Law enforcement agencies

· Мiлiцiя (English: Militia) - civil police service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

· Внутрішні війська (English: Internal Troops) - provide a gendarmerie function, supporting the Militsiya and dealing with large-scale riots and internal armed conflicts. They also provide security for highly important facilities (like nuclear power plants).

· Служба Безпеки України (English: Security Service of Ukraine) - provides domesticintelligence service and presidential guard, and used to operate as a secret police.

· Державна Прикордонна Служба України (English: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine) - provides a border guard.

· Морська охорона (English: Sea Guard) - a coast guard subordinate to the State Border Guard Service.

· Державна кримінально-виконавча служба України (English: State Prison and Penitentiary Service) - provides prison administration and guard functions

2) a trial procedure

The common courts of Ukraine try civil and criminal cases and cases about the administrative violations. And accordingly there are three different procedures established separately for each type of the case: the Code of Civil Procedures of Ukraine, the Code of Criminal Procedures of Ukraine and the Code about Administrative Violations in Ukraine (the last one includes material and procedural legal norms; however the material norms covering the administrative violations are also spread in numerous other laws of Ukraine).The civil procedure is used first of all to try disputes between natural persons and claims filed by natural persons against Ukrainian corporate entities arising mainly from civil and delictual relations. Also there is a couple types of other disputes, which are not specifically covered by the other procedures and therefore tried using the civil procedure. The civil procedure is also used to try disputes related to various family relations in Ukraine. The civil procedure in Ukraine is further divided into default trial procedure and special trial procedures. Among other things, special procedures are used to:

- declare a person legally incapable, missing or dead;

- establish legally significant facts;

- initiate proceedings on escheated or ownerless property;

- order the disclosure of confidential information held by banks.

3) crime and society.

Crime is a worldwide issue that people try to fight and find ways to prevent. Even though police and prisons do exist, crime continues to happen every day and every minute of the day world wide. Crime is in existence from the beginning of humanity. Individuals around the world may have various definitions of crime and may consider different actions as crime. However, overall, crime is a violation of law; a breach of rules or laws.

From the time Adam and Eve were around till today’s time, crime is an ongoing issue. Adam and Eve were not supposed to take any apples off the apple tree. They warned that if they do they will face punishment. However, Eve’s curiosity took over and she took the forbidden apple. As a result both Adam and Eve faced punishment; Eve because she took the apple and Adam because he tried it, knowing that he was not suppose to. Stealing the apple was the very first crime committed. Even though it was not a serious crime, it was still a crime. Crime can be as harmless as stealing to as severe as murder. Rules and laws are set to protect people, their lives as well as their belongings. Even though laws vary all over the world, they serve the same purpose.

Laws are set and punishments given, but what are they given for? Many may define crime as only something as severe as murder, while other will include that crime is a violation of any law; a breech of contract. Both definitions are correct; however when summed up, “crime is an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited” (dictionary.com). Each state, province, country and continent has its own set of definitions for crime. While some acts such as smoking marijuana, or may be legal in some places, others may consider those a serious crime. Severity of a crime depends on the laws and regulations that it broke.

Date: 2015-01-29; view: 947