The concept of corruption risks

There are valid ratified international instruments at the global level in Ukraine, namely the Criminal Convention for the Suppression of Corruption, and the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the principles of which are fundamental for national law. Thus, according to articles 5 and 6 of the UN Convention against Corruption, member states must develop and implement effective coordinated anti-corruption policies. The problem of overcoming corruption in Ukraine is one of the most pressing. According to the Sustainable Development Strategies "Ukraine 2020", the main purpose of anti-corruption reform is to significantly reduce corruption in Ukraine, reduce the state budget and business losses due to corruption, and to increase Ukraine's position in international rankings, that assess the corruption level. The paper analyzes the main approaches of theorists and analysts to the definition of "corruption risks". The concepts of "corruption" and "corruption risks" are studied by scientists of various specialties, and some of them consider it necessary to supplement, expand, or conversely reduce, partially change the meaning of the concept, or link it to a specific area of officials activity. We are not against discussion and research, as we know in dialogue (in dispute) the truth is born. Simultaneously the diversity of scientific views of key concepts complicates the development of methods for identifying corruption risks. In the paper the position is expressed that bringing the concept of "corruption risks" to the current normative and legal framework can be a starting point, will accelerate and focus researches on the process of finding an effective mechanism (methodology) for their detection. In our opinion, general concept of activity risk has the central value for defining the special concept of "corruption risks". A specific feature for defining the concept of "corruption risks" is the general concept of "corruption". Guided by the approach, as "corruption risks" should be understood as normative and legal, organizational and other circumstances in the activity of persons, who perform organizational and administrative or administrative and economic functions, the implementation of which includes the possibility of committing corruption offenses.