International Experience in Preventing Corruption as a Vector for Creating a National Anti-Corruption Strategy in Ukraine

Abstract

Given the European choice of Ukraine, there is an urgent need to create and implement a new anti-corruption policy, considering the positive aspects of the existing international experience. The relevance of the scientific investigation is conditioned by the fact that the existing problem of countering corruption is not only national but also global. The purpose of the study is to consider the international experience of preventing corruption torts to implement them in Ukrainian legislation. The methodological basis of the study is a system of methods and techniques of scientific cognition, namely: system analysis, comparative and implementation method, statistical method, and retrospective method. The study provides a systematic review of international concepts of prevention of corruption torts. It is noted that in the context of globalisation processes taking place in modern society, the need to implement positive foreign experience in the system of the current legislation of Ukraine becomes extremely relevant. A thorough analysis of a number of measures taken by leading states that are designed to prevent corruption offences was also carried out. The positive experience of states with the lowest level of corruption is positioned and ways to achieve such a result are indicated. The study analyses the anti-corruption strategies of such countries as Singapore, the Netherlands, Belgium, Israel, the United States, the Slovak Republic, Germany, and Poland. Attention is drawn to the fact that in countries with a low level of corruption, repressive measures are combined with a comprehensive elimination of the determinants of corruption offences in models of preventing corruption. The paper states that the latest strategy for preventing corruption requires the development of active cooperation between state bodies, law enforcement agencies, and civil society in order to prevent and counteract corruption torts. At the same time, an important determinant of preventing corruption torts is the growth of civil consciousness. It is emphasised that corruption offences are an extremely dangerous phenomenon inherent in all states of the modern world. It is revealed that a number of foreign countries have managed to create a modern and effective algorithm for preventing and countering corruption offences. The paper highlights the main determinants of corruption prevention that are approved by the international community, namely: normative regulation of the activities of civil servants, the establishment of a clear system of legal responsibility for violating the requirements of anti-corruption legislation, transparency in the professional activities of officials, the introduction of social programmes and educational campaigns on corruption topics. The provisions presented in the paper can become an effective basis for building a successful anti-corruption policy in Ukraine.