Establishment of European Values on the Way of Ukraine’s European Integration and Their Protection in the Context of War: Constitutional and Axiological Aspect

Abstract

The article provides a scientific analysis of those European values, the establishment of which is a prerequisite for Ukraine’s accession to the European community and Ukraine’s acquisition of the status of a full member of the EU. It is noted that modernity determines the definition of two main areas of research on constitutional axiology: first,the correlation of constitutional principles and European values, as well as their implementation and establishment in Ukraine on the path to its European integration; second, determining the role of the judiciary and constitutional justice in the mechanism of implementation and establishment of European values in Ukraine in the context of its European integration aspirations. The author emphasizes the primary importance of protecting, especially in times of war, such constitutional and European values as a person, his or her life, dignity, freedom, security, etc. The constitutional and legal analysis of the principles enshrined in the text of the Constitution of Ukraine has given grounds to conclude that they correspondin their axiological content to European principles, the implementation, affirmation and protection of which is a prerequisite for Ukraine’s entry into the European community and its acquisition of the status of a full member of the EU. In this process, the judiciary plays an important role, so the current stage of judicial reform in the context ofUkraine’s European integration is focused on the formation of a high-quality judiciary with a high level of legal awareness and the implementation of European standards in the administration of justice. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine is a powerful and influential body that plays an important role in the process of Ukraine’s European integration and, in particular,in the implementation and promotion of European values. In order to make its activities more efficient in the context of European integration processes in Ukraine, it is relevant to: reform the procedure for the formation and improvement of the functioning of this constitutional justice body; supplement its regulations with a provision containing a list of basic constitutional and European values, so as to determine in more detail and clearly the focus of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine’s practice on their establishment in Ukraine. Key words: axiology, rule of law, European integration, European values,Constitutional Court of Ukraine, constitutional principles, human rights, legal consciousness, justice