Principles of humanism and justice in the administrative law of Ukraine in the context of christian values

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the content and implementation of the principles of humanism and justice in the administrative law of Ukraine in the context of Christian values. The relevance of the topic lies in the fact that these two principles are poorly understood in the science of administrative law, and that the doctrine of this science needs to be changed, given the changes associated with the war, which forced people to reconsider some of their values, their life priorities and views on the State and its importance in human life, and reinforced the need to build relations between the State and human beings based on the principles of humanism and justice. The author establishes that the principles of humanism and justice are interrelated and form the basis of the entire system of administrative law and the functioning of public relations in the field of public administration. It is summarized that justice is the initial principle of law and its essence, the basis for the rule of law. Humanism is a fundamental principle of rights and a value of a democratic society; it means humanity, love for a person, value of a person and his or her dignity, and the pursuit of his or her welfare. It is proved that the fundamental principles of law are based on love, which is the content of Christian doctrine. In the context of Christian values, the principle of justice means doing to others as you would like to be done to you. It implies the action of equality, respect, freedom, and mercy toward people. In turn, the principle of humanism in the context of Christian values means love your neighbor as yourself. It is proved that love is not only an emotion, but first and foremost an action, or an act of will. Love requires decision-making and effort. Therefore, the principles of administrative law are also an action and should be put into practice, and not just an idea. The author proposes to change some doctrinal approaches to the role of the State in relations with a person, namely, that they should be based on the principles of humanism and justice based on love, which will be the beginning of a qualitatively new role of the State and the activities of officials in relations with citizens.