Muzichuk A. Organization-legal fundamentals of the citizen participation in protection of the public order and struggle with offences against the law.

The thesis is devoted to theoretical and practical problems of the citizen participation in protection of the public order and struggle with offences against the law. The features of becoming and progressing in-stitute of the citizen participation in law-enforcement activity of our country are investigated. The author has analyzed the foreign expertise of law-enforcement activity of the citizens and proposed the possibili-ties of its use in Ukraine. The characteristic to organization-legal fun-damentals and forms of participation of a public in protection of the public order and struggle with offences against the law is given. In the thesis legal status of the citizens, which execute law-enforcement func-tions, is determined, the forms and methods of their law-enforcement activity are generalized and specified. The concepts, legal fundamen-tals, principles and forms of interaction between the citizens and militia in sphere of protection of the public order and struggle with offences against the law aresubjected to analysis. The directions of enhancing its efficiency are chalked out. Proposals to introduce concrete changes and additions to the current legislation are formulated.