THEORETICAL AND APPLIED PROBLEMS OF IMPROVING THE STATE MECHANISM IN UKRAINE

Abstract

Theoretical issues concerning the improvement state mechanism in Ukraine. The problems of optimization of public administration in Ukraine are considered. The author proposes to study changes of authorities of the President of Ukraine, the structure and the legal grounds in the activity of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. He also substantiates the expediency of expanding the powers of the President of Ukraine; optimization of the structure and the powers of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, including changes of the quantitative structure, expediency of the division Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine into two chambers, improvement of the organizational and legal grounds of the electoral process, the activities of People’s Deputies and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. The article stresses on the necessity in changing the quality of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by introducing electoral qualifications to parliamentary candidates, and denying the elections system through the so-called party lists and the expediency of preserving the rights of the parties to nominate their candidates in constituencies together with other subjects of the election process. The possible mechanism of the adoption of the Constitution of Ukraine and the opportunity to use the institution of the Constitutional laws, their compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine is analyzed. An attention is drawn to the need of improving the quality of legislation and the expediency and possibility of mastering the mechanism of law-making in Ukraine. The need for the de-monopolization of the legislature, the transition to legal pluralism and the establishment of the mechanism of legislative lawmaking equilibrium of three subjects is stated: the Ukrainian referendum, the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. In particular, the questions on the expediency of the creation of the legislative body – the State Codification Commission of Ukraine are regarded. The necessity of modification of the legal status of the Ukrainian referendum is grounded and the primary organizational and legal issues for its consideration are suggested.