THE VISION OF CONSTITUTIONAL STATE IN THE VIEWS OF UKRAINIAN DIASPORA SCIETISTS IN THE ITERWAR PERIOD (1918-1945)

Abstract

The article deals with the analysis of the views of constitutional state by the Ukrainian diaspora scientists in law in interwar period made basing on their scientific and theoretical heritage. The author reviews the diversity of these scientists� general and academic scientific outlook on constitutional state and shows the essence of legal organization, state making ideas and ways of their implementation in the future sovereign Ukraine build-up. The article also reveals the contents and characteristic features of their doctrines of the state build-up, in particular the views of the constitutional legislature�s role in it as well as such basic constitutional and legal institutions as the parliament, the government, courts and the body of constitutional control. A particular attention is paid to the constitutional and legal status of a man and a citizen, national minorities, the Ukrainian people as the only source of power in their state. Considering Ukraine�s state and legal reality it seems especially interesting and topical to have been traced the basic nature of unicameral and bicameral legislature, their distinctive features and political and legal efficacy as well as emphasizing the Prime Minister�s independence and the determination of the judges� specific status. Key words: constitutional state, Ukrainian diaspora, legal conceptions, branches of power, state system.