Kozlenko Oleksandr, Kolinko Ihor, Tatsiienko Valerii, Stashchak Mykola, Shendryk Vladyslav
Description: The article is devoted to determining the state of scientific research of the guarantees of legality during the implementation of covert investigative measures by criminal police units of Ukraine. Research methodology. During the research general scientific and special methods were used, in particular: logical method, analysis and synthesis method, monographic method is used in studying the researches of a number of scholars dedicated to this issue, normative and dogmatic method, system and structural method, method of summarization. Results of the Study. Scientific works of the scholars devoted to some problematic aspects of conducting covert investigative measures by criminal police units are studied. Normative and legal acts of Ukraine regulating the issue under consideration are examined. Practical implication. It is determined that there are a number of constitutional guarantees for ensuring the rights and freedoms of individuals in conducting covert investigative measures, which prevent abuses by law enforcement agencies. Besides, national legislation contains a set of provisions aimed at protecting privacy and respecting the rights and freedoms of citizens in this area. Value /originality. Some particular aspects of the principle of respect for legality in the course of conducting covert investigative measures by criminal police units, which need further development, are determined.