Ihnatko N. Organizational and legal bases of formation of the inquiry system of customs authorities of the Ukrainian state (mid XVII - beginning of XXI century)

The dissertation is a comprehensive study of the origin, development and functioning of the legal institution - the institute of inquiry of the national customs authorities in the communication system with the formation and development of the main forms of Ukrainian statehood and law. Based on the study of historical conditions and regularities of the genesis of this legal institute with the Cossack-hetman state (mid 1648 - 1764) to the present day, the author has developed a scientific periodization of this process; proved the non-linearity of historical dynamics in the development of the specified right of the institute; defined perspective directions of development of the institute and proposed changes to the Criminal procedure code of Ukraine, which regulate the transformation of the institute of inquiry at the institut of pre-judicial investigations of the customs authorities.