Historical Aspects of Illegal Circulation of Weapons, Ammunition and Explosives in Ukraine
Abstract
The author aims to study the historical aspects of the prevention of the illegal circulation of weapons, ammunition or explosives in Ukraine, for which this problem is considered in different historical epochs. In order to achieve the stated goal and to solve the tasks, the author uses a number of general scientific and special legal methods in a complex way. The methodological basis of the article is a dialectical method of scientific knowledge of socio-legal phenomena and processes in their contradictions, development and changes; this method is used in the process of scientific knowledge of the legal nature and the essence of the prevention of the illegal circulation of weapons, ammunition or explosives in Ukraine; The comparative legal and historical method allows us to trace the formation and development of responsibility for the above-mentioned criminal acts and the emergence of the first attempts of preventive action in this area; special-legal method is used during the analysis of the content of the current legislation in the field of legal regulation of preventive activities regarding the illicit trafficking of weapons; nomination and verification of hypotheses are carried out to find explanations of historical processes in this field; the formal-logical method is used as a universal way of arguing scientific conclusions and provisions, which makes it possible to objectively assess the historical development of the prevention of the illegal circulation of weapons, ammunition or explosives in Ukraine. The scientific novelty of the article is that it analyzes the historical periods of the emergence, development and improvement of preventive activities related to the illegal circulation of weapons, ammunition or explosives in Ukraine, and revealed certain patterns that influenced the scale and intensity of illicit arms trafficking in our country. As a conclusion, the author expressed the opinion that the various legislative stories, both today and in the historical context, are conditioned by the socio-economic situation that prevails in society. An important role is played by revolutionary movements, military conflicts, and various political confrontations, which are always accompanied by an increase in the volume of illicit arms trafficking in Ukraine and in any other country. This predictably leads to the activation of preventive activities in this area. Historical sources indicate that the main directions of this activity were such as increased control by the competent authorities, improvement of their work quality, interagency cooperation in law enforcement and other state bodies, etc.
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