Theoretical and legal problems of state control over the judicial security service

Abstract

The article discloses the essence and legal foundations of state control over the activities of the Judicial Security Service and covers the main theoretical and legal problems in this area. The author examines the approaches of domestic scientists to the essence of the concept of control and state control in the field of justice. It has been established that scientists consider state control in a narrow sense as control of the executive authorities. However, the state control over the Judicial Security Service is carried out by the State Judicial Administration – a state body in the justice system that belongs to the judicial branch of government, therefore it exercises state control. Thus, the concept of state control goes beyond the limits of the activities of executive authorities, requires analysis and further research. The article analyzes the legal acts regulating the powers of the subjects exercising state control over the Judicial Security Service. It has been determined that the main subject of state control over the activities of the Judicial Security Service is the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine. It has been established that the High Council of Justice is a control and oversight body in the field of justice with a wide range of functions and powers and directly acts as a subject of state control in relation to the Judicial Security Service. It is concluded that state control over the activities of the Judicial Security Service is a system of organizational and legal forms of ensuring compliance with the principle of the rule of law, the fulfillment of tasks, and the implementation of managerial decisions in the activities of the Judicial Security Service, which is carried out on the basis and within the framework of the legislation by the State Judicial Administration and the Supreme Council of Justice to ensure the safety and independence of the court.