Vakula I. Degrees in the commission of a crime against the criminal law of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland: comparative law research

The dissertation is a comprehensive comparative law research of the institute of degrees in the commission of crime against the criminal law of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland. The historical and legal research of forming and developing the institute of degrees in the commission of crime against the criminal law of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland permits to determine the significant differences of this institution. The focus is on the notion of an unsuccessful attempted crime ("usilowanie nieudolne"), which is enshrined at the legislative level in the Republic of Poland. A comparative legal analysis of the completed crime in the criminal law of Ukraine and the Republic of Poland has been carried out. The comparative analysis revealed the imperfection of the current norms of the Criminal Code of Ukraine on the responsibility for preparing to commit a crime. The expediency of imposing a sentence of life imprisonment for unlawful crimes in the cases specified in Part 4 of Art. 68 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.