Constitutional reform of Ukraine in 2016 and its impact on the development of the legal system by L. L. Goncharenko

“…Attention is drawn to the fact that the constitutional reform in Ukraine implemented in 2016 was important for our country, since: firstly, it was aimed at strengthening democracy and observance of the rule of law in Ukraine; secondly, the powers of the President of Ukraine and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to elect judges to office were adapted in accordance with international standards; thirdly, the requirements for the personality and professionalism of judges were significantly increased. …”
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To the problem of optimization of criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of providing the national security of the State by Y. V. Kobko

“…It has been performed the classification of the relevant criteria, which is most appropriate to divide into the following groups: 1) financial and economic, which include: the level of shadowing of the economy; the level of GDP per capita; the ratio of public debt to GDP; the average level of wages in the state; 2) socio-cultural, in particular: the demographic situation in the country (depopulation rate); the level of legal consciousness of society and cultural development; national consent and unity; a sense of personal security; the level of support of the population of the state; 3) political: stability and effectiveness of public policy (domestic political stability); resilience to ensure a high level of readiness of society and the state to respond to a wide range of threats; the level of democracy, the formation and effectiveness of the legal framework of the rule of law; 4) indicators of combat readiness of the army: the state of the armed forces, their combat capability and combat readiness; logistical, financial support of troops; adequacy of staffing. …”
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Delegitimizing, corruptive crises by Ángel R. Oquendo

“…Against all odds, they must genuinely commit to and identify with democracy, the rule of law, and solidarity.…”
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INSTITUTIONAL DETERMINANTS OF NON-PERFORMING LOANS OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA by Olusegun Opeyemi Oni, Henry Jonathan

“…Four institutional factors; namely control of corruption with coefficient value of (0.44%), financial freedom with coefficient value of (0.13%), rule of law with coefficient value of (0.341%) and regulatory quality with coefficient value of (-0.618%) were all significant on NPLs at (5%,) respectively. …”
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DRONES AND THE ETHICAL POLITICS OF PUBLIC MONITORING by Andrei-Alexandru STOICA, Ștefan PICA

“…The article also aims to identify if enough practice (administrative and legal) has been conducted to ensure that data protection has been safeguarded and whether interstate actions could pose a threat to the rule of law. In essence, we will interpret important case law from USA and Europe regarding the usage of cameras and other video monitoring devices, stationary and mobile, and also to figure out if its applicable to drones. …”
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What do the amendments to the law on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina bring? by Milinković Igor

“…Judicial independence represents one of the key prerequisites for the rule of law. However, fostering a "culture" of judicial independence must be accompanied by continuous efforts to improve mechanisms and the "culture" of accountability and integrity of judicial office holders. …”
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Reflections on Korea in 2010: Trials and prospects for recovery of common sense in 2011 by Paik Nak-chung

“…We may now foresee an accelerating destruction not only of the nation's environment but of democracy and rule of law as well. In the meantime, the speedy economic recovery that the government boasts about, setting aside for the moment the view of some experts that we still have to wait and see how real the recovery is, has not succeeded in improving the livelihood of ordinary people or creating many new jobs.The author calls for fresh thinking to avert a regionwide and domestic crisis.…”
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AFRICAN UNION’S SHARED VALUES AND THE DILEMMA OF DEMOCRACY IN WEST AFRICA by BARILEDUM Kia, SUNNY OKORO ABEKI

“…Based on the findings, the study recommends among others commitment of leaders of the sub region to good governance, justice, rule of law that ensure peace and sustainable development that are antidotes to military disruption of constitutional democratic governance. …”
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Formation of the Concept of “Administrative Act” in the European Administrative-Legal Doctrine by V. V. Maslov

“…The subject of the analysis is either the rule of law or the doctrine of France, Germany, Italy and Spain. …”
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Investigating the security consequences of climate change on Iran with a Good Governance approach by Parisa ghorbani sepehr, Zaki Yashar, Seyed abbas ahmadi

“…Also, the results of Friedman test on the effect of good governance in controlling and reducing the security consequences of climate change in Iran show that accountability with an average of 5.79 in the first place, rule of law with an average of 5.62 in the second place. and accountability of officials with an average rating of 5.32 are in third place.…”
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The Enlightenment of Domestic and International Legal and Policies Related to the Sea Level Rise Adaptation by ZHANG Zefei, REN Shutong, XIA Dongdong, SHEN Xiaoying

