Temporary suspension of the public officials by the President of Ukraine: the established practice and new challenges

Authors

  • Stepan Berko National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18523/kmlpj303161.2023-8-9.85-108

Keywords:

Constitution of Ukraine, President, Parliament, Martial Law, Suspension from Office, Dismissal from Office

Abstract

This article analyzes the provisions of the Law of Ukraine On the Legal Regime of Martial Law, adopted after the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine’s territory. The author proves that the second clause of Article 11 of the mentioned law, granting the President of Ukraine powers to suspend public officials during martial law, contradicts the Constitution of Ukraine, whereas the latter has not vested such powers with the President of Ukraine. The author compares the suspension and the dismissal of a public official from the office and proves that the newly adopted provision contradicts the very nature and purpose of martial law. In the article, the author analyses a list of public officials to whom the adopted provision applies and argues that the only purpose the latter was adopted is to allow the President of Ukraine to dismiss public officials from their offices without proper legal grounds and the approval of others state authorities as required by the Constitution.

Author Biography

Stepan Berko, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Stepan Berko is a Ph.D. student at Yukhymenko Family Doctoral School of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. He has a master’s degree in law and public administration. His professional experience includes four years of work in the Ukrainian Parliament as a lawdrafting expert, three years of expertise in judicial reform in the DEJURE Foundation think tank, and teaching two courses on the rule of law in public administration at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Areas of Mr. Berko’s research include separation of powers, dualism of the executive power in Ukraine, parliamentary system of government.

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2023-12-30

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Berko, S. (2023). Temporary suspension of the public officials by the President of Ukraine: the established practice and new challenges. Kyiv-Mohyla Law and Politics Journal, (8-9), 85–108. https://doi.org/10.18523/kmlpj303161.2023-8-9.85-108

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