Alternative Means for Resolving Administrative Disputes in Ukraine in the Light of European Integration
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https://doi.org/10.46282/blr.2023.7.2.323Keywords:
Administrative Dispute, Administrative Justice, Conciliation of Parties, Mediation, Dispute Settlement with the Participation of the JudgeAbstract
This paper aims at the exploring the issues of the legal regulation of alternative means for administrative disputes resolution in Ukraine in frames of European integration. The importance of alternative dispute resolution in the field of administrative legal relations has been emphasised by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in a number of its recommendations. Alternative means have been introduced in administrative procedure and administrative justice in some European countries, including Ukraine. However, the ADR mechanisms in administrative legal relations still are not widely used primarily because of the lack of the clear legal regulation. In this paper, the core problems related to the use of alternative means for dispute resolution in administrative procedure and administrative justice have been identified and recommendations on enhancement of legal regulation of certain instruments in Ukraine have been provided based on the European approaches and the best practices of the selected states – members of the Council of Europe.
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