criminal policy

Legal mistakes in criminal legislation: problems of criminalization and decriminalization

The article is devoted to the investigation of the criminal law enforcement of the norms
on the legal error in the criminal legislation of Ukraine. The analysis of these norms was
carried out according to certain criteria and generalized conclusions were drawn. It is noted
that technical and legal law-making mistakes serve as a weighty argument in favor of the need
for substantial reform or modernization of criminal legislation, correction of mistakes made.
At the heart of these reforms must be a truly new, scientifically sound, which corresponds to