The article is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the state of scientific development in modern Ukrainian dissertation research on criminal offenses against peace, human security and international legal order. In the article, the authors determine that in Ukraine, one dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Laws has been defended, and more than fifteen dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Laws (PhD in Law), where the subject of research is certain criminal offenses against peace, human security and international legal order. It is concluded that despite the significant intensification of scientific activity in this area, the generalization of the content, directions and results of modern dissertations on international crimes remains insufficient. The absence of a systematic review of such studies makes it difficult to identify scientific gaps, contradictions and unresolved issues that require further study. This necessitates a critical analysis of the current state of the dissertation development of criminal offenses against peace, human security and international legal order, taking into account the realities of martial law in Ukraine and the prospects for its post-war legal transformation. At the same time, we believe that the relevant and promising areas for conducting dissertation research in Ukraine on certain problematic aspects of criminal offenses against peace, human security and international legal order are criminological characterization and prevention of crime in the field of criminal law protection of peace, human security and international law and order; criminal executive principles of execution of sentences in Ukraine in respect of persons convicted of criminal offenses against peace, human security and international law and order; peculiarities of implementation of international humanitarian law and international criminal law into the national legislation of Ukraine and peculiarities of qualification and investigation of criminal offenses against peace, human security and international law and order in Ukraine.

Key words: criminal law, dissertation research, legislation, Criminal Code of Ukraine, criminal offense, qualification, crime, criminal offense, peace, security of humanity and international law and order, criminal liability, Draft New Criminal Code of Ukraine.

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