SOME ISSUES OF IMPROVING THE ACTIVITIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS IN UKRAINE

The article examines the current issues of improving the activities of administrative courts in Ukraine in the context of the transformation of the public administration system, reforming the judiciary and introducing modern digital technologies into the sphere of justice. It is emphasized that administrative courts are an important institutional mechanism for ensuring the principle of the rule of law, since they exercise judicial control over the activities of state authorities, local governments and other subjects of power. It is substantiated that the effectiveness of the functioning of administrative justice directly affects the level of protection of human and citizen rights and freedoms in the sphere of public legal relations, as well as the formation of public trust in the judicial system. In this regard, the issues of increasing the efficiency of the organization of the work of administrative courts, improving procedural mechanisms for considering cases and ensuring the accessibility of justice for citizens are of particular relevance. The article analyzes the current state of the administrative courts of Ukraine and identifi es the main problems that arise in the process of administrative justice. Such problems include a significant workload on judges, long terms for considering cases, imperfections of certain procedural norms, insuffi cient level of material and technical support of courts, as well as incomplete implementation of the possibilities of electronic justice. Special attention is paid to the problems of staffing courts and organizational aspects of the functioning of the court apparatus. It is determined that one of the key areas of modernization of administrative justice is the development of the e-justice system, which involves the implementation of electronic document management, the use of information and communication technologies in the judicial process, the possibility of remote participation of parties in court sessions and increasing the accessibility of judicial procedures for citizens. Particular attention is paid to the need to implement the principles of a service state in the activities of administrative courts. It is emphasized that the modern model of the functioning of the judiciary should be focused on ensuring the convenience and accessibility of judicial procedures, increasing the transparency of the activities of the courts, improving communication between the court and the participants in the judicial process, as well as ensuring an adequate level of information to citizens about the possibilities of protecting their rights in court. As a result of the study, proposals were formulated to improve the activities of the administrative courts of Ukraine. In particular, it was proposed to improve the procedural mechanisms for considering administrative cases, expand the use of simplified judicial review procedures, increase the level of digitalization of judicial activity, ensure proper personnel and material and technical support of the courts, and strengthen the organizational principles of the functioning of judicial administration. It was concluded that the further development of administrative justice in Ukraine should be carried out taking into account European standards of justice, recommendations of the Council of Europe and the practice of the European Court of Human Rights. The implementation of the proposed directions for improving the activities of administrative courts will contribute to increasing the effectiveness of judicial control over the activities of public authorities, ensuring an adequate level of protection of human rights and freedoms, and strengthening public trust in the judiciary.