REGULATORY SUPPORT OF COUNTERACTION CORRUPTION IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The author examines the anti-corruption legislation of Ukraine. The article analyses the role of state bodies in the fight against corruption: National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption; National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine; Specialized anti-corruption prosecutor's office; State Bureau of Investigation. It also analyses the institution of disciplinary responsibility; administrative responsibility; criminal liability. It examines the positive and negative aspects of the “State Programme for the Prevention and Combating Corruption for 2011-2015”; “National Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2011-2015”; Law on the basics of preventing and combating corruption 2011; Law on the Prevention of Corruption 2014; new draft of the Anti-Corruption Strategy for 2020-2024. The documents contain a list of specific restrictions on the use of official position in the receiving of gifts; limited capacity of public servants leading the career concurrently; introduce regulated fundamental rules of ethical conduct for civil servants; strengthen the financial control (paying special attention to providing the declaration of income); the legislator specified the persons having the authority to assist in the fight against corruption; realisation of special checks of candidates applying to high-level government positions. The conclusion that this paper formulates is that the progress of anti-corruption efforts depends on the quality of the normative support for combating corruption. Keywords: corruption, anti-corruption strategy, anti-corruption policy, informants, conflict of interest.