CONTROL OVER THE ACTIVITIES OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES AS SUBJECTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW OF UKRAINE

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of control over the activities of local self-government bodies as subjects of administrative law of Ukraine, in particular the legal mechanisms, forms, and limits of such control.The relevance of the topic is determined by the need to ensure the legality, transparency, and efficiency of local self-government functioning in the context of decentralization of power, improvement of administrative and legal foundations for interaction between state authorities and local self-government bodies, as well as the necessity to prevent abuse of authority at the local level.Control over the activities of local self-government bodies is an important component of the public authority mechanism, aimed at ensuring compliance with the principles of legality, accountability, and efficiency of administrative decisions.In the current context of reforming the state governance system and implementing the principles of decentralization, the issue of balancing the autonomy of local selfgovernment and the need for state control over the legality of its activities becomes particularly significant.The study pays special attention to a thorough analysis of the means of administrative-legal influence within the system of control over local self-government bodies.These means include procedural mechanisms of state control (parliamentary, government, administrative, financial, and prosecutorial oversight), internal control within the self-government system, as well as public and judicial control.It is determined that the effectiveness of control activities directly depends on the Актуальні питання у сучасній науці № 2(44) 2026