The work is devoted to the analysis of topical innovations in the author’s opinion on administrative and criminal liability for corruption offenses in Ukraine. The existing system of corruption offenses (crimes and administrative offenses) in Ukraine is being investigated. Changes in section 9 of the General Part of the Criminal Code of Ukraine regarding the inevitability of liability for corruption crimes are supported. It is established that the changes and additions to the Criminal Code of Ukraine (in particular, in its articles 364, 364¹, 368, 365, 423, 424) are scientifically groundless and premature, create significant corruption risks. It is determined that only complex and scientifically substantiated changes and additions to the current legislation can help prevent corruption.

Scientists in the field of Criminal Law of Ukraine should carry out comprehensive criminal and legal analysis of the system and syllables of corruption crimes in Ukraine in order to develop and provide appropriate scientific substantiation of proposals for existing criminal legislation improvement and development of clear criteria concerning the issues of correct classification of offenses, which will be investigated and their delimitation from adjacent syllables of crimes. The task of the state of Ukraine is to finance properly relevant scientific institutions and activities and to overcome scientists’ opinions while reforming current legislation of Ukraine.

Key words: corruption, the system of corruption offenses, corruption crimes, corruption offenses, current legislation.

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