Olena Oliinyk, Davydenko Valerii, Yusupov Volodymyr, Dordiai Volodymyr, Krotiuk Andrii
Description: The article analyzes the nature, features and properties of the basic principles of criminal law. Methodology: Research methods are chosen based on the object, subject and purpose of the study. The study used general scientific and special methods of legal science, namely the method of analyses, historical and legal method, dialectical method, comparative and legal method and sociological method. The Result of Study: The features of the main principles of criminal law are revealed, general theoretical criteria for their determination are substantiated. The main features of the principles of criminal law are outlined. Practical Implications: The criteria for determining the principles of criminal law are identified. It is stated that the principles of law in general and criminal law in particular, overlap with the criteria for their definition. Value/Originality: It is emphasized that the principles of criminal law need not be enshrined in criminal law, because, in our opinion, their effectiveness is directly related to the possibility of their dynamic development.