“Pravova derzhava”. Issue 37 (2026), pages 794–803.

DOI: 10.33663/0869-2491-2026-37-794-803

Yermak Valentyn
Legal nature of punishment in the form of deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities

ISSN online: 2617-9776 print: 0869-2491

The article highlights the problem of the legal nature of punishment in the form of deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities and identifies debatable issues regarding the application of such punishment as the main non-alternative type of punishment in the sanctions of criminal law norms. It is established that such a type of punishment as deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities should be excluded as the main type of punishment in the future and applied exclusively as an additional type of punishment. The inexpediency of classifying this type of punishment as restrictive measures in the text of the Draft Criminal Code of Ukraine is substantiated and it is proposed to include this type of punishment as types of additional punishments. Only in this case, in the system of criminal law, deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities will make it possible to achieve the goal of punishment along with the main one, since temporary deprivation of rights in itself serves as a means of sanctions in regulatory legislation. At the same time, we note that the approach according to which the issue of deprivation of the right to hold a certain position or engage in certain activities should be regulated by other regulatory legal acts is not appropriate. Based on the analysis of the structure of clause 10, part 1, article 212 of the Family Code of Ukraine, it is concluded that the inclusion of prohibitions in regulatory legal acts arising from the conviction of a person for committing a criminal offense (except for the legal consequences of a criminal record) is not appropriate, since the nature and content of the deprivation (restriction) of a right should be determined when imposing a punishment, taking into account the circumstances of the crime, the identity of the perpetrator, and the application of the principle of individualization of the imposition of punishment.

Keywords: punishment, criminal offense, criminal law measures, security measures, purpose of punishment, main punishment, restrictive measures, additional punishment, individualization of punishment, legal certainty.

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Дата публікації: 24.03.2026