TO CHARACTERIZE THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICY

Abstract

The relevance of the article is that in accordance with the Basic Law of the state in Ukraine recognizes and operates the principle of the rule of law, which provides for the rule of law in society, its basic, fundamental importance in regulating public relations. The effect of this principle ensures the existence and actual effect of legal norms that regulate human life and the relations arising in its context, leaving no room for any alternatives, including norms of morality or religion. At the same time, it is necessary to recognize the fact that different social relations have different intensity of legal regulations expressed in legal documents. This point also concerns the issue of legal support for the activities of the National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy. The special place of this body among other subjects of anti-corruption determines the need to analyze the legal basis of its work and sources of legal status. The purpose of the article is to characterize the legal framework for combating corruption in Ukraine in general, as well as the activities of the National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy in particular. The article, based on the analysis of the current legislation, identifies which laws and regulations are the basis of the National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy. The provisions of each official document are analyzed and the norms regulating separate vectors of work of the National Council are allocated. The key shortcomings of the existing system of normative and legal basis of the work of the National Council on Anti-Corruption Policy have been identified. It is concluded that the legal basis of the National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy is the rules of many legal documents on various aspects of anti-corruption, as well as the organization of certain areas of government, including the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Despite the significant number of legal provisions on the basics of its work, most of the rules are indirect and only partially regulate the functioning of the National Council in certain areas. In addition, only one bylaw, the Decree of the President of Ukraine, directly addresses the legal status of the National Council and its key aspects.