scholarly journals The rule of law as a principle of administrative process implementation experience within the framework of western legal culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 229-233
Author(s):  
I.O. Pozigun
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Legal Culture ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Administrative Process ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
National Legal System ◽  
Implementation Experience

The relevance of the article is stipulated by the necessity to implement the rule of law requirements into the national legal system, in particular, in the administrative process, The following factors are indicated as factors that necessitate recourse to the experience of Western legal culture: the concept of the rule of law is the achievement of European culture; Ukrainian legal doctrine to this day has not largely departed from the doctrine of the principle of legality. It is noted that for the domestic legal science the issue of the rule of law is relatively new, which determines the state of its knowledge. At the beginning of the formation of the national system of law, translations of papers by foreign authors on the rule of law mostly distorted the interpretation of the phenomenon of the rule of law as the rule of the law. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the implementation of the rule of law, its implementation in the regulation of social relations indicates that the relationships between people, as well as the relationship between a person and public authorities are based on the requirements of legal norms; that all subjects of social relations are governed by law, not by force. It is indicated that for the domestic legal activity the implementation of the rule of law (including into the administrative process) should be carried out by way of the human rights provision (and, accordingly, the rights of the subjects of the administrative process). It is substantiated that the aspect of the rule of law principle implementation experience by European states, which is connected with the realization of the stated intentions, is crucial. The connection between law and morality in the context of soft law formation is highlighted. Based on the European Court of Human Rights practice analysis, the following legal provisions are identified in the context of the subject matter: the implementation of the rule of law within Western states necessitates effective public control over the activities of executive bodies as to restricting human rights and fundamental freedoms; the implementation of the rule of law principle within Western states necessitates the harmonization of the law and order over time and the legal certainty of legal acts. It is summarized that having proclaimed the principle of the rule of law as a component of the national legal system, its foundation, it is crucial for public authorities to study and borrow the experience of European states in implementing the requirements of this fundamental principle in state building.

scholarly journals RULE OF LAW IMPLEMENTATION INTO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS IN UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Іnnа Pozigun
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Administrative Process ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
National Courts ◽  
European Court ◽  
Systematic Training ◽  
Western Law

The relevance of the study is stipulated by the necessity to determine the directions of the rule of law implementation (as a fundamental value of Western law culture) into the national law system. The statistics of the European Court of Human Rights, the study of the rule of law index in the world, the decisions of national courts as to the rule of law principle implementation are analyzed, some decisions of the European Court of Human Rights as to the rule of law are processed. Emphasis is placed on the impossibility of adequate study of the rule of law within the normative understanding of law. The rule of law can function only if the provisions of the natural and law understanding of law are implemented. Only by realizing what the rule of law is can it be implemented into legal practice. It is noted that the analysis of national courts’ judgments allowed experts to draw a number of conclusions about the inappropriate level of the rule of law principle application by domestic judges, which is usually brought to quoting individual judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (mostly the same) or references to articles of the Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (the implicit content of the human rights enshrined in these articles is not disclosed). The following areas of the rule of law implementation are noted and characterized. First, the ideological direction: given that the principle of the rule of law is inherent in Western tradition of law based on a natural understanding of law, and is incompatible with the normative school of law, to which indicates the lack of understanding of the content of this principle by a number of judges, then without changing the legal paradigm further implementation of the rule of law principle has no sense. Only by realizing what the rule of law is, it can it be implemented into legal practice. This direction involves radical changes in the system of national law, which can occur only due to involvement of public authorities in legal values. Secondly, the scientific and practical direction: if within the first direction the emphasis is on future employees of public authorities, this direction concerns those persons who implement the state policy in life today. A prerequisite for holding a position in public authorities should be a systematic training, an integral part of which should be mastering the subject within which employees will learn about the understanding of human rights, their implicit nature, the rule of law principle, study the practice of the European Court of Human Rights. Third, the normative and legal direction: the necessity of adoption of the legal act which will systematically define the order of realization of administrative process is proved.

scholarly journals PROBLEMS OF FORMATION OF THE LEGAL CULTURE OF THE MODERN SOCIETY

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Арман Ахметов ◽  
Arman Ahmetov
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Legal Culture ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Democratic State

