Administrative and Legal Safeguards Against Corruption Risks Implementing Defense Procurement during Martial State
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https://doi.org/10.21564/2225-6555.2025.27.333389Keywords:
integrity threats, military acquisitions, Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, government purchasingAbstract
In the article the concept of corruption risks is examined and typical examples of them in the field of public procurement are provided. The relevance of the research topic is due to the need for effective control and transparency in defense procurement during martial law, when the risk of corruption abuses increases. Administrative and legal safeguards play a key role in ensuring legality, integrity and rational use of budget funds in the defense sector. The purpose of the study is to identify effective administrative and legal mechanisms for preventing corruption risks during defense procurement during martial law, as well as to develop proposals for improving legal regulation and control in this area. To ensure a comprehensive and objective approach to the analysis of the issue, the following methods were used: a comparative legal method for comparing Ukrainian experience with the practice of the Republic of Lithuania in preventing corruption in the defense sector; a system-structural method for studying the relationship between state bodies responsible for procurement control; socio-legal method for assessing the impact of corruption risks on public trust and the security sector, etc. As a result of the study, 7 main categories of corruption risk assessment were identified, including: low level of development of anti-corruption legislation; political instability, economic crisis, etc.
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