CONTRACTUAL REGULATION OF MEDIATION IN UKRAINE: CURRENT STATE AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS
This article discusses current issues of contractual regulation of mediation in Ukraine, its current status and prospects for development. Particular attention is paid to the legal regulation of intermediary contracts in Ukraine. Investigation of the main types of contracts of the intermediary group and their place in the system of civil-law obligations is carried out. Identified the main ways of solving the problem of harmonization of legal norms, regulating the institute of mediation through unification of the law of commercial mediation on the territory of the European Union member states by means of clear identification of its place in the system of civil-law obligations and arrangement of terminology in a unified manner, Including specifically distinguish between intermediary and agency activities. Today Ukraine belongs to those countries that, due to certain circumstances, are not yet member countries of the European Union. However, this circumstance should further encourage harmonization and unification of Ukrainian legislation. This is also driven by the need to convey to members of the European community the real readiness of Ukraine to accept European legal standards, develop and promote EU values. A key element of Ukraine's successful integration into the European Union is reaching a certain level of harmonization of our country's legislation with the legal norms of the European Union. Mediation agreements are very widespread contracts, because they are contracts under which one party acts on behalf of and in the interests of another person, which he represents. That is, they assist in acquiring and/or exercising the rights and obligations of other persons. Intermediaries are contracts for the provision of services, which are aimed at changing public relations, and mediation is, as a rule, voluntary activities. The mediation relationship itself is a type of binding legal relationship that arises on the basis of such a legal fact as a contract. If it is a non-contractual authorization of a person to act in the interests of third parties - it is a representation. ; У статті розглядаються актуальні питання договірного регулювання посередництва в Україні, його сучасний стан та перспективи розвитку. Особлива увага приділена правовому регулюванню посередницьких договорів в Україні. Проводиться дослідження основних видів договорів посередницької групи та їх місця в системі цивільно-правових зобов'язань. Визначено основні шляхи вирішення проблеми з гармонізації правових норм, які регулюють інститут посередництва через уніфікацію права про комерційне посередництво на території держав-членів Європейського Союзу за допомогою чіткого визначення його місця в системі цивільно-правових зобов'язань та впорядкування термінології за єдиним зразком, в тому числі, конкретно розмежувати посередницьку і агентську діяльність.