2024/11/15 by Bereznikov, Oleksandr
paper · doi:10.34858/snb.8.2023.004
This article conducts a comparative legal study of the characteristics of the crime defined in Article 262 of the Polish Criminal Code, aiming to identify ways to improve the corresponding Ukrainian criminal legislation. In the current Ukrainian Criminal Code, Article 297 “Desecration of a grave, other burial place, or the body of the deceased” is classified as an offence against public order and morality. Improving Ukrainian criminal legislation could involve considering Poland’s experience in more clearly defining the objects of the crime and the objective side of the act. It is also worth considering expanding scientific research in this area to achieve greater consistency and effectiveness in law enforcement. On the other hand, Article 297 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code covers a much broader list of objects that are subjects of this crime, which could be beneficial for Polish legislation. Overall, the analysis showed quite close positions of both Ukrainian and Polish legal scholars, providing hope for the rapid adaptation of Ukrainian criminal legislation to the legislation of EU countries.