FINANCING AND FACILITATING TERRORISM AS A CAUSE OF ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN THE STATE

The purpose of the paper is to examine the financing and other facilitation of terrorism as a cause of economic, political and social problems in the state and the problems of countering them. Results. The research is based on an analysis of the regulatory framework for defining terrorism and liability for financing terrorism and other forms of facilitating such socially dangerous illegal activities in Ukraine and in accordance with the provisions of international law. The concept and characteristics of terrorism and its financing are described. The problems of countering terrorist financing and the peculiarities of defining the concept of 'terrorism' are examined, as are the signs of terrorist financing. In particular, one of the main objective signs of this criminal offence, the subject matter, is analysed in detail. The argument is put forward that the subject matter of the offence in question should be material assets, including both movable and immovable property (such as cash, cryptocurrency and property rights), while actions of a property nature should be considered to constitute an accessory to the relevant terrorist offence. The problems of financial monitoring as one of the areas of countering terrorist financing are being studied. Value/Originality. Financing terrorism is one of the terrorist offences for which liability is provided for by Ukrainian law. A detailed description of the characteristics of this illegal activity can help to increase the effectiveness of countering it and terrorism in general. The article proves that awareness and accurate identification of the subject of terrorist financing are key prerequisites for effectively countering this threat. Law enforcement agencies and financial institutions can only create effective mechanisms for detecting, monitoring and blocking suspicious flows if they have clear information about the specific resources used to support terrorist networks.