Kremova D. Oath Institute in the Service Law of Ukraine

The analysis of the institute of oath in the service law of Ukraine, its genesis, current state is carried out. The problems in the use of its resource are singled out. The prospects of improving its doctrinal research and enshrined in the legislation are determined. The provisions of legal doctrine on the understanding of the oath in public law are studied and generalized. The author's definition of the oath in service law is offered, namely: as a historically formed, regulated by the norms of service law official solemn symbolic promise, a kind of oath of a person who acquires the status of a public servant and whose professional activity is aimed at serving public interests, the content of which is formed by the legal and moral obligations of a person to the Ukrainian people and the state, guaranteed by measures of legal responsibility in case of violation.