CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL GROUNDS OF PUBLIC GENDER AND LEGAL EXAMINATION IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article defines the constitutional and legal principles of public gender and legal examination in Ukraine. The article describes the international and national legislation regulating observance of the principle of equality between women and men. The article identifies the оbject, subject and purpose of public gender and legal expertise. The article states that gender equality is a hallmark of a developed democratic state. In Ukraine, from time to time the issue of discrimination of the rights of an article is strongly raised. In this regard, the process of consolidation of the principle of equality between women and men continues in the domestic legislation to this day. Public control is one of the effective mechanisms that can address this kind of issue. One form of such control is public examination. The author points out that Legislation governing the conduct of public gender-based legislation needs to be improved. Parliament must adopt rules that would provide for a public gender examination of existing legislation, norms that will determine the mechanism of conducting public gender legal examination of draft normative legal acts and legislation and rules that will regulate the procedure for taking into account the findings of public expertise by public authorities. The possibility of conducting public gender-legal expertise should also be envisaged at the level of activity of local self-government bodies. It is concluded that public gender examination of draft legal acts is an important step in the process of normalization. Carrying out this type of expertise is one of the most effective ways to monitor compliance with the principle of equality between women and men. Gender and legal expertise conducted by civil society institutions contributes to the promotion of participatory democracy and the protection of the public interest.