Theoretical, Methodological and Praxeological Principles of the Activities of Joint Investigation Teams during the Investigation of Corruption Criminal Offenses
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Abstract. The article is devoted to the analysis of topical issues of the activities of joint investigation teams during the investigation of corruption criminal offenses. In today's conditions, the fight against transnational crime, for example, terrorism, human trafficking, legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, cybercrimes, war crimes, corruption criminal offenses, etc., attracts special attention of the world community. Solving the problematic aspects of combating corruption in Ukraine requires not only appropriate reforms of the government on the basis of the rule of law, but also the harmonization of criminal, criminal procedural law and forensics, the definition of investigation as the main function of ensuring the criminal process, strengthening the procedural independence of joint investigation teams as a special form of international cooperation during the investigation of criminal offenses, as well as improving interaction with the National Police of Ukraine, the State Bureau of Investigation, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and other anti-corruption bodies. The study uses the experience of European states in investigating corruption criminal offenses. Attention is focused on the implementation of the best world experience into national practice in regulating the activities of joint investigation teams as a special form of international cooperation during the investigation of corruption criminal offenses. General scientific and special legal methods are used, and a comprehensive approach is applied. The presented material is a novelty in the field of theoretical, methodological and praxeological research, since the activities of joint investigation teams require analysis under modern conditions of development of criminal procedural law and forensic innovations. The aspects of interaction of joint investigation teams with representatives of anti-corruption activities in Ukraine outlined in the article, as well as foreign experience of international cooperation during the investigation of corruption criminal offenses, have practical significance, given the high level of transnational crime.
Keywords: international cooperation; law enforcement agencies; international organizations; corruption; transnational crime.
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