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Abstract. The analytical note presents the results of the analysis of the US federal legislation on remuneration of public executive officials. It focuses on the main aspects of the General Schedule and the Executive Schedule, classification of civil servants' positions, the procedure for appointment and remuneration of civil servants. The author examines the powers of the President of the United States to form the personnel of the senior level of the federal civil service, including political appointments to senior positions in the state executive bodies.
Key words: public (civil) service, civil servant, senior executive service, position, remuneration, Executive Schedule, General Schedule.
04/2025
Abstract. The Informational Reference is devoted to the study of the process of introducing information technologies and digital tools in the implementation of veterans' policy measures. The results of the use of digital innovations in the activities of the Ministry of Veterans’ Affairs of Ukraine, in particular, the creation of information resources, automation of service delivery processes for war veterans and their families, are described. Attention is paid to the legal regulation of the procedure for the formation and use of information databases and information security.
Keywords: state veteran policy, war veteran, digital transformation, information technology, registry, information protection..
04/2025
Abstract. The informational reference analyses the legal grounds for establishing administrative liability for violating the procedure established by law for admitting persons to driving vehicles, in particular drivers who have not undergone a medical examination and/or medical examination. The corresponding analysis was conducted in the context of the proposals provided for in the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 13138 dated 26.03.2025).
The draft law is considered to comply with the requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine, the fundamental principles of law-making activity, the norms of current legislation on administrative liability, and the laws of Ukraine in the field of legal regulation of road transport activities and ensuring road safety.
The analysis revealed risks that may further impede the proper implementation of the provisions of the draft law during law enforcement activities and the achievement of the goal declared therein, which is aimed at holding officials accountable for the specified violations and harmonizing its norms with the proposed amendments to industry legislation regarding mandatory medical examinations and/or medical check-ups for drivers.
Key words: administrative offenses, administrative liability, medical examination, medical examination, vehicle drivers, admission to driving vehicles.
04/2025
Abstract: The Information reference summarizes the activities of the Government Lawmaking Center of the Republic of Poland. Its main functions are analyzed, including the preparation of legal acts and ensuring their compliance with the Constitution of Poland and EU law, publication of governmental legal acts, and training of specialists in lawmaking.
Keywords: lawmaking, legislative process, government, Republic of Poland, normative legal acts, organization of the rulemaking process.
04/2025
Abstract. The policy paper presents the results of the analysis of the legislation on remuneration of pedagogical staff providing complete general secondary education in Ukraine, the Baltic States, Poland, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Attention is focused on the procedure for calculating salaries based on the weekly teaching load. The procedure for calculating allowances and special payments, in particular for performing additional functions, overtime and temporary replacement hours, working conditions, and length of service, is also mentioned.
Key words: remuneration of pedagogical workers, complete general secondary education, official salary, tariffed hours, teaching hours, qualification category, teacher.
04/2025
Abstract. The analytical note examines the foreign experience of cancellation of decisions adopted by parliaments in connection with breach of the procedure during consideration and voting for laws and other acts. The Rules of Legislative Procedure of Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Germany, Slovakia, and the European Parliament are analysed. As a result, it is established that the practice of cancellation of decisions made by Parliament on the adoption of laws in general and/or cancellation of any decisions, in particular, due to a breach of the procedure for consideration and voting on laws and other acts, is not prevalent in European countries.
Keywords: legislative process, legitimacy of the legislative process, legislative procedure, acts of parliament, cancellation of the act of parliament.
04/2025
Abstract. The informational reference considers the grounds for strengthening administrative and criminal liability for violating fire safety requirements in forests, on territories and objects of the nature reserve fund and committing other offenses in the field of environmental protection in the context of the draft law (No. 13074-1 dated 27.03.2025).
The draft law’s compliance with the requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine, the fundamental principles of lawmaking, and the provisions of current legislation on administrative and criminal liability were analyzed.
Key words: liability, offense, fire safety in forests, nature reserve fund, environmental protection, fine.
04/2025
Abstract. The informational reference considers the grounds for strengthening administrative and criminal liability for certain offenses in the field of nature protection and against the environment in the context of the draft law (No. 13074 dated 11.03.2025).
The draft law’s compliance with the requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine, the fundamental principles of lawmaking, and the provisions of current legislation on administrative and criminal liability were analysed.
Key words: administrative liability, criminal offenses, fire safety, burning of vegetation, fine.
04/2025
Abstract. The review dossier contains the results of the analysis of theoretical approaches to the definition of family business and its role in the global economy. The main trends in the development of family business in the European Union are presented. The foreign experience of legal, social and economic principles of support and development of family business (on the example of Germany, Poland, Denmark and Belgium) is described.
Keywords: family entrepreneurship, family company, family business, shareholder, testator, inheritance taxation.
04/2025
Abstract. The analytical note is devoted to the issues of the unity of judicial practice in the context of Ukraine's aspiration to integrate into the European Union. The importance of European and international standards in the field of justice for ensuring the uniform application of the law and the compliance of judicial decisions with the requirements of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is considered. Particular attention is paid to the role of the Consultative Council of European Judges and its recommendations on mechanisms for ensuring the unity of judicial practice, including formal, semi-formal and informal approaches. The key role of the Supreme Court and courts of appeal in maintaining the consistency of judicial decisions is emphasized. The issue of the correlation between the independence of judges and the harmonization of judicial practice, as well as the importance of the cassation instance and cassation filters in ensuring unity is investigated based on an analysis of the experience of EU countries. It is emphasized that the unity of judicial practice is a component of the principle of the rule of law, and its observance is a mandatory condition for the accession of candidate states to the EU, which is reflected in the Acquis Communautaire (Chapter 23) and confirmed by the experience of candidate states and EU Member States. Ensuring the unity of judicial practice demonstrates the commitment of the candidate state to the principles of the rule of law and legal certainty.
Key words: unity of judicial practice, European standards, rule of law, legal certainty, cassation instance, Supreme Court, independence of judges, Acquis Communautaire, negotiation process.
04/2025