“Almanac of Law”

Almanac of law. Issue 16 (2025), pages 310–318.

DOI: 10.33663/2524-017X-2025-16-310-318

Tymoshchuk V. P.
Key Factors of Development of Administrative Legislation of Modern Ukraine

The article is devoted to the identification of key factors influencing the development of administrative legislation of modern Ukraine, which has undergone dramatic changes since 1991. These factors also determine the effectiveness of the implementation of the relevant legislation, and therefore their understanding and consideration are important not only in the historical context, but also in the prognostic context.

The article highlights the most significant influencing factors such as the very fact of restoration of Ukraine’s independence and the democratic vector of our country’s development; the idea (or even the concept or ideology) of human-centeredness in administrative law; Ukraine’s European integration and Europeanization of administrative law. They relate to both institutional issues of organization of public administration and the part of administrative law that regulates relations between the state (public administration) and private individuals.

Other important factors in the development of administrative legislation and its implementation include the development of market relations; decentralization of public power (strengthening the capacity of local self government, granting communities additional powers, etc. These are not only new opportunities in terms of accessibility of services and efficiency of the exercise of powers, but also new challenges, including the need to harmonize decentralization and digitalization. It is also important to ensure that the decentralization factor is taken into account in the development of all administrative legislation. The development of a market economy and private power also requires balanced regulation to protect both individuals and the public interest, including in the division of powers between the public administration and the judiciary, and providing the executive branch with effective mechanisms to protect the public interest. The digitalization factor should not: violate personal data protection standards, discriminate against individuals based on the criterion of digital readiness, and violate legal standards of general administrative procedure (good public administration). Undoubtedly, the security factor is a crucial factor that will continue to influence the development of administrative legislation and its implementation. All of these issues are important not only in retrospect, but also have a prognostic value.

Key words: administrative legislation, factors of influence, human-centeredness, decentralization, Europeanization, digitalization.

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