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The relevance of the research problem is due to the need for theoretical justification for determining the structure of the principles of legal responsibility. The purpose of the article is to clarify the structure of the principles of legal responsibility in Ukraine. The leading methodological approach of the research is the structural-functional approach, which allows to consider the principles of legal responsibility as elements of the normative part of the legal system, which have their own functional purpose. The article defines the structure of the principles of legal responsibility; it was established that certain legal responsibility principles were considered as essential elements of the system of legal responsibility principles; the basic requirements for the structure of the legal responsibility principles, which make up its content, are revealed.
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Shevchenko, A.I., Kudin, S.V., Frantsuz-Yakovets, T.A. et al. Problems of Determining the Structure of the Principles of Legal Responsibility in Ukraine. Int J Semiot Law 36, 2485–2499 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11196-023-09985-y
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