobko, Valerii Molotai, Andrii Lyseiuk, Oleksii Kryzhanovskyi, Tetiana Nikolaienko

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“Military violent crime in the Ukrainian criminal law system: Analysis, gaps, and prospects: Wojskowe przestępstwa z użyciem przemocy w systemie ukraińskiego prawa karnego. Analiza, luki i perspektywy” (2024) Archives of Criminology, (XLVI/2), pp. 5–27. doi:10.7420/AK2024.01.
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Abstract

There is a significant gap in the academic literature on military violent crime due to the fact that the delimitation and categorization of military violent crimes has not yet been carried out. The article focuses on the problem of military violent crime in Ukraine in the context of martial law and determines the differences in the classification and regulation of such crimes in accordance with domestic and international legislation. The aim of the article is to analyze the dynamics of military violent crime in Ukraine during martial law. Moreover, gaps in the classification of such crimes are identified, while their characteristics are compared in accordance with the Criminal Code of Ukraine and international criminal law. Apart from that, various types of violence in the military enshrined in the Criminal Code of Ukraine are investigated and court sentences on such cases are analyzed. The article covers the period from the beginning of Russia’s military aggression in 2014 to the full-scale invasion in 2022, revealing trends and gaps in criminal legislation. Finally, suggestions to amend the legislation on military violent crime are presented in order to improve the legal situation in the country.

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