ADMINISTRATIVE LIABILITY OF SCIENTIFIC AND PEDAGOGICAL WORKERS FOR VIOLATION OF THE RULES OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Abstract

The scientific article is devoted to the features of the administrative liability of scientific and pedagogical workers for violation of the requirements of academic integrity. The norms of legislative acts that establish the criteria for compliance with academic integrity, protection of copyright, and intellectual property rights are studied. The legal principles of protecting intellectual property rights and bringing perpetrators to administrative liability for copyright violations are clarified. The by-laws that regulate the activities of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education regarding the establishment of facts of violations of academic integrity are considered.The legal framework for holding teachers accountable for breaches of academic integrity in scientific activities is established. It is argued that plagiarism and other violations of the requirements of academic integrity can be qualified as an administrative violation, provided for in Art. 51-2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses, regardless of the harm caused by the violation. It is important to note that confirming a violation of intellectual property rights requires an examination of the intellectual property field. It is important to note that the procedure for appointing an examination in cases of administrative offenses, as well as the requirements for an expert's opinion, are not defined in the Code of Administrative Offenses. This lack of clarity represents a gap in the current legislation. Experts from the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education are authorized to confirm instances of academic plagiarism in specific scientific works.Proposals are formulated to improve the legislation regulating the conduct of examinations in cases of administrative offenses. It is proposed that the Law of Ukraine On Higher Education establishes the powers of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education to establish cases of violation of academic integrity in any scientific works.