In civilized democracies, the bar is an integral factor of the legal system and the main non-state institution for the protection of the individual, his rights and freedoms. In modern conditions, when the issue of effective reform of the legal system of the state, its approximation to European standards - the standards of countries with better legal awareness and legal culture, there are problematic issues of formation and development of legal aid as a guarantee of law and order in civil society in Ukraine. Adequate legal protection in the criminal process plays a leading role, as it is an extremely important and mandatory element of state and social development, is the basis for the formation of a democratic state governed by the rule of law and civil society. Building the rule of law is impossible without adhering to the guarantees of human rights protection, without providing a clear mechanism for the functioning of such a specific democratic institution as the bar. Advocacy is an extremely important tool of democracy, because in essence it is an organization of professional lawyers and performs such a public function as the protection of fundamental human rights. The protection of human rights is the main purpose of the bar. Based on the analysis of normative legal acts, the article considers the problematic issues that, in our opinion, are facing the Ukrainian Bar today, and possible ways to overcome these contradictions.
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