General social prevention of bribery in the activities of legal entities under private law

The article examines the main aspects of preventing bribery in the activities of legal entities under private law, which is defined as a set of measures implemented at the general social, special criminological and individual levels. To achieve the goal of the study, the following methods were used: comparative legal, formal legal, logical legal, comparative, structural and functional and hermeneutic. The use of these approaches made it possible to analyze socio-legal phenomena in the field of preventing corruption in the private sector. It was established that general social measures to prevent criminal offenses in the form of bribery in the activities of legal entities under private law cover a wide range of actions carried out by state bodies, public organizations and other entities. Their goal is to stabilize socio-economic, political, moral-psychological and legal relations in society and the state. The article pays special attention to the harmonization of national anti-corruption legislation with international standards, in particular the provisions of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union and the OECD recommendations. It proposes the introduction of effective mechanisms to prevent bribery in the activities of legal entities under private law, such as: the development of integrity policies, the implementation of anti-corruption compliance, internal control systems and compliance with ethical standards. The current anti-corruption legislation of Ukraine is analyzed, its gaps are identified and measures for improvement are proposed, in particular by expanding the list of legal entities obliged to implement anti-corruption programs. The main goal of the study is to create equal conditions under which honest and transparent business conduct becomes economically beneficial for all business entities. The conclusions indicate that general social measures form the basis for the development and implementation of special criminological approaches to preventing bribery in the activities of legal entities under private law, ensuring a systematic approach to reducing the risks of corruption offenses.