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22 J. Legal Ethical & Regul. Isses 1 (2019)
The Features of E-Declaration as an Effective Tool to Prevent Corruption

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THE FEATURES OF E-DECLARATION AS AN
EFFECTIVE TOOL TO PREVENT CORRUPTION
Oleg M. Reznik, Sumy State University
Vladyslav Shendryk, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs
Olena Zapototska, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
Evgen Popovich, Hon. Prof. M.S. Bokarius Kharkiv Research Institute of
Forensic Examinations
Maksym Pochtovyi, Kryvyi Rig Faculty of Dnipropetrovsk State University of
Internal Affairs
ABSTRACT
The article defines international legal documents, the provisions of which are aimed at
regulating relations in the field of prevention and counteraction to corruption. On the example of
European countries (in particular, the Federal Republic of Germany, Great Britain, Poland) the
features of the system of declaration of incomes of civil servants are considered. The main
provisions of the United Nations Convention against Corruption and the Criminal Law
Convention on Combating Corruption of the Council of Europe on measures to overcome and
counteract corruption, including by introducing a system of compulsory declaration of incomes
by civil servants are highlighted. The historical aspects of the formation and formation of anti-
corruption legislation of Ukraine in accordance with European standards are analyzed, as well
as the analysis of the norms of the current legislation of Ukraine, which regulates the
peculiarities of electronic declaration. On the basis of the analysis of the norms of legislation on
prevention of corruption, electronic declarations have been classified.
Keywords: E-Declaration, Corruption.
INTRODUCTION
One of the global problems of the modern world determines corruption, and therefore
considerable attention must be paid to the struggle against it in any country, and effective
measures should be developed to counter this negative phenomenon. This, above all, is
confirmed by the adoption in a number of European countries of certain normative legal acts
regulating this sphere. Among the international organizations whose efforts are aimed at creating
and consolidating anti-corruption provisions, it is important to highlight the United Nations, the
special body of the European Union, the Council of Europe on anti-corruption monitoring. The
competence of the said authorities allows for the adoption of legal acts that are both imperative
and recommendatory. At the same time, it is important to note that their activities are
characterized by a common goal, which consists in the formation, adoption of unified standards
for combating corruption, and ensuring the implementation of the rules of anti-corruption laws at

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