“Pravova derzhava”. Issue 35 (2024), pages 588–596.

DOI: 10.33663/0869-2491-2024-35-588-596

Kvasha Oksana
Justice & fairness: the relationship and the corruption factor

The article analyzes the concepts of justice and fairness. The highest level of corruption in Ukraine, according to ordinary citizens, scientists, and experts, is precisely in the sphere of justice. The criminogenic basis of widespread corruption in Ukraine is malfeasance in the judicial system of Ukraine. Such actions of judges provide an opportunity for many corrupt persons to avoid punishment for corrupt actions. Since justice naturally includes «justice» as an imperative component, the expediency of using the concept of «fair justice» in scientifi c investigations should be questioned. At the same time, the formula «justice = justice» does not work in Ukraine. And corruption is the main negative factor of this situation. Therefore, in the Ukrainian information space, we quite often come across the wording «fair justice», which emphasizes the problems of modern justice in Ukraine (for example, the USAID project «Fair Justice»). Recognizing the protection of the rights and freedoms of every citizen of Ukraine by a fair court as an absolute, it should be noted that the concepts «right to a fair trial» and «principle of natural justice» are consistent. Justice is a universal natural idea embodied in the legal system of any social legal state. Justice, by its very nature, means that the violated right, justice, is restored. Therefore, justice during the war is fi rst and foremost a fair punishment for both the Russian occupiers and the traitors of Ukraine, the inevitability of responsibility for those who betrayed their Motherland. At the same time, unfair justice against corrupt offi cials in state authorities, its selectivity, in the conditions of war and post-war reconstruction of the country, can cause devastating consequences for the state. There must be a systematic approach, the political will of the state leadership, the inevitability of responsibility for everyone without excluding persons involved in corruption.

Key words: justice, fairness, right to a fair trial, corruption, war crime, collective victim, court decision, purpose, method, principle, rule of law, legality, access to justice, national security, equality before the law.

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