THE STATE OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE PROBLEMS OF CRIMINAL AND LEGAL PROTECTION SPHERE OF LAND RELATIONS IN UKRAINE

The article provides an overview of trends in the criminal law protection of land relations in Ukraine in the conditions of the legal regime of martial law. Emphasis is placed on the fact that certain restrictions are effective in minimizing adverse consequences that may be caused by both the criminalization of the field of land relations and related problems, such as: the need to establish or change the purpose of land plots; the necessity of demining agricultural lands; minimization of corruption risks caused by the adoption of new legislation. Emphasis is placed on three main factors that determine the need for the creation of an institute of criminal law protection of land relations in Ukraine: obtaining the status of a candidate in the EU, restoring the stable functioning of the agricultural land market for the normalization of the economy, restoring the quality of agricultural land during the post-war rehabilitation of Ukraine. Granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for the EU made it necessary to overcome a number of internal problems, such as strengthening the fight against corruption, in particular in the field of land relations. It has been established that the commission of criminal offenses against peace, human security and international legal order affects land legal relations in Ukraine due to damage to the soil and vegetation cover of natural territories and agricultural lands, which makes the corresponding land unsuitable for sowing. It was emphasized that manifestations of corruption in the field of land relations remain at a high level in the current year, despite certain positive dynamics compared to last year's indicators. Emphasis is placed on the fact that arbitrary occupation of land plots and corruption offenses in the field of land relations during the period of martial law became somewhat widespread. Therefore, in addition to criminal legal means to counter such criminal offenses, public control is important.