Title: Orlov Yu
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Orlov Y. Comparative legal description of the crime of illegal destruction of election documents or documents for the referendum under legislation of Ukraine and laws of some foreign countries

This article provides a comparative legal study of crimes under Art. 158-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, art. 248 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Poland, Art. 242 of Swiss Criminal Code and Art. 142-1 of the Criminal Code. Made corresponding conclusions.
As rightly noted by the author that comparative legal description of the offense under Art. 158-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and some foreign countries is important for the theory of criminal law and legislative activity. This issue requires further research and author trying to do in his article on this issue. Addressing these issues and others assigned to the author research needs, along with legal and logical, historical, sociological, systemic and comparative legal research. But despite this, as the author notes, before moving on to the subject of this study, it should be noted that its features as the features of the legal system as a whole depends on the legal family, which belongs to one or another state, and calls these basic legal family.
As the author notes that using the above approach to study the problem, it should be considered in relation evidence of a crime under Art. 158-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and related offenses that are selected for comparison. This path will more fully show the value of our law (art. 158-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) with the relevant laws of foreign countries, as well as identify specific problems to be solved legislator to improve century. 158-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and will allow an idea about the current trends between domestic and foreign legislation to combat these social phenomena, which is a crime specified that the author makes in this article.
The author refers to such items as art. 248 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Poland, Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of Switzerland, Art. 142-1 of the Criminal Code and Art. 158-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and conducting a comparative analysis of selected articles from the Ukrainian criminal law.
Based on the research the author concludes that the difference of the above articles are the object, objective side and the subject, as well as some differences for these crimes are typical subjects for their commission.
Keywords: comparative legal studies, crimes, corpus delicti, the election documents, documents of referendum, destruction, damage.