(2019) 2 Visn. Nac. akad. prokur. Ukr. 117–127
https://doi.org/10.34285/visnyknapu2019.02.117
Title of the article Principles of Ensuring the Independence of Prosecutors in Ukraine: Normative and Legal Fixing
Author(s) OLHA MASLOVA
deputy head, Department of the Supervision for Observance of Laws in Criminal Proceedings and Coordination of Law Enforcement Activities, Prosecutor’s Office of Dnipropetrovsk region, Dnipro, Ukraine, maslova@prk.dp.ua
Short title
of the journal (ISSN)		 Visn. Nac. akad. prokur. Ukr.
Year 2019
Issue 2
Pages [117–127]
Language Ukrainian
Abstract In the conditions of reforming the activities of the Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine, the principles of ensuring the independence of prosecutors should become the basis for the effective functioning of the system of guarantees of independence. In such circumstances, prosecutors will be able effectively and qualitatively to exercise the powers specified in the current legislation, and accordingly – to ensure the realization of human and civil rights and freedoms, the interests of the state and society.
The purpose of the article – to analyze the scientific definition and law and legal consolidation of the principles of ensuring the independence of prosecutors in Ukraine.
In the process of studying the issue, the author emphasizes that in order to ensure the independence of prosecutors, imperative standards should respect the independence of prosecutors, that is, to be commendable to their work, to recognize the merits of prosecutors, high professional qualities, and to refrain from exercising any form of influence on the prosecutor in order to hinder performance of official duties or making an illegal decision to them.
The article carefully analyzes the concept of “influence”, “intervention” and “pressure” on the prosecutor. Independence from the said unlawful actions (phenomena) means that the prosecutor fulfills the powers assigned to them, regardless of actions, views of another person or certain circumstances created by them.
As a result of the research, the author concludes that ensuring the independence of prosecutors in Ukraine should be based on certain principles, which should be consolidated in the norms of the Law of Ukraine “On Prosecutor’s Office”. To do this, the article 16 “Guarantee of the independence of the prosecutor” should be supplemented with a separate part, where is given a list containing the principles: legality; inevitability of liability; respect for the independence of the prosecutor and respect for the limits of reasonable criticism of his activities; equality political neutrality; transparency conscientiousness in the realization of rights and performance of duties; justice. The proposed list should be placed in the second part of the article, and the numbering of the existing parts should be shifted to one position.
Keywords principles; ambushes; prosecutor; independence; legacy; equality; inevitability of liability; political neutrality; transparency; justice.
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