Analysis of the reform of prosecutor’s offices in EU countries: lessons for Ukraine

Abstract

Introduction. The need to establish the rule of law in Ukraine, to choose a course for membership in the European Union, to adapt Ukrainian legislation to EU legislation, the legal basis of which is determined by the National Program for the Adaptation of Ukrainian Legislation, as well as to improve the legal basis of the functioning of the prosecutor’s office of Ukraine. The purpose of the paper is to reveal the main aspects of the reform of prosecutor’s offices in the EU countries, as well as to investigate the issue of their application in Ukraine. The results. At the current stage of the development of the Ukrainian state, the course towards integration into the European Union and the need to raise the necessary standards of compliance with human rights and freedoms require the most effective and rational choice of the organizational and management structure, as well as the functioning of the prosecutor’s office. The prosecutor’s office has always been considered and used as an effective tool for the developзment of social relations and, in particular, strengthening the rule of law as a fundamental value of society and the state. The corresponding democratic structures of the national legal systems of developed countries clearly define that the prosecutor’s office is one of the fundamental state institutions that ensures the rule of law and protection of human rights. It goes without saying that without the proper organization and effective functioning of the prosecutor’s office, the existence of a legal state would be impossible. The complex of mechanisms for harmonizing the legislation of Ukraine with European standards is aimed at the implementation of state policy on the creation of a modern national legal system by improving the law-making and law-enforcement activities of state authorities, introducing a unified system of planning, coordination and monitoring of law-enforcement work. There will be optimization of prosecutorial activity management processes, primarily through digitization. Conclusion. Using the foreign experience of administrative and legal support of the activities of the prosecutor’s office, it is important to consider that external standards can influence the internal model of the national prosecutor’s office and lead to the replacement of its specific features in favor of general external standards that correspond to the general dynamics of globalization.