INSTITUTE OF THE AUTHORIZED SUPREME COUNCIL OF UKRAINE ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE SYSTEM OF GUARANTEES OF CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the institution of the ombudsman, the analysis of its formation in foreign countries. Proclaiming at the constitutional level the protection of the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen, Ukraine undertook to create and define the functions of special authorized entities, the purpose of which is the protection and protection of the rights and freedoms of an individual. According to the Constitution of Ukraine, such subjects are the courts, the prosecutor's office, law enforcement agencies, as well as the institute of the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Human Rights. The article analyzes the legal status of the ombudsman in Ukraine, provides a classification of the ombudsman's functions. The legal status and powers of the ombudsman in Ukraine are quite clearly regulated and provide him with broad powers to ensure the function of monitoring the observance of rights and protecting the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen. However, at the same time, there are a number of legislative gaps, the resolution of which would help to improve the activities of the Commissioner of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for Human Rights. The current state is determined and the prospects for the development and improvement of the Institute of the Commissioner for Human Rights in Ukraine are substantiated. In the course of the study, the general features of the ombudsman institute were analyzed and compared with the provisions enshrined in Ukrainian legislation that regulate the ombudsman institute in our country. It was established that the ombudsman is an independent, independent and politically neutral body, which is endowed with a number of important powers that enable it to effectively detect violations of the constitutional rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen and to carry out acts of response to the detected violations. It was proposed to introduce specialized representatives of the Plenipotentiary of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on certain issues to protect certain sections of the population that need special protection. It is also important to improve the effectiveness of the protection of the constitutional rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen in Ukraine. allowing such violations.