International Experience of Involvement of Civil Society Institutions to the process of Prevention of Corruption in Ukraine

The scientific research states that changes in Ukraine, both in the economy and in politics, actively affect the process of producing new relationships in the formation of modern relations of public administration with public institutions (associations). Further, the study highlights that the steady relationship between public authorities and society is evidence and guarantee of social and legal stability and state development because the current problems in Ukraine cannot be solved without the full assistance of society. Simultaneously, this spreads to the civil society institutions. The paper investigates the civil society institution’s functions in preventing corruption offenses in public authorities. The research offers proposals for solving a range of theoretical and practical assignments that are supposed to prevent the committing corruption offenses by civil servants. Moreover, the research emphasizes that the necessity for careful analysis of current problems of identification of public institutions through the prism of authorized bodies for corruption offenses prevention is motivated by several factors. Dominant is the low level of effectiveness of domestic measures to prevent corruption, as evidenced by the permanent increase in the number of corruption offenses and considerable anti-corruption potential of society, the full implementation of which is impossible without updating existing legislation. The article implements a comprehensive and systematic study of existing international experience in preventing corruption through the functioning of civil society institutions, outlines the main gaps in the modern legal dimension of these institutions’ functioning, and develops ways to overcome these problems by implementing foreign experience. The article highlights that the current state of scientific research, which is dedicated to the study of factors that prevent the effectiveness and success of the professional functioning of civil society institutions, is characterized by considerable invariance and sometimes contains contradictory doctrines. As a result, the study confirms that it is crucial to eliminate existing gaps in administrative and legal dimensions and identify methods and means of implementing functions to create a comprehensive and effective mechanism for implementing best international practices into professional activities of civil society institutions.