Social and Legal Studios

Since the signing of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union in the field of interaction between entities with public authority powers, there have been changes. A large number of normative and legal acts in the field of public administration are adopted; they affect the rights, freedoms and legal interests of individuals and legal entities, and complicate administrative procedures, participants of which are citizens and organizations. At the same time, the normative restructuring of public administration calls for the consistent establishment of legal technologies for resolving administrative disputes, the development of new forms of social co-operation, such as reconciliation and mediation. The significance of out-of-court forms of resolving administrative disputes through reconciliation and mediation procedures in protecting the rights, freedoms and legal interests of individuals and legal entities is evident. These forms provide a qualitative, timely, cost-effective and confidential solution to administrative disputes. This is important because it allows reducing the court commitments, avoiding material costs associated with the implementation of court proceedings, and avoiding the tendency of court decisions in favor of the state. The article deals with theoretical approaches concerning the essence and types of forms of out-of-court settlement of administrative disputes. The administrative-procedural aspects of the solution of administrative disputes, the activity of executive authorities and other authorized entities, aimed at overcoming the differences arising from administrative legal relations are analyzed. The administrative dispute is considered in the context of possible differences in the implementation, provision or violation of the rights, freedoms or legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities. The activity on resolving a dispute, which provides protection or restoration of violated law, freedom or legal interest, is described. The directions of the administrative dispute resolution are outlined; they are mediation, ombudsman activity, reconciliation procedure