Socially dangerous consequences of crimes against environment: problems of legal evaluation

Abstract

Over extended period a human being negative influence on environment, notable increase of anthropogenic effect has been observed. Purpose of this article is analysis of ecological safety situation in several regions of Ukraine and assessment of socially dangerous consequences in crimes against environment. Dialectic, logic, normative and system analysis methods have been used in this research. A study of ecological safety situation in certain regions of Ukraine has been made. Legal drawbacks concerning possibility of applying of criminal responsibility stipulated by Art. 236 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine have been unmasked. It has been found that effective state regulation of ecological safety on regional level is impossible without studying and maximum applying of positive foreign experience in this sphere, development of measures to adapt state regulation of ecological safety in Ukraine to the European Union standards, mechanisms of ecological safety of countries that are well on way in this direction. To increase effectiveness of application of norms concerning criminal responsibility for crimes against environment it is reasonable to make interpretation of certain socially dangerous consequences in crimes against environment.