“…By conducting an in-depth analysis from the perspectives of socialist rule of law and local legislation, we suggest that coastal local governments should strive to balance the conflicts between coastal development and environment protection under the backdrop of climate change by: a) strengthening research on local relative sea level rise prediction and its impact, b) applying research outcomes to coastal development management, c) raising public awareness about sea level rise, and d) progressively initiating the local legislative process.…”
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General characteristics of departmental lawmaking activity of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine by V. V. Korniienko

“…The study found that the concept of “law formation” is broader and more key compared to the concepts of “lawmaking”, “departmental lawmaking” and “departmental lawmaking” of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, and it should be based on natural law approach to legal understanding, namely three fundamental provisions: 1) commonalities and differences between law and legislation, i.e. legislation can exist outside its most common form (law) in the form of a measure of freedom and equality, which is reflected in the principles of law, subjective rights, legal relations, customs, and more; 2) the concepts of civil society and the rule of law, according to which priority is given to civil society itself, i.e. the community of independent, equal and free persons who are citizens of a particular state; 3) the principle of separation of powers. …”
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Legal principles of international cooperation of the National Police of Ukraine with foreign law enforcement agencies by V. V. Pylyp

“…It has been stated that any form of international cooperation should be carried out in compliance with the following principles: legality, rule of law, partnership, efficiency, coherence of actions and means used, effective communication, and competence. …”
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Genesis of national legislation and scientific thought development regarding criminal liability for perjury by K. A. Romanauskas

“…Based on the social danger of this criminal offence, which is an encroachment on the lawful procedure for the administration of justice, in particular, ensuring the rule of law, legality in the procedural activities of courts, law enforcement agencies, and other institutions entrusted with the enforcement of court decisions, the importance of ensuring a high-quality investigation of these criminal offences has been emphasised. …”
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Moral and Psychological Stability of Police Officers in the System of Their Professionally Important Qualities by I. V. Klymenko

“…The author has singled out psychological structure of this characteristic, namely: motivational component, the indicators of which are a positive attitude to service, awareness of the importance of conscientious performance of official tasks and conscious desire to perform professional duties, belief in the value of moral norms and the need to subordinate own behavior; cognitive component, which includes knowledge of the legal basis of professional activity, ethical requirements of police officers’ behavior, the rules of use of physical force, special means and firearms; professional-personal component, which contains such professional moral and psychological qualities as professional honor, justice, decency, honesty, compassion and empathy, attitude to the rule of law, discipline, humanity, responsibility and a reflective component that characterizes the ability of a police officer to analyze phenomena of own consciousness and activity and assess the level of formation of moral and psychological stability, ability to effectively solve job problems. …”
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E-Government Effectiveness and Efficiency in EU-28 and COVID-19 by Sabina Hodžić, Dejan Ravšelj, Dubravka Jurlina Alibegović

“…The empirical results show that e-government maturity positively and significantly contributes to enhancing government effectiveness and efficiency in the EU-28. In addition, the rule of law plays an important role in each stage regression model. …”
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Concept and Features of Control over the Activities of Bar Self-Governance Bodies by P. S. Liutikov

“…The importance of researching this topic is highlighted for analyzing the effectiveness of existing control mechanisms and identifying possible ways to improve them, which, in turn, will contribute to strengthening the rule of law in Ukraine. In conclusion, the features of control over the activities of bar self-governance bodies are established as follows: targeted influence – ensuring compliance with and enforcement of legislation by bar self-governance bodies, avoiding violations, providing organizational and practical support; object of control: activities of bar self-governance bodies; nature of control – both internal and external, carried out by the bar self-governance bodies themselves on a self-regulatory basis and by specially authorized state control entities; specificity of goals, functions, and tasks; peculiarities in the forms and methods of control activities. …”
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Directions for improving the regulatory framework for the use of discretionary powers by law enforcement agencies in administrative legal relations by O. A. Prysiazhniuk

“…The article notes that limiting the discretionary powers of law enforcement agencies through the implementation of legislative provisions which would detail and set the limits for the application of these powers is seen as one of the primary tasks for these institutions to comply with the rule of law and is considered to be the main leitmotif of the process of improving the regulatory framework for the use of discretionary powers by law enforcement agencies in administrative legal relations. …”
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Administrative Supervision of the National Police of Ukraine by I. M. Kovalov, V. A. Yevtushok

“…The relevance of the chosen topic is the fact that police officers’ powers to monitor the rule of law in the fields of economy and public administration can directly affect the rights and freedoms of individuals and the legitimate interests of legal entities. …”
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Quarantine and anti-epidemic measures as an element of Emergency Law in Ukraine by O. O. Levytskyi

“…The article also analyses the impact of emergency law on human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Ukraine. It is stated that emergency law is a branch of law which is formed from certain elements of emergency legal regimes and affects the rights and obligations of citizens during emergencies. …”
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