Shevchenko-Bitenska O. The Council of Europe legal mechanisms in sphere of protection of children from violence

The thesis contains definition and systematization of legal mechanisms of the Council of Europe in sphere of protection of children from violence and proposals for their effective implementation in the legal system of Ukraine. The paper highlights the genesis of International Children Rights’ Law on the universal and regional (European) level and appropriate international legal consolidation of definitions «child» and «violence». Three types of legal mechanisms in sphere of protection children from violence were discovered: treaty, institutional and program. Legal mechanisms of the Council of Europe in sphere of protection of children from violence are seen as a system of legal and related organizational tools which are used as a part of the treaty and non-contractual cooperation among member states of the Council of Europe to protect children from unlawful physical action and / or violation of their mental integrity. Mechanisms of creation and implementation (including monitoring and promotion) Council of Europe standards in sphere of protection of children from violence have been analyzed. Specific proposals for improvement of constitutional, criminal and family law of Ukraine in accordance with Council of Europe standards and the application of legal mechanisms of the Council of Europe in sphere of protection of children from violence in the Ukrainian legal system are developed.