Трактування юридичної відповідальності суддів в Україні

Abstract

Праналізовано сутність притягнення до юридичної відповідальності суддів. Акцентовано на теоретичних аспектах юридичної відповідальності суддів. Відповідно, розглянуто різні доктринальні підходи щодо поняття юридичної відповідальності, зокрема й суддів. Підсумовано, що «позитивна відповідальність» і «негативна відповідальність» взаємообумовлені поняття, які не слід поєднувати. In the article, the essence of bringing to legal responsibility of judges is grounded. Focused attention is paid to the theoretical aspects of legal liability of judges. In this regard, various doctrinal approaches to the notion of legal responsibility, including judges, are considered. It is concluded that «positive responsibility» and «negative» responsibility are mutually exclusive concepts that should not be combined. The definition of legal liability of many lawyers is considered. This problem is relevant, first of all because today the issue of reforming the judicial system of Ukraine attracts the attention not only of the highest bodies of state power in Ukraine, but also of the public and experts of the leading countries of the world. One of the key aspects of judicial reform is the development and implementation of clear and effective mechanisms for bringing judges to legal liability. Adoption of the amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine and the updating of the legislation, which took place in 2016, greatly brings Ukraine closer to the European legal space. However, there are still a number of pressing issues in the Ukrainian judicial system, in particular with regard to the legal liability of judges, which is one of the legal means for ensuring judicial discipline, overcoming corruption in the courts, and restoring citizensʼ trust in the judiciary. It can not be argued that today the practice of bringing judges to legal responsibility is clearly elaborated and unambiguous. Both theory and practice of bringing judges to justice need serious reflection, the introduction of new approaches to increase its effectiveness. The problem of defining the concept of «legal liability of judges» was considered in articles and scientific works by L. E. Vinogradova, D. V. Volodina, A. V. Goncharenko, A. V. Malyarenko, A. L. Polovoy, M. O. Sapunova and other scientists. However, the authorʼs definition of this definition was formulated by L. E. Vinogradov, D. V. Volodin and M. O. Sapunova.