Self-governance structures in EU Nations: Drawing lessons for Ukraine's bar systems

Krystyna Rezvorovych; Mariia Vovk; Serhii Koretskyi; Maryana Shupyana; Oleksii Alonkin

doi:10.34069/AI/2023.70.10.19

Krystyna Rezvorovych Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1183-613X
Mariia Vovk State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8740-8222
Serhii Koretskyi Cooperative Institute of Business and Law, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6465-7712
Maryana Shupyana Lviv National University, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1569-6832
Oleksii Alonkin State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7867-350X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.70.10.19

Keywords: Western, Europe, legal, supranational, rule-making

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study is to examine the experience of the organization of lawyers, the self-governance of lawyers, and the professional ethics of lawyers in the EU, to develop, from the analyzed material, practical recommendations aimed at strengthening the status of a lawyer and improve the Bar Association in Ukraine. Methodology: The methodological basis of the study is formed by general philosophical methods, and private legal methods of knowledge of the objective reality in the field of the organization of the bar association and the professional ethics of lawyers in the EU. Findings: The study found that the organization of lawyers and the professional ethics of lawyers in the EU are well developed and meet international standards. EU lawyers have a recognized professional status and play an important role in protecting human rights and justice. Conclusion: The findings of the study provide a solid basis for strengthening the status of lawyers in Ukraine. The Ukrainian government could improve the status of lawyers by adopting legislation that fully recognizes their autonomy and role in society.

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Author Biographies

Krystyna Rezvorovych, Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine.

Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Head of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure, Faculty of Training Specialists for Criminal Police Units, Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs, Dnipro, Ukraine.

Mariia Vovk, State University of Internal Affairs, Ukraine

PhD in Law, Associate Professor of the Civil Legal Disciplines Department, Institute of Law, Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, Lviv, Ukraine

Serhii Koretskyi, Cooperative Institute of Business and Law, Ukraine.

PhD in Law, Associate Professor of Department of Law, Kyiv Cooperative Institute of Business and Law, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Maryana Shupyana, Lviv National University, Ukraine.

PhD in Law, Associate Professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, Ivan Franko Lviv National University, Lviv, Ukraine.

Oleksii Alonkin, State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine

PhD in Law, Associate Professor of Department of Legal Support of Business Security, State University of Trade and Economics, Kyiv, Ukraine

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