The historiography of the penitentiarium of the UK in Ukrainian legal thought

Abstract

The article considers the historiography of British penitentiary law in the domestic legal thought, analyzes the work of Ukrainian researchers of the British penitentiary system. Scientific works in the field of criminal and criminal-executive law of Great Britain and their role in the improvement of the penitentiary system of Ukraine are analyzed. The main problematic aspects of the functioning of the penitentiary system are clarified and the prospects of further research of the penitentiary system of the United Kingdom are synthesized to outline possible ways to reform the penitentiary system of Ukraine.

The paper is based on the problems of the researched topic caused by the lack of a comprehensive study of British penitentiary in the Ukrainian legal doctrine.

The article serves as a confirmation that the Ukrainian doctrine of criminal law exists and develops taking into account the known achievements of foreign doctrine of criminal law, correct and erroneous decisions of criminal law policy and the provisions of criminal law of other states. The author reliably notes that novelties in the Ukrainian criminal legislation often appear under the influence of the provisions of the legislation of other states tested in practice or results of scientific researches of foreign scientists. As a result, criminal law in Ukraine is applied to some extent, as similar rules are applied in other countries.

The paper is written to outline the prospects for the implementation of the positive experience of the functioning of the British penitentiary system in the Ukrainian criminal executive legislation.