Kurtsev O. Unitarism as a principle of the constitutional order of Ukraine.

The main historical stages of development of the form of state and territorial organization of Ukraine are characterized. The concept, main features and content of the principle of unitarism are studied. The author's definition of unitarism is given, first, as a principle of state system, which is characterized by the concentration of powers to exercise state power at one level - the central; this principle is also characterized by centralized management of administrative-territorial units and the absence of separate (independent) state entities; secondly, as systems of government, in which public authorities and public administration form a single hierarchical system, which is based on strict subordination of subordinate bodies to the leadership and control of superiors, and acts of higher bodies are mandatory subordinate. The place of unitarism in the system of principles of the constitutional order of Ukraine is revealed. It is established that the principle of unitarism had the greatest impact on the constitutional and legal regulation of the administrative-territorial structure of Ukraine, its principles and system. It is noted that unitarism is the basis for understanding the principle of a single citizenship as a consequence of the absence of state-like entities in our country. The unitary nature of the state system establishes the internal aspect of the content of a single citizenship, which is manifested in the impossibility of the existence in the state of any other public authority than the state, between which there could be a legal relationship with individuals.