NATIONAL SANCTION MECHANISMS IN THE SYSTEM OF COMBATING ILLEGAL ASSETS TRAFFICKING: A CRIMINAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the criminological study of the national dimension
of sanction mechanisms in combating criminal asset trafficking. It is proposed to
understand sanctions as an independent interdisciplinary legal institution that
regulates relations in the sphere of implementing the national model of bringing
to justice internationally unlawful acts of subjects of international public law and
persons affiliated with them, as well as preventing or terminating the use of assets
to commit criminal offenses against the national and public security of Ukraine,
peace, security of humanity and international law. It is substantiated that the
existing legal regulation of the application of sanctions in Ukraine is characterized
by a high criminogenic potential, contains prerequisites for abuse of law due to
the lack of control mechanisms for making decisions on the application of
sanctions, the absence of legal guarantees for the protection of rights, freedoms
and legitimate interests for citizens of Ukraine, to whom sanctions are applied.
Proposals are formulated to improve the Law of Ukraine «About Sanctions».