Abstract. The Concept aims to defining conceptual approaches and main directions for improving the legislative regulation of the legal status of an MP, which will contribute to increasing social, political and electoral confidence in the institution of parliamentarism in Ukraine.

Key words: people's deputy of Ukraine, legal status, incompatibility of the deputy mandate with other activities, prevention and settlement of conflicts of interest, parliamentary ethics.

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04/2023

Abstract. The Concept aims to increase the institutional capacity of the committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by developing proposals to improve the current legislation on determining the procedure for forming committees as bodies of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the rights and obligations of committees in the exercise of their functions. The innovations regarding certain aspects of the legal status of the committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine are proposed in the Concept.

Key words: committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, control functions, electronic petition.

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03/2023

Abstract. Proposals have been developed to improve the procedural issues of consideration and adoption of draft laws and to increase the institutional capacity of the committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in the legislative process.

It is expected that the implementation of the Concept will contribute to: improving the quality of draft laws as a result of the introduction of the «White Book» as one of the important tools of planning and predictability of the law-making process; coherence of the interests of the state and society in the legislative process; strengthening coordination between the subjects of the legislative initiative by streamlining the practice of implementing of legislative initiatives in accordance with the Plan of legislative work of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine; transparency of the legislative process, including through the introduction of a set of electronic forms of participatory democracy; optimization of the mechanism of expert assessment of draft laws; increasing the role of parliamentary committees in the legislative process and their institutional capacity; the efficiency and effectiveness of the current legislation, compliance of its completeness and content with modern requirements of the development of the state and its institutions, which will be ensured by the monitoring of legislative acts of Ukraine.

Key words: Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, legislative regulations, legislative process, legislative procedures, Rules of Procedure.

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2022