Organizational and legal principles of public administration in the field of justice of Ukraine ; Організаційно-правові засади державного управління у сфері юстиції України
Problem setting. Legal support for the processes that have been observed in the political and socio-economic fields of Ukraine over the last decade have become increasingly relevant and urgent. The scrupulous and compulsory observance and implementation of the norms adopted in a civilized society is the key to the stable development of the state, therefore the consolidation of efforts to strengthen the rule of law and order is a paramount task of all the state and governmental institutions. Implementation by the state of administrative functions in the field of justice is the vector that determines the course and direction of actions for the development of Ukrainian statehood.Recent research and publications analysis. Such researchers as I. Artemenko, N. Zhelezniak, Y. Melnyk, I. Mykulets, L. Nalyvaiko, I. Onopchuk, S. Thurin et al. in their scientific works raised the questions dedicated to the main principles of public administration in the field of justice. However, their publications mainly reflect only certain aspects of the concept of justice, legal status of justice bodies and peculiarities of public administration in the mentioned area, while complex approach to understanding of the problems of organizational and legal principles of public administration in the field of justice of Ukraine is not disclosed.Highlighting previously unsettled parts of the general problem. The purpose of this article is to evaluate theoretical approaches to understanding the essence of organizational and legal foundations of public administration in the field of justice of Ukraine, to analyze the activities and powers of the main authorities in the field of justice and to present proposals for development of Ukrainian justice in general.Paper main body. The article considers theoretical approaches to understanding the essence of organizational and legal principles of public administration in the field of justice of Ukraine. It is determined that administration in the field of justice should be understood as activities aimed at fulfillment of tasks of organizational nature for exercise of rights and interests of legal entities, individuals and the state, as well as the task of strengthening the law and order in the country. Specific features inherent in the administration of justice are considered, their characteristics are presented.Emphasis is placed on the fact that one of the peculiarities of justice is the plurality of objects in this area of administration. Such objects of justice as judicial institutions, notary offices, civil registration bodies, forensic institutions and the bar are presented for consideration. It was also notes, that they all have different legal status, differ in their purpose and nature of competence.Attention was focused on the organizational aspect of the activities of the judicial bodies, since in most cases they address organizational issues. It is argued that this feature is characterized by the fact that the vast majority of judicial bodies in the course of their activity is independent and carry out actions that are advisory.It was substantiated that the organizational aspect of functioning of judicial bodies is closely related to the legal one, since statutory instruments are the basis for functioning of institutions providing law and order in the society. It was noted that the main purpose of administration in the field of justice is to ensure the legality, organization of protection of rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities, as well as the state. Administrative and legal regulation in the field of justice is carried out on the basis of the following statutory instruments: the Laws of Ukraine "On Notaries", dated September 02, 1993, "On the Bar and Advocacy", dated December 19, 1992, "On State Registration of Civil Status Acts", dated July 01, 2010, "On Bodies and Persons Who Perform the Enforcement of Court Decisions and Decisions of Other Authorities", dated June 02, 2016, Regulation on the State Migration Service of Ukraine, dated September 20, 2014, etc.The interrelation between organizational and legal aspects of the public administration in the field of justice is presented; it is noted that this interrelation can be traced on the example of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. It is noted that, along with the Ministry of Justice, State Archive Service of Ukraine, State Executive Service of Ukraine, State Penitentiary Service of Ukraine, State Registration Service of Ukraine, State Service of Ukraine for the Protection of Personal Data also belong to the system of entities in the field of justice of Ukraine. It is noted that the Constitution stipulates that the judicial bodies of Ukraine have a prominent place among the law enforcement agencies of the state.The basic powers of the entities in the field of justice are considered. It is noted that in practice in practice, there is a distinction between two categories: judicial bodies and bodies of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine. It is substantiated that the bodies of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine are a part of the bodies of justice, as these bodies as it is much wider in structure and in the range of authorities.Conclusions of the research and prospects for further studies. It is argued that the priorities for the development of the Ukrainian justice today are the following: formation of a new, higher level of legal awareness and legal culture of citizens; reforming of the judicial system to ensure the accessibility of justice and the effectiveness of judicial protection; reforming of the criminal justice and the criminal executive system; creating legal frameworks for prevention and counteraction to corruption; ensuring the efficiency of the enforcement of court decisions; improvement of the system of protection of state interests in the courts of Ukraine; formation of a free legal aid system.Perspective of further research in this area is represented by the study of institutional aspects of public administration in the field of justice and priorities for development of the institutional sector. ; Розглянуто теоретичні підходи до розуміння сутності організаційно-правових засад державного управління у сфері юстиції України. Представлено авторське трактування сутності управління у сфері юстиції. Розглянуто особливі риси юстиції у контексті здійснення управлінських дій та подано їх характеристику. Обґрунтовано, що здійснення управлінських дій у сфері юстиції передбачає виконання їх органами, які уповноважені від імені держави реалізовувати відповідні функції, зважаючи на багатооб'єктність у цій галузі управління, та представлено перелік об'єктів юстиції. Розглянуто взаємозв'язок організаційного та правового аспектів у контексті державного управління у сфері юстиції. Запропоновано пріоритетні напрями розвитку української юстиції на перспективу.