This article analyzes the legal culture of the modern society. The aim of the paper is to select the values of the legal culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan during its development as a democratic state. Special attention is paid to the study of axiological aspects of the legal culture in the process of development of democratic state and formation of civil society. The scientific work was based on a scientific research of Kazakh and foreign authors on nature of law, legal culture, its values in the process of formation of civil society and a state governed by the rule of law. The author believes that legal culture is a phenomenon quite complex and diverse in its internal structure and variety of social relations. The legal culture is not only knowledge of the laws, norms of law and methods of their use, however, and involves them as mandatory elements of the legal system. Legal culture includes awareness and the level of law-enforcement activities in the interests of ensuring and strengthening the rule of law. There are a few conclusions at the end of the article. The author believes that the legal culture is a certain steady state of social consciousness and social practice whish are based on repeated certain activities, the systematic functioning of the various structural elements of the legal system — the law, morality and traditions.

APPLICATION OF THE RULE OF LAW IN JUDICIAL PRACTICE

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyudmyla Bogachova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
The State ◽  
Broad Sense ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Judicial Practice

The article defines the concept of the principle of the rule of law both in the narrow and broad sense. In the narrow sense, the principle of the rule of law is understood as the rule of law over legislation, and in the broad sense - as the rule of law over the state, state arbitrariness. Different approaches to disclosing the content of the principle of the rule of law in national and European legal doctrines are systematized. The lack of a single generally accepted concept of the principle of "rule of law" is emphasized. The decisions of the European Court of Human Rights are analyzed; attention is focused on their interpretation of the rule of law. The realization of the principle of the rule of law, primarily presupposes the domination of inalienable and inviolable human rights and freedoms over the political power of the state, and also requires quality laws and observance of the principle of legal certainty. The interpretation of the principle of the rule of law in the decisions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine is considered. The CCU emphasizes that the rule of law is first and foremost the "rule of law in society"; characterizes the principle, linking it to the ideas of social justice, freedom and equality, without which it is impossible to imagine true human development and existence. The Constitutional Court calls justice as one of the basic principles of law, which is crucial in defining it as a regulator of social relations, one of the universal dimensions of law. Examples of application of the rule of law in the practice of the Supreme Court of Ukraine are given. Judges not only make a formal reference to the rule of law, but also try to analyze and disclose the content of its constituent elements (requirements) within a specific legal case. The main problems that hinder the effective implementation and realization of the rule of law in judicial practice are identified, namely - the lack of proper regulation and official interpretation; low quality of laws and legislative process; excessive number of conflicting laws; low level of legal awareness and legal culture of Ukrainian society, and early stage of civil society development in Ukraine. It is concluded that the rule of law is a principle whose main content is expressed in the following aspects: ensuring the rule of law over political power; subordination of state institutions to the needs of human rights protection and ensuring their implementation; priority of these rights over all other values of democratic, social, and legal state; preventing the manifestation of arbitrariness of state power, as well as ensuring compliance with the requirements of justice.

scholarly journals Principles оf Regulatory Activity of Bodies State Authority

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Zoya Pogorelova
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Public Relations ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Fundamental Principle ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Scientific Validity ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
Rule Making

The article, based on clarifying the content of related concepts of law-making, considers the principles of the rule-making activity as the power activity of public authorities. Such principles include the principles of humanism, democracy, the rule of law, human rights, and scientific validity of rule-making decisions, which necessitates the professionalism of rule-making activities, planning, systematics, complexity, timely revision and updating of legislation, and transparency. The content of these principles is revealed, their ranking is carried out, their importance for legal science and practice is emphasized, and the positions of scientists concerning their optimal list and characteristics are analyzed. In particular, attention is drawn to the fact that the principle of humanism is reflected in the fundamental values that underlie the constitutional order, the basis of the current law and human rights enshrined in the Constitution and laws of Ukraine: human dignity, the right to self-realization, justice and freedom, non-discrimination and equality before thelaw, tolerance, responsibility and respect for others. The principle of democracy, as a fundamental principle of rule-making, legitimizes the subjects of rule-making and creates a basis for their legal activities. The rule of law is also a fundamental principle of rule-making (including its components such as the principle of direct effect of the Constitution of Ukraine, the rule of the Constitution as the Basic Law, the principle of legality, legal certainty, the equality before the law and non-discrimination, and proportionality). It is emphasized that the principle of scientific validity of rule-making decisions necessitates professionalism of rule-making activities, and ensuring a high professional level of rule-makers makes it possible to carry out rule-making activities at a high scientific level, on a planned, systematic, comprehensive basis, the legal regulation of public relations, and the implementation of state functions. Aspects of the principle of publicity of normative activity of the Parliament, the Government, and the President of Ukraine are also analyzed.

