A comparative study of liability for corruption offences, related to the giving and receiving of bribes and other forms of illegal remuneration

Introduction: the problem of combating corruption in criminal law is one of the most acute for criminal law and criminology. The state's competitiveness and its ability to rationally use all available resources and to solve the tasks of ensuring the rights and freedoms of its citizens depend largely on how effectively the state is able to combat this type of crime. Today the state is aware of the essence of the problem as evidenced by the focus of the legislator's attention on counteracting corruption; meanwhile this type of crime is constantly improving and adapting to new conditions that significantly complicates social control measures. In this context, it is particularly important to study the legislative experience of foreign countries, which can be analysed using comparative research methods. Materials and methods: the study was based on the legislation of foreign states in the field of combating corruption. The methodological basis of the study was the general dialectical method of scientific knowledge, as well as methods of logical deduction, cognitive methods and techniques of analysis, generalisation and description. The research was based on the method of comparison. The Results of the study made it possible to systematize the states according to their chosen approaches to the criminal law protection of public relations, which ensures the established procedure for the implementation of state powers, to identify techniques and methods of legal regulation that could be usefully implemented in domestic legislation. Findings and Conclusions: specific proposals are formulated for the implementation in domestic legislation of the legal methods used in foreign states in terms of counteracting the commission of corruption crimes related to the receipt of bribes and other types of illegal remuneration.