Summary.  This article is devoted to concept of "corruption" There are analyzed acts of the current legislation of Ukraine, international acts, scientific literature of domestic and foreign scientists concerning characteristics of corruption and causes of corruption. There are shown metrics of corruption in Ukraine. There are determined peculiarities of corruption among judges. We’ve found the influence of the legal status of judges on corruption. There is determined the role of the judges discretionary powers in the context of the emergence of corruption.  There are presented ways of preventing and combating corruption based on scientific research and international legal advices.

Key words: government, judiciary, court, judge, corruption.