European standards and legislation of Ukraine on participation of public associations in local decision-making

Abstract

Introduction. The article is devoted to the study of the legal regulation of the participation of public associations in making socially important decisions at the local level. Emphasis is placed on the issues of legal regulation of this issue in Ukraine in the aspect of European integration. The purpose of the study is to reveal the features and clarify the problematic issues of legislative consolidation of the participation of public associations in the decision-making process at the local level. Such methods of scientific research as logical-semantic, system-structural, formal-legal, comparative-legal, etc. were used to solve the set goals and tasks. Summary of the main research results. International norms and standards of public involvement in decision-making processes of national and local character are considered. Some international agreements and acts that set and disclose the above standards are analyzed. Emphasis is placed on the norms of the legislation of Ukraine, which enshrine both general principles and certain forms of participation of public associations in making socially important decisions at the local level. Conclusions. It is emphasized that there are a number of unresolved issues regarding the legal regulation of forms of participation of public associations and other civil society institutions in addressing issues of local importance, which should be resolved by amending current legislation and adopting new laws of Ukraine.

Keywords

• public associations
• civil society
• civil society institutions
• ukrainian legislation
• international norms and standards of citizen participation