SUBJECTS OF PROTECTION OF PUBLIC (PUBLIC) INTEREST IN ADMINISTRATIVE JUDICIARY

Abstract

The article is devoted to the definition of entities authorized to form the public (public) interest, as well as entities that are authorized to apply to administrative courts in order to protect the public (public) interest. Based on the analysis of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, it was found that the subjects that determine the content of public (public) interest are, first of all, state bodies. It is determined that in Ukraine the most important issues in the field of public and state life are determined by the laws of Ukraine, so the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is the body tasked with defining the content of public (public) interest. It has been established that the law-making activity of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is significantly influenced by the public (representatives of civil society institutions) and international organizations (institutions of the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and others). It is proved that the subjects of protection of public (public) interest are: state bodies in cases specified by law, as their task is to maximize the interests of all social groups to achieve justice in society as the highest good; local governments in order to protect the violated interests of the territorial community; the prosecutor in the absence of a body empowered to protect public (public) interests in the relevant field and in the relevant territory, or improper performance of such tasks by such body; public organizations, which by statutes give the right to protect public (public) interests in a particular area. Based on the analysis of the legislation of Ukraine, the need to supplement paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Art. 131-1 of the Constitution of Ukraine and Art. 23 of the Law of Ukraine «On the Prosecutor's Office» provisions on the powers of the prosecutor's office to represent, in addition to state, also public interests. Key words: public (public) interest, subjects of power, prosecutor's office, public organizations, administrative proceedings, Supreme Court.