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The article studies the issue of absence of any universal codification of crimes against the administration of international justice, in particular, international criminal justice. It is shown that the currently existing lists of the relevant constituent elements of crimes are enshrined only in statutes of certain international judicial authorities, differ in scope and structure, and do not form a unified system. Based on the practice of international criminal courts, the author singles out twelve constituent elements of crimes against the administration of justice available in modern international criminal law and substantiates the need for their codification taking into account the experience of the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organization. Special attention is paid to the absence in international criminal law of a set of crimes related to the abuse of power by officials of international criminal courts, primarily the prosecution of a knowingly innocent person. The author concludes that the development of a universal agreement codifying crimes against the administration of international justice is a prerequisite for the enhancement of the authority of the international judicial system and for ensuring the effective protection of its independence.