NOVELS OF CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND MORALITY IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

Abstract

On June 23, 2022, the European Council announced its opinion on the candidate status for Ukraine. The implementation of the Association Agreement and the possibility of maintaining the status of an EU candidate requires changes in Ukrainian legislation, including criminal legislation. But now this step has become closer. The problem of ensuring order and morality with the help of criminal legal means appears more than ever. Certain aspects of this issue are revealed in the works of scientists and scholars. At the same time, the development of public legal relations, European integration processes and new challenges that Ukraine has faced keep it relevant. The direction of European integration requires Ukraine to take significant steps aimed at optimizing legislation. Morality and morality are the foundation of building a state. In particular, in a civilized country, respect for animals, proper treatment and care for them, respect for the dead, cultural values, and traditions should be cultivated. The amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine, in particular those introduced by the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Implementation of the Provisions of Certain International Agreements and Directives of the European Union in the Field of Animal and Plant Protection” July 15, 2021 No. 1684-IX, are valid. The law is aimed at bringing the legislation of Ukraine into compliance with the Directives of the European Union, which regulate the humane treatment of a number of farm animals, the protection of animals used for experiments and other scientific purposes. The abuse, indifference and disregard of these offenses in particular is corrupting. Likewise, the vagueness of norms, blurring, and evaluability are corrupting, particularly in the part of exceptional cynicism and special audacity of hooliganism, which covers almost all, if not all, warehouses. Evaluation of pornographic works and works that promote the cult of violence. Criminal legislation should be optimized and formulated in more defined terms.