Piunova, V.I. Administrative justice in Ukraine

Abstract: In order to study and resolve legal conflicts appearing in the sphere of public law relations, the specialized administrative courts were formed in Ukraine. The Ukrainian model of administrative justice is characterized by the formation within the system of the courts of general jurisdiction of a specialized branch – administrative courts: 1) local administrative courts (local general courts as administrative courts and district administrative courts); 2) administrative appellate courts; 3) Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine; 4) the Supreme Court of Ukraine. Introduction of the said courts has allowed to considerably improve the situation in the sphere of protection of human rights and basic freedoms, as well as rights of legal entities from the violations by the state government bodies, municipal bodies, their officials, and other subjects in the process of implementation of their administrative functions. The article concerns the issues of organization of the system of administrative courts in Ukraine, defining the place of administrative courts within the judicial system of Ukraine. Special attention is paid to the competence of all of the levels within the system of administrative courts, the issues of formation of the judicial corpus of the administrative courts and specific features of the status of judges of administrative courts in Ukraine.

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