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Abstract

Goloborodko D. V. Reform of local courts of Ukraine: problems and prospects. - Article.

The scientific article is devoted to a topical issue for Ukrainian society - the reform of local courts in Ukraine: problems and prospects. The purpose of writing a scientif­ic article is to highlight the main problems of the reform

of local courts in Ukraine and identify prospects for fur­ther improvement of their activities.

The author highlights the following problems in the activities of local courts of Ukraine: staff shortage (as of the end of October 2020, the shortage in the courts of Ukraine amounted to about 2,000 people); inconsistency of judicial reform at the local level (in 20l7, 367 candi­dates for judges were trained, and so far none of them has been appointed); work in the conditions of deterioration of the sanitary and epidemic situation (remote consideration of cases at the first stage of quarantine was not practiced by local judges due to imperfection of the legislative basis and software); problems in the implementation of elec­tronic litigation; low level of trust in the courts (66.1% of respondents, in whose cases court decisions were made, answered that the decisions are legal and fair); implemen­tation of a greater service function of the courts; lack of an effective mechanism of public control over the judici­ary; respect for the right of citizens to access justice.

The author offers the following prospects for further improvement of local courts of Ukraine:

• resumption of projects that require it, in connection with the current requirements, respect for human and civil rights and freedoms, the requirements of European experts, etc. (reset the activities of the High Council of Justice, the High Qualifications Commission of Judges of Ukraine, etc.));
• continuation of implementation of promising pro­jects launched in previous years (appointment of judges who have been trained and awaiting appointment; further improvement of the e-litigation process; further improve­ment of the e-Cabinet system; information work with the public on coverage of court results in order to increase the level of public confidence (available); etc.);
• creation of new structures to ensure the proper func­tioning of courts, taking into account the needs of the modern world;
• development of a mechanism for effective public control over the judiciary;
• reorientation of courts towards the provision of high quality services.