Artiukhov Y. Administrative and legal regulation of the ombudsman institute in Ukraine

In the dissertation, a comprehensive and systematic study of the administrative and legal regulation of the ombudsman institute in Ukraine was carried out. It is proved that the institution of the ombudsman should be introduced in Ukraine, which should have an independent, independent status, in accordance with this status, the sign of "authorization" is lost, which expands the rights of this body and provides an opportunity to organize a complex and multi-level system of specialized ombudsmen with representations at regional levels for broad and rapid response to detected violations of human rights and freedoms. Based on the research results of the ombudsman institute, the author's classification of the ombudsman institute was created. By competence: general (universal) ombudsman institution; specialized (sectoral) ombudsman institution. By level of authority: national ombudsman, regional/local ombudsman. By types of powers: classic ombudsman; child rights representative; representative of the rights of military personnel. By source of authorization: parliamentary ombudsman, presidential ombudsman, specially created bodies, international ombudsmen. It is proposed to systematize and improve the legal status of the current institution for the protection of human rights (ombudsman) in Ukraine. It was noted that the principles of activity of the ombudsman institute in Ukraine are the fundamental laws and ideological principles defined in the normative legal acts of Ukraine, which determine the content and features of the activity of the ombudsman institute aimed at the protection of human rights. It is claimed that state policy in the field of human rights protection is a system of strategic approaches, programs, measures and legislative initiatives aimed at guaranteeing and ensuring the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen in accordance with constitutional and international standards. The concepts and elements of the mechanism of administrative and legal regulation of the ombudsman institute in Ukraine are defined. Peculiarities of the administrative-legal relations of the administrative-legal regulation of the ombudsman institute in Ukraine are highlighted. It was noted that the effectiveness of the administrative and legal regulation of the ombudsman institute in Ukraine is a materialized reflection of the quantitative and qualitative indicators of the ombudsman's performance of his tasks and functions, monitoring of the ombudsman's activities, the level of satisfaction of the subjects of appeals with the ombudsman's activities and the speed and effectiveness of resolving the issue. Areas of improvement of the administrative and legal regulation of the ombudsman institute in Ukraine are highlighted.