Criminalization of drunk driving: problems of legislative practice

The article highlights the Ukrainian experience of criminalization drunk driving as a result amendments to criminal and administrative legislation in 2018–2021. importance systematization validity making changes law is noted. Attention drawn need for careful observance rules legal technique legislative activity, given that use associated with most significant restrictions on human rights freedoms. It noted there are violations technique, allowed relevant laws terms provisions decriminalization driving: homogeneity regulation (Law № 720-IX regulated an issue was not subject its regulation); internal consistency “in connection adoption Law 2617-VIII” amended itself 2617-VIII); external (provisions contradict Article 2 Code Administrative Offenses 3 Criminal Ukraine); linguistic (in paragraph 117 morphological error); procedural (violated requirements Articles 90, 92 Regulations). content conclusions significance explanations Parliamentary Committee Enforcement, adopted driving. committee violated regulatory procedures parliamentary committees. consequences technical (legislative uncertainty) highlighted ways eliminate these problems suggested.