Legal basis for ethical behavior of civil servants in Ukraine: some problematic issues

• Published in: Cuestiones políticas Vol. 39; no. 68; pp. 882 - 895
• Main Authors: Vasylovych, Zvarych Roman, Yosypivna, Havretska Maryna, Ihorovych, Andrukhiv Oleh, Mykolayivna, Kaleniuk Oksana, Yosypovych, Boiko Ihor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Ciencias Juridicas 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Civil service; Codes of conduct; Comparative studies; Ethical conduct; Ethics; Exegesis & hermeneutics; Government employees; Public officials; Research methodology; Rules; Ukraine
• DOI: 10.46398/cuestpol.3968.57
• ISSN: 0798-1406

The objective of the article is to consider the legal basis for regulating the rules of ethical conduct of civil servants in Ukraine and, at the same time, to compare them with the relevant legislative framework of other countries. The subject of the study is the analysis of the legal basis for regulating the rules of ethical conduct of public officials in Ukraine. The research methodology includes the following methods: normative and dogmatic method, hermeneutic method, method of analysis and synthesis, dialectical method, legal and comparative method, legal modeling method. It is concluded that there is only one special legal act to regulate the ethics of public officials in Ukraine, but it is not binding, as it does not have the appropriate legal means of influence. Practical involvement. Based on international experience, it was concluded that Ukraine should adopt its own Code of Ethics for public officials.