2025, Vol. 5, Issue 2, Part A

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the constitutional and legal status of the state bodies responsible for implementing anti-corruption policies in Hungary and Ukraine.
Methods: The methodological foundation of this study is based on system-structural, formal-logical, and comparative legal methods.
Results: The Fundamental Law of Hungary defines the bodies responsible for investigating and combating crimes, including the police, the national security service, and the prosecutor’s office. Specialized units dedicated to anti-corruption efforts are part of the organizational structures of these institutions. In addition to the activities of bodies directly responsible for ensuring constitutional law the autonomous state administrative body known as the Integrity Authority was established by the legislator. The Integrity Authority enjoys significant organizational and financial independence and holds broad powers in the field of anti-corruption. In Ukraine, central executive authorities with special status have been established to combat corruption-related crimes. Assessing the overall institutional configuration of Ukraine’s anti-corruption system reveals the establishment of a self-contained network of public bodies with special status within the executive and judicial branches, all unified by their overarching specialization in corruption offenses.
Conclusion: Analyzing the peculiarities of the legislative regulation of anti-corruption bodies in Hungary and Ukraine, one can observe specific features in their formation, particularly the creation of so-called 'entry points' that allow non-state actors to influence the personnel apparatus of these bodies. This poses risks of external influence on the functioning of the state system.