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Crisis in Romania: A Hypothesis around Penal Populism and Legal Culture

2021 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 47-58
Author(s):  
Alexandra Mercescu
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Culture ◽  
Paradoxical Effect ◽  
Future Contribution ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Working Hypothesis

In this paper I seek to present a working hypothesis to be eventually developed in a future contribution, namely that the COVID-19 crisis exposed some problematic behaviours evocative of an authoritarian ethos on the part of both public authorities and citizens which suggest that a penal populist attitude might now be part or even embedded in the Romanian legal culture. Specifically, I will organize this contribution as follows: in the first part, I will briefly describe Romania’s reaction (as evidenced both in the official measures taken and the attitude of citizens) to the first wave of the pandemic focusing on the role of penal and military means; I shall qualify this reaction as containing some traces of penal populism. In the second part I shall offer a tentative mapping of the factors that can explain this problematic cultural reaction. Importantly, among these I include the successful fight against corruption with the consequence that what appears to have very much consolidated the rule of law in post-1989 Romania could be shown to have had the unintended and paradoxical effect of undermining the very same ideal.

How to Conduct Research in Israeli Law

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-142
Author(s):  
Ruth Levush
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Civil Law ◽  
Legal Culture ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Individual

The Israeli legal system belongs to the Western legal culture which is based on the rule of law and takes secular, liberal and rational approach that puts the individual at the center. The Israeli legal system has been classified as a “mixed jurisdiction” in that it has traits of both common law as well as civil law systems.

Real Respect for the Rule of Law

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-346
Author(s):  
Michael Milde
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
State Violence ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Political Event ◽  
Reconciliation Commission ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation

Judging the Judges, Judging Ourselves is an excellent book for at least three reasons. First, it is a critically engaged, firsthand account of a unique legal and political event: the inquiry by South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission into the operation of that country’s legal system under Apartheid. Second, it develops an extended argument for a challengingly normative conception of the rule of law, complete with compelling practical illustrations of what can happen if officials charged with maintaining the integrity of a legal system adopt a less substantive standard. And third, the book is well written and a pleasure to read.South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) represents an unusual attempt to confront, acknowledge and overcome the devastating injustice, violence and hatred generated during the Apartheid era. What makes it unusual is the conscious decision to set aside demands for retributive justice. Instead, by exposing abuses and violations of human rights, and then compensating victims and pardoning confessed perpetrators, the TRC aimed to establish a framework in which former antagonists could set aside adversarial postures and work together to create a new, integrated and just South Africa. Whether this laudable experiment will succeed remains to be seen.What was clear early on was that the TRC could not hope to complete its task if it did not investigate the performance of the legal system and the legal profession under the Apartheid regime. Apartheid was a social and political construct that systematically denied basic human rights to the vast majority of South Africa’s population on the basis of race. A substantial amount of state violence was required to secure this result. But it is a singular, remarkable fact that the racial divide was maintained by a legal system which in many respects resembled its counterparts in liberal democratic societies where the courts actively and successfully protect civil liberties. What is particularly striking is that gross human rights violations were permitted, even approved, by legal institutions that appeared to respect such fundamental legitimacy-conferring principles as the rule of law and judicial independence. Equally troubling is the observation that the system was staffed by functionaries many of whom had unimpeachable credentials as advocates of human rights. So how could this justice system have produced such iniquitous results?

scholarly journals Ensuring the principles of the rule of law and legality in the activities of public administration: terminological analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 91-98
Author(s):  
Iryna Shumliaieva
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Definition Of

