Administrative and legal mechanisms for combating corruption

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to study the administrative and legal mechanisms of combating corruption, namely, to determine the means by which it is possible to develop a positive experience in the fight against corruption.

Design/methodology/approach

Among the methods used to study the problems of the stated subject, the dialectical, comparative-legal, systems, historical and legal, formal and legal, analysis and synthesis can be distinguished.

Findings

The authors investigated the experience of foreign countries in combating corruption and suggested implementing international experience in national legislation for the successful fight against corruption. In the course of the study, the current state of legal regulations governing anti-corruption activities was characterised, corruption and the main reasons for committing corruption acts were investigated, the problems that arise in the fight against corruption were identified, the main administrative and legal mechanisms for combating corruption were established and the effectiveness of applying these mechanisms in practice was studied.

Practical implications

The provisions that are enshrined in this paper are of practical value for individuals whose activities are aimed at fighting corruption, as Ukraine is one of the states where corruption flourishes and where the fight against corruption has not been directly implemented in practice for many years.

Originality/value

Based on the example of international experience in the fight against corruption, proposals and recommendations for improving administrative and legal mechanisms for combating corruption have been developed.

Citation

Lytvyn, N.A., Artemenko, O.V., Kovalova, S.S., Kobets, M.P. and Kashtan (Grygorieva), E.V. (2023), "Administrative and legal mechanisms for combating corruption", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 30 No. 1, pp. 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-11-2021-0241