PECULIARITIES OF REGULATORY AND LEGAL SUPPORT OF THE FINANCIAL AND LEGAL STATUS OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN UKRAINE

Abstract

Introduction. Political parties in Ukraine are parties to legal relations. According to the Law of Ukraine ‘On Political Parties in Ukraine’, the latter are legal entities. Today, the doctrine of law examines the sociological and legal, constitutional and legal, financial and legal and other statuses of political parties, but the financial and legal status of political parties is not sufficiently studied. The need to study the financial and legal status of political parties is due to the peculiarities of the legal nature of political parties as subjects of legal relations, and the specifics of participation of these subjects in financial legal relations. With this in mind, it is relevant to study the specifics of the regulatory and legal framework for the financial and legal status of political parties in Ukraine.

Purpose. The purpose of the article is to analyse the peculiarities of the regulatory and legal framework for the financial and legal status of political parties in Ukraine.

Methods. To achieve this goal, an integrated approach is applied, which determines the use of general scientific and special scientific research methods. In particular, the functional method was used to determine the functions of the entities that provide funding for political parties. The formal legal method was used to analyse the provisions of legal acts regulating the financial and legal status of political parties. The systemic and structural method was used to identify the main features of legal regulation of the financial and legal status of political parties. The methods of analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction and analogy were also used to formulate conclusions and proposals.

Results. The article examines the main features of the regulatory and legal framework for the financial and legal status of political parties. The basic principles of financing of political parties are considered. The peculiarities of allocation of state funding for political parties are analysed. The main legal acts regulating the legal status of political parties are considered. The author draws conclusions about the peculiarities of the financial and legal status of political parties.

Conclusion. It is concluded that in the current conditions of development of the rule of law and democratic society, the regulatory and legal framework for the financial and legal status of political parties in Ukraine is of particular importance, since the effective functioning of political parties largely depends on transparent, clear and fair regulation of their financing. The main challenge in this area is to strike a balance between the freedom of political activity, the principles of financial transparency and the prevention of corruption. The legal framework in Ukraine includes a number of important provisions on the sources of funding for political parties, control over their financial activities and public funding mechanisms. However, the analysis of the current legislation has revealed a number of gaps and contradictions that need to be improved. The introduction of more effective control mechanisms, increased liability for violations of the funding rules and increased transparency of political party reporting are key areas for improving the financial and legal regulation. The peculiarities of the regulatory and legal framework for the financial and legal status of political parties in Ukraine are as follows: 1) establishment of the status of a non-profit organisation for political parties at the legislative level; 2) assignment to parties of the right to material and financial resources, determining the sources and forms of political financing; 3) income or property of a political party cannot be distributed among its founders or members; 4) the State guarantees political parties the right to own property and funds for the statutory activities, but at the same time restricts the possibility to carry out economic activities due to the lack of clearly defined forms of such activities in the legislation.