Law of Ukraine “on administrative procedure”: new terminology and legal value of the law
Authors: Melnykovych Mykhailo 
Published: December 2024

Goal. The purpose of the article is to analyze the key terms of the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure”, especially new for Ukrainian legislation, which will contribute to ensuring legal certainty, unity of understanding of such categories for the purposes of administrative and judicial practice. It is worth noting that although the purpose of this work is devoted to the outline of the main terms of the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure”, they are important for Ukrainian legislation as a whole, given the fundamental nature of this law. Method. The methodology includes a complex analysis of the issues, theoretical elaboration of the current legal material on the raised issue and formation of relevant conclusions and recommendations. During the study, the following methods of scientific knowledge were used: terminological, systemic-structural, comparative-legal, and the method of analysis. The results. Based on the results of the research, the importance of ensuring proper legal understanding of the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure” for its further effective legal application was revealed, the main novelties in terminology were analyzed and the importance of further scientific work on the analysis of both the provisions of the Law itself and the results of its legal application was noted. Separately, the historical component of the adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure” is briefly described, and attention is drawn to the relevant regulatory documents that became the “legal foundation” for its adoption.

Emphasis is placed on the importance of legal analysis of the provisions of this legislative act, including monitoring the results of its application in practice.

The presented analysis of individual terms of the normative legal act proved that legal regulation in the field of administrative procedure has deep roots, which, in turn, can serve as a basis for work in the direction of increasing theoretical studies in this field.

Scientific news. The study emphasized the importance of the adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure”, its significance both for the legal system of Ukraine as a whole and separately in the field of administrative procedure.

The article analyzes the main provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure” from the point of view of novelties in terminology.

Emphasis is placed on the fact that the procedure of interaction between the state, on the one hand, and citizens and business, on the other, should become unified, effective and, of course, transparent, with an orientation to the interests of the latter.

It was found that the implementation of the general administrative procedure at the legislative level has undoubtedly brought Ukraine closer to the standards of the European Union, because the “right to proper administration” is an integral part of a highly developed legal state.

Practical significance. The result of this work is aimed at further encouraging an in-depth theoretical study of the field of administrative procedure as a “novel of Ukrainian legislation” and finding ways to effectively implement the Law of Ukraine “On Administrative Procedure” into the legal realities of our country today.

In the process of consideration of amendments to the legislation, a generalization of the key terminology was carried out, the understanding of which will make it possible to effectively implement the regulatory act in practice.