CORRUPTION RISKS IN THE PROVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DURING MARTIAL STATE

Abstract

The article analyzes corruption in the provision of administrative services during martial law. Martial law as a special legal regime significantly affects the functioning of state institutions, in particular in the field of administrative services, which are a tool for the implementation of citizens’ rights. In wartime, they face a number of challenges due to security, organizational, and resource constraints. The corruption component in the provision of administrative services during martial law in Ukraine has significant negative consequences and is manifested through an increase in corruption risks in various spheres of state activity. Under martial law imposed due to a full-scale Russian invasion, corruption is exacerbated by the expansion of state powers, economic hardship, limited public oversight, and reduced transparency.It is outlined that martial law in Ukraine creates unprecedented challenges for all spheres of public administration, including the system of providing administrative services to the population. The effectiveness of this sphere directly affects the stability of the functioning of the state, ensuring the rights of citizens, and maintaining social cohesion in wartime. Particular attention is paid to the problems of corruption, which is especially evident at the local level, when obtaining permits, licenses or other administrative services.It has been determined that the Administrative Service Centers have a special task of serving citizens on the ground, offering a wide range of administrative services. In times of war, authorities may introduce special regimes, such as restricting the operation of administrative service centers (ASCs) in combat zones or digitizing certain services. Such changes are designed to adapt the system to crisis conditions, but they also create new challenges.It was concluded that in order to combat corruption, it is necessary in the current conditions to create temporary public oversight bodies with the participation of international partners to monitor the activities of the authorities, to make amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses and the Criminal Code to strengthen liability for corruption offenses, especially in the military sphere.