PLANNING OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY AS THE BASIS OF THE EFFECTIVE WORK OF PARLIAMENT: UKRAINIAN EXAMPLE
PLANNING OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY AS THE BASIS OF THE EFFECTIVE WORK OF PARLIAMENT: UKRAINIAN EXAMPLE

Summary/Abstract: Parliamentary work becomes one of the most important steps to build high level of good governance nowadays. In this connection purpose of this article is to establish new ways how to improve legal work with draft laws by such function as planning of legislative activity by analysis of Ukrainian experience. Relevant tasks could be accomplished, and desired goals could be achieved by implementation of the following scientific methods: action research, hypotheses, sampling, case selection, questionnaires, interviewing, desk research. Results of the research showed essential part of the whole procedure of planning of legislative activity in Ukrainian parliament (hereinafter – Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine), as well as its impact on the results of legislative process. Furthermore, it should be emphasized that the Regulation of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine provides for the existence of such a document as the Agenda of the Session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Based on this document, the parliament is planning to work on the consideration of bills. The inclusion of already developed and registered bills in the plan of legislative work leads to the mixing of this document with the Agenda of the Session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Analysis of previous draft versions of plan of legislative work of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for last 2 years as well as the current one gives evidence to make following conclusions regarding improvement of its legal definition. First, in the section of the table “Issues requiring legislative regulation (name of the bill, its purpose and subject of regulation)” in terms of paragraphs, it is not the issues that need legislative regulation that are indicated, but directly the name of the draft law, which does not always reflect the essence of the issue. Secondly, in the section “Indicative main committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine responsible for the development (submission) of the draft law” in a significant number of points there is no information about the main committee. Those recommendations should be considered not only by Ukrainian civil servants, but also could be appropriate guidance for legislative planning in foreign countries.

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