COMPLIANCE OF DOMESTIC CRIMINAL LAW WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS REGARDING LIABILITY FOR HIJACKING AND SEIZING AN AIRCRAFT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18372/2306-1472.72.11994Keywords:
aviation security, civil aviation, criminal liability, hijacking aircraft, seizureAbstract
Purpose: the main task of this scientific research is to study the problem of public danger, which arises as a result of the capture or hijacking of an aircraft. The problems of criminal responsibility for this socially dangerous act have been studied in this article. Methods: optimization of the legislation providing for criminal liability for this crime in accordance with the criminal legislation of Ukraine. Results: the socially dangerous consequences resulting from the seizure or hijacking of an aircraft were investigated. The issues of delimitation of socially dangerous acts that constitute the objective side of this crime are investigated. Discussion: objective and subjective signs of the crime, the main international normative acts aimed at ensuring aviation security, compliance of the norms of domestic criminal legislation with international norms and standards in the field of aviation security.
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