Parliamentary Opposition in the System of Legislative Power Ukrainian Dimension

Authors

  • Hrubinko Andrii Vasylovych Department of theory of law and constitutionalism, Faculty of Law, West Ukrainian National University, 11, Lvivska St., Ternopil, 46009, Ukraine.
  • Turchynov Kyrylo Oleksandrovych Department of theory of law and constitutionalism, Faculty of Law, West Ukrainian National University, 11, Lvivska St., Ternopil, 46009, Ukraine.
  • Andriy Leonidovych Borko Department of administrative and constitutional law, dean of the Faculty of Maritime Law, Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, 9, Geroiv Ukrainy Avenue, Mykolaiv, 54050, Ukraine.
  • Artur Volodymyrovych Statsenko Human Rights Activist, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America.
  • Viacheslav Vitaliiovych Krykun Department of Civil Law Disciplines, Institute of Law and Security, Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, 1 Uspenska St., Odesa, 65014, Ukraine.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55284/4ea7sz81

Keywords:

Legal status, Legislative power, Opposition, Parliament, Parliamentary opposition, Verkhovna rada of Ukraine.

Abstract

The aim of the article is to study current issues and trends in the formation, development, and functioning of the institution of parliamentary opposition in Ukraine, taking into account the leading experience of foreign countries. The methods of this research include monographic analysis, analysis and synthesis, systems approach, generalization, institutional method, forecasting, legal-dogmatic, comparative-legal, etc. The article analyzes modern theoretical and legal approaches to the interpretation of the concepts of “political opposition” and “parliamentary opposition.” The importance of the institution of parliamentary opposition for the formation and functioning of a democratic state in general and the system of governance is substantiated. The article examines the rights and mechanisms of influence of the parliamentary opposition on the legislative process. An analysis of the classification of the main global models of parliamentary opposition is provided. The results of a study on the experience of forming the institution of parliamentary opposition in Ukraine are presented. Considerations are given regarding the resolution of the problem of regulating the legal status of the parliamentary opposition in Ukraine. The article offers proposals for improving the institutional and legal support for the functioning of the institution of parliamentary opposition in Ukraine.

Published

2025-05-26

Issue

Vol. 2025 No. 1 (2025)

Section

Articles