INTERACTION BETWEEN CIVIL SOCIETY AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN THE FORMING SECURITY ENVIRONMENT OF STATE

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the principles and forms of interaction between civil society institutions and state authorities. It was determined that the principles of interaction between civil society institutions and state authorities are: legality, civic initiative, partnership, openness, responsibility, political independence, rational and balanced development, comprehensiveness, forms of implementation of civic initiatives. It was emphasized that such interaction should contribute to ensuring the national security of Ukraine. It has been established that this can happen through the formation and implementation of compatible measures, the formation of an appropriate level of security environment in the state and the effective implementation of law enforcement activities. It was determined that effective countermeasures against crime are important in ensuring national security. Therefore, the peculiarities of implementation of the law enforcement function by civil society institutions and state authorities have been clarified. It was emphasized that civil society and state authorities should be more actively involved in law enforcement activities. It was determined that the main forms of interaction of the latter are: creation of consultative and advisory bodies in the form of public councils, committees under public authorities; joint holding of public consultations and educational activities, by organizing systemic informational and explanatory activities; participation in working groups, congresses, conferences, symposiums and round tables The article emphasizes the absence of legal provisions in the current legal system that would regulate the order of interaction of these subjects in the direction of combating crime. The priority directions of the formation and implementation of the foreign and domestic policy of the state in the aspect of its post-war reconstruction and further ensuring the appropriate level of national security have been outlined.