Implementation of foreign experience in fighting corruption and corruption offences in Ukraine

Corruption is one of the most severe threats to the stability and development of states, including Ukraine. It undermines trust in state institutions, hinders effective governance, and threatens national security. The study's relevance is determined by integrating fighting corruption's international experience into Ukrainian legislation to increase the effectiveness of anti-corruption measures. The high level of corruption crime in Ukraine and constant changes in the legal environment require revision and adaptation of the existing anti-corruption mechanisms. Global practice analysis allows us to identify successful models and strategies that can be adapted to the Ukrainian context. The study object is the world's experience in the fight against corruption and corruption offences and their implementation in Ukraine. The study aims to research foreign experience in the fight against corruption and corruption offences to highlight best practices and further implement the relevant norms in domestic legislation. The author summarises the available doctrinal and normative sources regarding the purpose and principles of legal responsibility; the synthesis method is used to determine the essence of corruption and corruption offences, the comparative method is for studying the criminal legislation for criminal offences of other countries for existing legal norms on combating corruption, generalisation method – for summarising the results of the study. The works of such scientists as I.Y. Grishova, S.S. Zadvornykh, O.V. Zinchenko, T.V. Ilienko, M.V. Kikalivshvili, O.I. Kozinets, I.V. Korulya, V.O. Prikhodko, I.O. Roshchina, V.M. Trepak, D.Yu. Chernikov, O.M. Khalkovsky, Ya.Yu. Shvydkiy were used in the study. The article examines corruption's legal and criminological aspects, the need for political will, public support and effective implementation of anti-corruption policy. International legal acts, such as the Strasbourg Convention, covering bribery, abuse of influence and other corruption offences are analysed. In particular, in Georgia, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, and others, the methods of combating corruption are considered in various countries. The significance of integrating international standards into Ukraine's national legislation and developing effective anti-corruption strategies based on successful foreign experience are emphasised.