The aim of the study was to develop recommendations for the most effective and safe use of automated information systems in the investigation of criminal offences. The study involved the following methods: anamnestic method; descriptive analysis; forecasting method. The society uses an automated information system, which is defined as an ordered complex (system) of actions designed to implement a specific information technology for the performance of specified functions, which involves personnel and a complex of automation tools. They help to create databases, which are used in the investigation of criminal offences. The following measures are proposed for increasing the efficiency and expanding the scope of automated information systems in the investigation of crimes: ensure the protection of databases from external intrusions (cyber-attacks); ensure the internal security of the data contained in the respective databases in order to prevent privacy violations; ensure the organization of specialized training for law enforcement officers; automate a number of tactical operations using information systems; develop and adapt all possible information resources and technologies for the set procedural tasks; create unified databases of forensic data at the international and national levels. This study opens up prospects for further research for the most effective protection of databases from illegal use, which will contribute to the development of this direction in international and national criminal justice.

After the First World War, the international community gradually began to change their attitude to the question of the ‘legality’ of military conflicts. The article is devoted to the fact that the annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea by the Russian Federation and the ongoing anti-terrorist operation in the Eastern regions of Ukraine testify to the transformation of Ukraine into an object of geopolitical confrontation, the edge of the planned activities of other international actors aimed at achieving its ambitious objectives. The purpose of the research is the study of criminal manifestations in the territory, annexed by the Russian Federation the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (hereinafter-ARC) and in the zone of armed conflict in the East of Ukraine, for the further development of effective mechanisms to counter the phenomena of political crime. the stabilization of the situation in the country. The methodological framework of this study consists of a set of modern scientific methods, the use of which is objectively determined by the relevance and purpose of the objectives of the study. The authors of the study recommend to strengthen the international response to the occupation and annexation by the Russian Federation in Crimea and waging an armed conflict in the East of Ukraine.

The relevance of the study is due to the fact that one of the main directions of Ukraine's domestic policy is ensuring the rights and freedoms of citizens through national and international mechanisms for their protection. In this context, the article aims to analyze the activities of the European Court of Human Rights as an effective international mechanism for the protection of human rights and freedoms and its impact on the criminal law of Ukraine as an integral part of crime prevention policy. Leading approach to the study of this problem is the method of generalization of legal theory and practice that has afforded revealing impact of the activities of the European Court of Human Rights on the criminal law of Ukraine. The materials of the paper imply the practical significance for the university teachers of the legal specializations.

The aim of the article is to highlight the problems of the functioning of AI in the Asia and Pacific region. Research results. Attention is drawn to the influence of the population's attitude to the development of AI technologies. The elements that are decisive in the development of artificial intelligence in the countries of the region, in particular the infrastructure platform, are examined. Geographical boundaries of the APR are highlighted, which allows concreteness during its conduct. Practical meaning. Determinants that influence the development of artificial intelligence and cause-and-effect relationships arising as a result of such evolution are considered, as AI penetrates the vast majority of spheres of life in society. Value/originality. The need for establishment and consolidation of legal doctrine within the framework of artificial intelligence regulation in the APR countries is proven.

This article is devoted to finding the term that would be optimal for naming the procedural part of the European Union's policy in the field of the fight against criminality. The terms «EU policy in the field of the fight against criminality», «EU criminal policy», «EU law enforcement policy» are used to refer to a separate type of European Union policy. Adhering to the position of giving preference to the use of the term «policy in the field of the fight against criminality», it is seen that such a construction can be applied in the context of the European Union and, as we see, is in demand. However, it should be recognized that a significant number of European scholars use the term «criminal policy of the European Union». Thus, it is proposed to use the term «European Union policy in the field of the fight against criminality» as a generalized concept that better reflects its non-level, but namely complex structure and relatively independent but interconnected basic elements, parts, first of all, EU criminal policy and EU criminal procedure policy. Of course, we can talk about other parts of the European Union's policy in the field of the fight against criminality, in particular, criminology, but the primary interest in the study is its procedural component. There are various terminologies in the literature that define it. For example, the following options can be identified: 1) «EU policy in the field of judicial and law enforcement cooperation»; 2) «European Union Justice and Home Affairs Policy». The term «EU policy in the field of justitia and home affairs», which is as close as possible to the latter wording and also used; 3) «European Union policy on criminal procedure»; 4) «European justice policy». The most common term is «procedure». For example, «criminal procedure policy of the EU» and its interpretation. The words «procedure» and «process» are synonymous words. Accordingly, to denote the procedural part of the European Union's policy in the field of the fight against criminality, it is acceptable to use the term «criminal procedural policy of the European Union» as the optimal.