Fight Against Doping: Experience of Ukraine and European States

Oleg Reznik; Oleksandr Muzychuk; Nadiia Andriichenko; Yuliia Yakushchenko; Svitlana Korzh

doi:10.34069/AI/2020.27.03.4

Oleg Reznik Department of Administrative, Economic Law and Financial and Economic Security, Sumy State University. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4569-8863
Oleksandr Muzychuk Faculty No. 1, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8367-2504
Nadiia Andriichenko Department of Administrative, Economic Law and Financial and Economic Security, Sumy State University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0282-2775
Yuliia Yakushchenko Department of Administrative, Economic Law and Financial and Economic Security, Sumy State University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8169-1250
Svitlana Korzh Department of Physical Education and Sports, coach of the highest category in athletics, Sumy State University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2115-0481

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2020.27.03.4

Keywords: Anti-doping rule violation, doping, doping use, criminal liability, prohibited substances.

Abstract

The article deals with the study of the anti-doping experience of Ukraine and European countries. It considers a number of doctrinal and regulatory approaches to the understanding of doping and anti-doping rule violations and, accordingly, the importance of combating such phenomena. The article examines the provisions of international acts regulating the list of prohibited substances, doping testing, the application of sanctions for anti-doping rule violations, and formulates the conclusion on the need to improve the list of prohibited substances, which currently hinders the effectiveness of anti-doping measures. It focuses on the criminal law of Ukraine, Hungary, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Poland, Italy, and Spain, which provides for the criminal liability for doping, including its illegal production, trade, appointment, use, and forcing other persons to use it. The article describes the peculiarities of a unique approach to legal liability for doping in Austria and France, where the specified actions are regarded as fraud. The article establishes the necessity of introducing changes to Article 323 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine to improve the fight against doping in Ukraine and the expediency of harmonizing the provisions of the national legislation of Ukraine and European states with the international rules in terms of the definition of doping and the list of prohibited substances.

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Author Biographies

Oleg Reznik, Department of Administrative, Economic Law and Financial and Economic Security, Sumy State University.

Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Department of Administrative, Economic Law and Financial and Economic Security, Sumy State University.

Oleksandr Muzychuk, Faculty No. 1, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs

Doctor of Law, Professor, Dean of Faculty No. 1, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs

Nadiia Andriichenko, Department of Administrative, Economic Law and Financial and Economic Security, Sumy State University

PhD student, Department of Administrative, Economic Law and Financial and Economic Security, Sumy State University

Yuliia Yakushchenko, Department of Administrative, Economic Law and Financial and Economic Security, Sumy State University

PhD student, Department of Administrative, Economic Law and Financial and Economic Security, Sumy State University

Svitlana Korzh, Department of Physical Education and Sports, coach of the highest category in athletics, Sumy State University

Senior Lecturer, Department of Physical Education and Sports, coach of the highest category in athletics, Sumy State University

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