advocacy

In connection with the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine on February 24, 2022, martial law was introduced throughout the territory of our country. 

«In a society based on respect for the rule of law, a lawyer plays a special role. A lawyer's responsibilities do not begin and end with the conscientious performance of his/her statutory powers. A lawyer must serve the interests of justice, as well as those whose rights and freedoms he is authorized to defend and protect, in addition, a lawyer's duties include not only defending the client's interests but also being a client's advisor. Respect for the professional function of a lawyer is a necessary condition for the rule of law and democracy in society» [1, p. 1].

It has found that the activity of a legal professional is based on the general moral and moral principles of humanism, justice, legality, patriotism, independence, publicity, etc. In Ukraine, in addition to professional requirements, the legislative level enshrines ethical requirements for advocacy and the identity of a lawyer.

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.

The article is devoted to a consideration of some problematic issues of functioning of the advocatory self-government in Ukraine. It is accentuated on its importance as a non-governmental
institute created for the independent resolution of self-organization and advocacy activities. The tasks entrusted to units of advocatory self-government are considered. Attention is drawn to problems of

The article is devoted to defining the general principles of the organization and functioning of the bar in foreign countries. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of primary, secondary and tertiary levels, national and supranational standards of legal support for the functioning of the bar in the EU. The article deals with the general principles of the organization and functioning of the lawyers of the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the USA. Particular attention is devoted to the establishment of the Institute of Advocacy in modern developed countries.

The theoretical analysis of ways of improvement of organizational forms of advocate selfgovernment
is carried out in Ukraine. Investigational, that advocate self-government is the clear index
of development of institute of advocacy, strong and independent advocate corporation. It is well-proven
that on the modern stage of judicial-law reform, when the relation of advocacy took place as a selfgovernmentinstitute
of the legal system, the task of advocate association is perfection of the system of

Principles  of  advocacy  have  an  indisputable  significance  to  characterize  the  functional 
and  organizational  foundations  of  the  advocacy,  as  they  are  the  basic  principles  defining  the 
essence  of  advocacy  and  advocacy.  Advocacy  principles  allow  to  explore  the  functional  and 
organizational  foundations  of  the  advocacy  through  the  system  of  ideas  enshrined  in  the 
legislation,  each  of  which  reflects  a  certain  specific  the  beginning,  and  collectively 

In the article, the peculiarities of the formation of the moral principles of the Institute of
Advocacy in Ukraine and the EU are analyzed in a comprehensive way, based on a thorough
analysis of a large array of source bases. The content of advocacy ethics is defined: the lawyer
protects the interests of his client; uses only those means and methods of protection provided
for by law; He possesses such qualities of his profession that should not spoil his image. The

The article is devoted to the historical legal research of a specific form of criminal protection meaning refutation of suspicion (accusation). It is accentuated the need of a retrospective experience combination taking into account advocacy and prosecution. Besides, there are emphasized key elements in the formation of the refutation process in criminal proceedings.