Administrative Liability for Violations of Sanitary Legislation Requirements: Regulatory and Legal Principles

Abstract

The article examines the regulatory and legal framework of administrative liability for violations of sanitary legislation requirements in Ukraine. It is substantiated that such liability is an important instrument for ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population, protecting public health, and implementing constitutional guarantees in this area. The methodological framework of the study is based on formal legal, systemic-structural, comparative legal, and dialectical methods, as well as the methods of classification and generalization. Their application made it possible to analyze the system of sources of legal regulation and to identify the specific features of the interaction between substantive and procedural norms. It has been established that the regulatory basis of liability is multi-level in nature and includes the Constitution of Ukraine, international acts, special legislation in the field of public health, and the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses. Inconsistencies between the updated special legislation and certain outdated provisions of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses were identified. It is concluded that there is a need for a systemic modernization of administrative tort regulation and its harmonization with the modern model of state sanitary supervision.