Obstruction of law enforcement and judiciary functions: criminal offense in comparative dimension
Keywords:
criminal offense, criminal liability, crime investigation, justice, law enforcement agency, obstruction, interference with activities.
Abstract
The research paper addresses, via comparative approach, issues of criminal liability for obstruction of law enforcement and judicial functions in several jurisdictions. It is argued that the primary responsibility of law enforcement officers is to safeguard the established social interactions, as defined by the law, against specific violations. They are tasked with restoring the lawful position when individuals, public interests, legal norms, or public order are harmed.
Through the utilization of diverse academic research techniques and methodological tools, a comprehensive exploration of statutes related to the obstruction of law enforcement across different jurisdictions has been conducted.
In the concluding section of the paper, it is underlined that obstruction of justice refers to the intentional interference with the administration of justice by seeking to hinder or influence an ongoing legal process. It involves deliberately impeding or influencing officially authorized procedures with the aim of preventing detection, apprehension, or punishment of individuals involved in illegal activities.
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Borovyk, A., Tkachenko, I., Danylevska, Y., & Pavelkiv, S. (2023). Public official as a victim of criminal assault: comparative approach. Amazonia Investiga, 12(62), 282-292. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.62.02.28
Chub, I.M. (2017). Criminal liability for interference in the activities of a law enforcement officer, an employee of the state executive service, a private contractor. Law, 232 p. (In Ukrainan)
Chub, I.М. (2014). Problem issues of qualification interference in the activity a law enforcement officer, state executive service. Scientific Bulletin of the Uzhhorod National University. Law series, 27(3), 81-84. (In Ukrainan)
Code penal (2022). Version en vigueur au 04 mai 2022. URL: https://acortar.link/qEVanI
Craig, E. (2021). French law penalising obstruction is unconstitutional, court rules. Global Competition Review. URL: https://acortar.link/HyxE8N
Doyle, Ch. (2014). Obstruction of Justice: an Overview of Some of the Federal Statutes that Prohibit Interference with Judicial, Executive, or Legislative Activities. Congressional Research Service Report, 85 p. URL: https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/RL34303.pdf
Financial Times. (2019). Germany finance ministry probed over suspected obstruction of justice. URL: https://www.ft.com/content/f990f730-50a8-4544-9648-056965ea768b
Green, S. (2007). Lying, Cheating, and Stealing: A Moral Theory of White-Collar Crime (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice). Oxford University Press; 1st ed., 306 p.
Guseva, V. O. (2021). Circumstances to be ascertained during the investigation of interference in the activities of a law enforcement officer. Law and security, 2(81), 97-103. https://doi.org/10.32631/pb.2021.2.12 (In Ukranian)
Isra, S., Yuliandri, Amsari, F., & Tegnan, H. (2017). Obstruction of justice in the effort to eradicate corruption in Indonesia. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 51, 72-83. (In Ukranian)
Karapeichyk, Ya. I. (2012). Interference in the activity of a law enforcement officer: definition of content and relationship with related concepts. State and law, 56, 456-457. (In Ukranian)
Legal Guidance (Revised 4 August 2022). Public Justice Offences incorporating the Charging Standard. URL: https://acortar.link/taLFJn
Lutsenko, Y., Motyl, V., Tarasiuk, A., Areshonkov, V., Diakin, Y., & Kamensky, D. (2023). Globalization of White-Collar Crime: Far and Beyond National Jurisdictions: Globalización de la delincuencia de cuello blanco: Más allá de las jurisdicciones nacionales, Political Questions, 41(76), 64-75. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4176.03
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (n/d). Obstruction of justice. URL: https://www.merriam-webster.com/legal/obstruction%20of%20justice#legal-entry-1
Minchenko, R., Lutsyuk, P., Kamensky, D., Kolodin, A., & Shamota, O. (2021). Civil and criminal liability in the field of transport relations: the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Amazonia Investiga, 10(40), 212-221. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2021.40.04.21
Movchan, R., Vozniuk, A., Burak, M., Areshonkov, V., & Kamensky, D. (2021). Criminal law counteraction to land pollution in the EU countries: searching for the optimal model. Amazonia Investiga, 10(42), 15-23. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2021.42.06.2
Movchan, R., Vozniuk, A., Kamensky, D., Koval, I., & Golovko, O. (2022). Criminal and legal protection of land resources in Ukraine and Latin America: comparative legal analysis. Amazonia Investiga, 11(51), 328-336. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2022.51.03.33
Podgor, E. (2021). Obstruction of Justice: Redesigning the Shortcut. Brigham Young University Law Review, 46, 657-718.
Rizzo, S. (2019). Trump, Mueller and obstruction of justice. The Washington Post. URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/05/31/trump-mueller-obstruction-justice/
The Law Dictionary (n/d) Obstruction of Justice. Definition & Legal Meaning. URL: https://thelawdictionary.org/obstruction-of-justice/
U.S. Department of Justice press release (2022). Two Chinese Intelligence Officers Charged with Obstruction of Justice in Scheme to Bribe U.S. Government Employee and Steal Documents Related to the Federal Prosecution of a PRC-Based Company. URL: https://acortar.link/VTRGMx
Vozniuk, А., Kamensky, D., Dudorov, O., Movchan, R., & Andrushko, A. (2021). Unconstitutionality of criminal liability for filing inaccurate information in Ukraine: critical legal analyses. Questiones Politicas, 69(39), 133-145. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.3969.07
Yermolaeva-Zadorozhnya, S.V. (2017). Obstructing the official activity of law enforcement officers: concepts, types and forms of manifestation. Issues of fighting crime, 33, 261-272. (In Ukranian)
Published
2023-06-30
How to Cite
Borovyk, A., Hrynkiv, O., Olieinikov, D., & Derevyanko, N. (2023). Obstruction of law enforcement and judiciary functions: criminal offense in comparative dimension. Amazonia Investiga, 12(65), 185-195. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.65.05.18
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