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Abstract. The information note analyzes the replies to European Center for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD) request on regulation the planning of law-making activities, the interaction of its participants, monitoring the implementation of laws (post-legislative scrutiny). Based on the results of the research, it was concluded that the regulation planning of law-making activities, the interaction of its participants, monitoring the implementation of laws (post-legislative scrutiny) in foreign countries can take place at the level of the rules of procedure of the parliament, a special law, and an interinstitutional agreement. A significant role in the planning of legislative activity in foreign countries is played by the government, which carries out such planning for its term of office and for a short-term period, which later forms the basis of planning the legislative activity by the parliament.
Key words: Law of Ukraine «On law-making activity», planning of law-making activities, post-legislative scrutiny.
09/2024
Abstract. The information note analyzes the replies to European Center for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD) request on preparation of scientific concept for the development of the legislation during the planning legislative activities in foreign countries. Based on the results of the research, it was concluded that the preparation of scientific concept for the development of the legislation during the planning legislative activities is not provided for in any states that replied to ECPRD. However, the involvement of scientific institutions and taking into account the results of scientific research in the planning and realizing law-making activities in foreign countries takes place in various forms that can be combined with each other.
Key words: Law of Ukraine «On law-making activity», scientific concept for the development of the legislation, planning of law-making activities.
09/2024
Abstract. The Information Note presents the results of the analysis of the European Union legislation on personal data processing and privacy protection in the electronic communications sector. Attention is focused on the main problems in determining the principles for improving the legislative regulation of personal data processing in the electronic communication network.
Key words: electronic communication networks, information protection, personal data, confidentiality.
07/2024
Abstract. Based on the overview analysis of the experience of the EU Member States regarding the implementation of the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in terms of compliance with the requirements for reconciling the right to personal data protection with the right to freedom of opinion and information (Article 85 of the GDPR), the approaches to legislative solution at the national level of the issue of ensuring a balance between the freedom of media activity and the fundamental right to privacy were summarised, and the peculiarities of legislative practice of individual States were determined.
Key words: personal data protection, the right to freedom of expression and freedom of information, implementation, alignment.
07/2024
Abstract. The Information note analyzes the experience of European states regarding the application of fines for violating the requirements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in particular in the context of the size of such fines.
Key words: fine, GDPR Regulation, personal data, data protection, privacy, European Union.
07/2024
Abstract. The informational reference contains the the analysis results of the Draft Law of Ukraine «On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on Improving the Legal Status of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances and Creating Conditions for the Functioning of the Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances» (Reg. No. 10442 dated 29.01.2024). Attention is focused on the provisions of the draft law which propose changes to the procedure for obtaining the status of missing persons under special circumstances. The content of the innovations was analyzed, including those related to updating the procedure for maintaining the Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances.
Key words: legal status of persons missing in special circumstances; termination of the legal status of persons missing in special circumstances; cancellation of the legal status of persons missing in special circumstances; Commissioner for the Rights of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances; Unified Register of Persons Missing in Special Circumstances; primary data base.
03/2024
Abstract. The informational reference is devoted to the analysis of journalistic standards and professional ethics in the context of armed conflicts. Attention is focused on the professional standards that journalists must adhere to when working in armed conflict zones and the ethical aspects that journalists face when covering war. The main ethical and journalistic standards of journalists' work in armed conflicts were analyzed, which are contained in: Recommendations of the Council of Europe, the Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), publications of the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN), and the Code of Ethics for Journalists Covering Conflict.
Key words: journalistic standards, professional ethics, SPJ, EJN, Code of Ethics for Journalists.
02/2024
Abstract. The informational reference is devoted to certain aspects of the procedure for withdrawal from multilateral international treaties provided for by international and national legislation. The provisions of the Draft Law “On Withdrawal from the Agreement on Establishing Additional Benefits and Financial Assistance for Participants of the Great Patriotic War, Wartime Home Front Workers and Widows of Fallen Soldiers in Connection with the 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” (Reg. No. 0246 dated 08.01.2024) was analyzed.
Key words: international treaty, termination of international treaties, withdrawal from multilateral agreements, parties to an international treaty.
01/2024
Abstract. The information note is devoted to the issues of improving the procedure for acceptance of inheritance, which includes immovable property registered in Ukraine, the testator of which is abroad, in the context of the draft Law «On Amendments to the Civil Code of Ukraine on Regulation of the Issue of Acceptance of Inheritance of the Testator of which is Abroad» (Reg. No. 10134 dated 09.10.2023).
Key words: inheritance, real estate, testator, heir, Civil Code of Ukraine.
10/2023
Abstract. The information note is devoted to the issues of improving the procedure for registration by a notary or an official of the relevant local self-government body authorised to perform notarial acts of rights to inherited property subject to registration, on the basis of the heir's application for acceptance of the inheritance without obtaining a certificate of inheritance and without personal application for registration of rights, in the context of the draft Law «On Amendments to the Civil Code of Ukraine on Settlement of Certain Issues of the Procedure for Registration of Inheritance Rights» (Reg. No. 10138 dated 10.10.2023).
Key words: heir, inheritance, notary, notarial acts, local self-government body, Civil Code of Ukraine.
10/2023