THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL PROBLEMS OF IMPLEMENTING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF A PERSON TO APPLY TO GOVERNMENT BODIES AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND WAYS TO OVERCOME THEM

Abstract

The law to search, collect and receive information is a component of democracy and freedom of expression. The article provides the concept of the main types of appeals by citizens, summarizes the problems of realizing the constitutional right of a person to appeal to state authorities, local self-government, associations of citizens, enterprises, institutions and organizations regardless of the forms of ownership, mass media, officials in accordance with their functional duties with statements, complaints and proposals regarding their spheres of activity. Compliance with the principles of transparency by the state apparatus is a safeguard against the development of corruption, systemic violations of human rights, concealment of information and other negative phenomena. An important element in improving the situation with the openness of the state is monitoring and public control. Therefore, based on the posed problems, the paper proposes possible ways to solve them, including through the adoption of new legislation, using the example of the draft Law of Ukraine «On Appeals». The scientific article examines the key points and novelties of the draft law, as well as analyzes the shortcomings and possible consequences during its practical application by persons responsible for working with appeals from citizens and organizations of personal reception and applicants.

In particular, in the article, the author pays attention to the problems of consideration of appeals from citizens and the organization of personal reception by representatives of authorized bodies, institutions and organizations during martial law in order to increase the level of understanding and interaction between the state apparatus and society. The development of transparent and effective regulatory and legal provision of public relations in these areas can increase the level of trust of citizens in the state. Also, according to the author, the development of regulatory and legal regulation in this circle of relations has an undeniable impact not only on the further development of the industry and its legal regulation, but will also have consequences for Ukraine in the post-war reconstruction period.