Addressing Challenges and Development in Enforcing International Laws on Child Soldiers: The Need for Legal Reform by Obinna Nnanna Okereke, Uche Nnawulezi, Salim Bashir Magashi, Septhian Eka Adiyatma, Kasim Balarabe

“…It argues that, despite several prohibitive norms established in International Humanitarian Law (IHL), International Human Rights Law (IHRL), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and International Criminal Law (ICL), their application or enforcement against child soldiering remains ineffective and inadequate due to numerous impediments and challenges. …”
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Current issues of normative regulation of combating illegal arms trafficking in Ukraine by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…The content of legislative initiatives to expand the scope of criminal law prohibition by establishing liability for theft, misappropriation, extortion, carrying, storage, acquisition, transfer or sale of firearms components, as well as to increase liability for illegal acquisition, transfer or sale of firearms, ammunition, explosives or explosive devices in martial law or a state of emergency is analysed. …”
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Editorial by Jörg Tremmel, Marisa dos Reis, Joseph Burke, Raphaelle Schwarzberg (†)

“…As followers of the recent Review of the Rome Statute in Kampala will have noticed, reform in international criminal law is a slow process. Nevertheless, Jodoin marks a clear way forward for all future discussions on this possibility. …”
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Ethical Considerations in Protecting the Marine Environment from the Effects of Oil Pollution and Its Support by International Law by Rafa Zaati Abadee, Reza Nikkhah Saranghi, Siamak Jafarzadeh

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Regarding Scientific Discussion on Legal Nature of the Law Abuse by V. V. Lazariev, O. A. Zhydovtseva

“…It has been emphasized that abuse of law can also be classified by the branch (abuse of property rights, abuse of rights in criminal law, white collar crime within public administration sphere). …”
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Detention as a violation of the fundamental right to protection by Lototskyi M., Dzundza L.

“…The results of the research can be used in law-making activities for the further improvement of the national criminal procedural legislation regarding the improvement of the institution of the application of preventive measures, as well as in the educational process during the teaching and learning of the academic disciplines “Criminal Procedural Law of Ukraine”, “Criminal Law”, “Law Enforcement Activities” , “Advocacy”, others.…”
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Relevance of Aceh's Qanun Jinayat in Minimizing Cases of Sexual Harassment against Children in Aceh by Wiwin Widiarti, Erika Magdalena Chandra, Rully Herdita Ramadhani

“…In addition, the provisions of the threat of sanctions contained in Qanun Jinayat when associated with the theory of just desert and the theory of the purpose of punishment in Islamic criminal law are still relatively light so that they have an impact on the unprotection of children's rights as victims and do not provide a deterrent effect for perpetrators.…”
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The origin and development of procedural rules in Ancient Greece by D. V. Slynko, L. I. Kalenichenko

“…The author examines the jurisdictional (civil or criminal law) and non-jurisdictional (procedural aspects of representative institutions) forms of legal process in Greece of the ancient period. …”
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Specific features of the regulatory definition of incentive criminal sanctions for criminal offences and the ways to improve their application by A. S. Kobzina

“…The subject matter of the article is incentive sanctions as a type of criminal law sanctions in the context of their application when a person commits such type of criminal offences as criminal misdemeanours. …”
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Methodology fundamentals for investigating violations of the laws and customs of war by O. O. Khan, O. V. Manyk

“…Based on the definition of the criminal law classification of criminal acts included in the concept of "violation of the laws and customs of war", the author concludes that it is advisable to develop subspecies methods of investigation of crimes of certain types included in this concept. …”
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Criminological analysis of criminal radicalism state among convicts in penal institutions by P. Yu. Danylchenko

“…Criminal radicalism among convicts is represented by a block structure, which provides for unequal criminal law content and limits of relevant antisocial practices. …”
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Extremist Legitimate Defense in Iran's Criminal Proceedings (with an Emphasis on Intentional Homicide) by Saeed Ghaedi

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Prevention of the Corruption Crime through Administrative Enforcement Mechanism against Abuse of Authority by Wahbi Rahman, Sudarsono Sudarsono, Prija Djatmika, Abdul Madjid, Ramalinggam Rajamanickam

“…Where based on the research that has been carried out, it is known that with the development of applicable legal instruments, administrative enforcement against abuse of authority in the form of discretion that causes state financial losses can be used as an instrument to prevent the occurrence of a criminal act of corruption by using the principle that does not override each other,  meaning that if it can be resolved by administrative instruments then criminal law instruments are no longer applied, which is theoretically called the principle of Una-Via or ultra vires, meaning that if a case has been resolved administratively then the opportunity to resolve the case by other legal means is closed.…”
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Subject matter of proof and peculiarities of collecting evidence in the investigation of crimes committed against the law enforcement officers by O. O. Sharova-Aidaieva

“…Based on the specifics of the activities of the bodies and units entrusted with the implementation of the law enforcement function, the state guarantees criminal law protection of their life, health, private property, professional authority, and the ability to perform their professional duties without hindrance, etc. …”
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Ensuring Security for the Participants of Criminal Proceedings: Forensic Aspects by T. P. Matiushkova

“…Traditionally, this activity is given considerable attention in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, as well as operative and search activities. …”
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Criminal protection of sexual integrity of a person: some problematic aspects by T. D. Lysko

“…Despite the fact that the criminal law aspects of encroachment on sexual freedom and sexual integrity of a person in modern legal science are developed at a fairly high level, the problems of criminal liability for encroachment on sexual integrity of a person are insufficiently studied in view of significant legislative changes. …”
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Guaranteeing russia’s responsibility for war crimes in Ukraine: the information and legal aspect by О. Ya. Kovalchuk

“…The results obtained can be applied in the field of international criminal law and ensure compliance with international humanitarian law norms. …”
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Concept and Significance of Criminalistics Classification of Crimes Related to Proxy Battle by O. M. Luhovyi

“…Special attention has been paid to the fact that the current criminal law in Ukraine does not handle the categories of “raidership” or “crimes related to proxy battle”; besides, the Criminal Code of Ukraine does not contain the separate Section that would include the list of criminal offenses in in this area, and the norms that provide criminal liability for certain actions accompanied by proxy battle, are dispersed between different Sections of the Special Part of the Code. …”
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Methods of committing criminal offences related to raiding by S. A. Tiulieniev

“…Based on the textual analysis of criminal law provisions, generalisation of theoretical developments, statistical data and law enforcement practice, the article establishes that criminal offences related to raiding are numerous, and the methods of their commission are mostly two-component and include actions related to preparation and direct commission. …”
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Some problems of investigating street fraud and the ways to solve them by K. D. Zaiats

“…The results of the study can be used in the field of the criminal law cycle. The practical significance lies in the possibility of introducing the results of the research into the educational process in the presentation of the discipline “The method of investigation of crimes”, special courses, as well as in raising the skills of practical police officers. …”
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