In the context of the development of home public administration, the implementation of research in terms of providing a meaningful description of the principles of the rule of law and legality in order to comply with them and ensure the activities of public authorities is becoming relevant. Therefore, the purpose of the scientific article is to implement a terminological analysis of the principles of the rule of law and legality in the activities of public administration, as an important condition for the development of public administration. The article considers terminological issues related to the definition of the essence of the concepts «rule of law», «legality», «public administration», by analyzing scientific papers and legal documents. Particular attention is paid to the definitions contained in the norms of international and European acts concerning the definition of the content of the principles of the rule of law and legality, which allowed distinguishing the relevant international and European understanding of the conceptual foundations of these concepts. It is established that at the present stage of development of the institution of public administration in the European doctrine the principle of the rule of law prevails, which is not identified with the principle of legality, as it is included in the list of relevant requirements for the implementation of the first one. The relationship between the rule of law and the rule of legality is shown, given their close relationship, formed in the process of evolution at different times during the development of social relations. As a result of research of scientific literature and normative-legal sources, it is offered to consider legality in activity of public administration in a wide public-administrative context through a prism of regulation of the state-authoritative influence on society for the purpose of its ordering. Since the vector of the rule of law and legality is aimed at both public authorities and society, it is assumed that the adoption of these principles in society involves the implementation of the requirements set out in the article to ensure compliance with public administration.

scholarly journals LAW POLITIC OF ADMINISTRATIVE COURT JUDICATURE IN INDONEESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Wahyu Mukti Beny Setiyawan ◽  
Fitriya Desi Wulandari
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
The State ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The People ◽  
The Law ◽  
Administrative Courts ◽  
Administrative Justice

Law politic present at the point of encounter between living realism and the demands ofidealism. Political law concerns on an ideal or hope, then there is a legal vision that is setin advance, then the form and content of the law are built to realize that vision. Theurgency existence of administrative justice in realizing the rule of law encourages thegovernment to establish a legal system in the field of administrative justice through theestablishment of Law Number 51986 about State Administrative Courts, which is thefoundation for the establishment of a State Administrative Court in Indonesia. In theexplanation of Law Number 5 of 1986 stated that the State Administrative Court was heldin order to provide protection to the people seeking justice, which felt themselves to beharmed by a State Administrative Decision. Principly, a country is expected to giveprotection for the human rights of its citizens

scholarly journals The european court of human rights practice influence on the national system of Ukraine

2021 ◽  
pp. 32-36
Author(s):  
E.S. Kalyuzhna
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal System ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
National System ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Human Rights Practice ◽  
European Court ◽  
Fundamental Freedoms ◽  
Protection Of Human Rights

Ukraine has recognized the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights by acceding to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The implementation of Western concepts of the rule of law, human dignity and human rights stipulates study of the European Court of Human Rights practice, which, in accordance with national law, is the source of Ukrainian law. It is emphasized that the enshrinement of the rule of law principle in a number of laws was accompanied by a normative provision on the necessity to understand the content of this principle through the European Court of Human Rights practice. The purpose of the study is to elucidate the general provisions characterizing the impact of the European Court of Human Rightsice practice on the national system of Ukraine. It is substantiated that the European Court of Human Rights ensures the relevance of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms provisions, compliance of its rules with modernity, ensuring the general spirit of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms which is designed to uphold and ensure the values of a democratic society. It is noted that in interpreting the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the European Court of Human Rights is a kind of subject of legal doctrines making in the field of human rights affecting the legal systems of the states parties to this Convention. Some decisions of the European Court of Human Rights in cases against Ukraine, which played a significant role in changing the national legal system, are analyzed, in particular,the decisions in the cases Koretsky and Others v. Ukraine, Natalia Mykhaylenko v. Ukraine, and Volokhy v. Ukraine. The following legal provisions as the separation of law and the law are mentioned, giving priority to law over the law  in case of contradiction between them; understanding the content of the rule of law, the importance of legal certainty and reasoning of the decision to restrict human rights, legal equality of people, and giving real access to a fair trial to a person, etc. It is concluded that when considering the applicants' complaints about Ukraine's non-fulfillment of its obligations in the field of human rights, the European Court of Human Rights forms legal provisions that become an integral part of the domestic legal system, in some cases they (the decisions) are the factor in changing legislation, and influence the legal doctrine transformation.

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