Mokhonchuk S. The Criminal and Legal Protection of Peace and Security of Mankind.

The thesis provides theoretical generalization and new resolution of scientific problem which concerns the improvement of conceptual grounds of the criminal and legal protection of peace and security of mankind in the criminal law of Ukraine according to its international legal obligations and the experience of foreign countries legal regulation. The categories "peace" and "security of mankind" are determined through the axiological approach, the evolution of international and national legal regulation of responsibility for the crimes against peace and security of mankind is ascertained, its position in the international delicts system is defined. The particularities of modern conventional regulation of responsibility for such crimes are given. The national implementation mechanism of the international criminal law norms on crimes against peace and security of mankind is found out. The modern approaches of the international legal acts to corpus delicti of crimes against peace and security of mankind are determined. Certain theoretical and practical recommendations are provided.