CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMES IN FOREIGN LEGISLATION

The article conducts a scientific study of the institution of crime classification in foreign legislation.The author conducts a scientific assessment of the normative consolidation of crime classification in the legislation of different countries of the world.The article also conducts a theoretical analysis of the institution of crime classification in foreign legislation and in international law.The author positively assesses the domestic approach to the classification of crimes, established by Article 12 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, since its advantage is the presence of a clear criterion that makes it possible to distinguish one group of crimes from another.Also examples of crimes and relevant articles from foreign countries.