COMMISSIONER IN CASES OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AS A PUBLIC SERVICE SUBJECT

Abstract

The article defines and substantiates the legal statu of the Commissioner in the cases of the European Court of Human Rights according to the criteria and classifications presented in scientific sources. It has been established that the system of public positions, whose activities are aimed at ensuring and realizing the rights and freedoms of man and citizen in Ukraine, has not yet received a comprehensive and comprehensive study. Most institutes in this field work separately and unconsolidated. It was found that the rapid development of national legislation in the field of public service demonstrates, on the one hand, the European integration aspirations of our state to create an effective system of managers who solve problems both at the national and municipal levels, and on the other hand, the desire to consolidate all European innovations in the national legislation and the public service of Ukraine without any scientific (systemic) justification of their place and role in the already existing national system of public power. The analysis of the provisions of the current legislation on public service and scientific sources, which are devoted to the types of public service and the status of public servants in the system of executive authorities, made it possible to conclude that the position of Commissioner for the cases of the European Court of Human Rights belongs to political positions in the system of executive authorities. This is caused by the following factors: 1) the legal status of the Commissioner in the cases of the European Court of Human Rights does not correspond to the characteristics and requirements that are inherent and put forward to civil servants, persons in the patronage service and professional service; 2) the legislator has repeatedly equated the status of the European Court of Human Rights Commissioner with the status of the Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine, who is recognized by the Law of Ukraine “On Central Bodies of Executive Power” as a political employee in the system of bodies of executive power. It is proposed to enshrine the following definition in the national legislation: “The European Court of Human Rights Commissioner is a person who holds a political position in the Ministry of Justice, who is entrusted with the authority to represent Ukraine in the European Court of Human Rights during the consideration and resolution of cases of violations of the Convention on the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, on the coordination of the implementation of decisions of the European Court of Human Rights and on informing the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe about the progress of its implementation”.