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 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
The issue of the place and role of the bar in the state and society is updated, and the essential characteristic of this human rights institute is highlighted. The structural elements by which the independence of the legal profession are distinguished. The problems of realization of the principle of independence in the process of the lawyer’s performance of his/her professional duties are analyzed.
In the context of the adaptation of national legislation to international law, the law
office acts as a pivotal indicator of the truthfulness of the practical implementation of
legislative initiatives. The emergence of a new term for determining the direction of scientific
research on the issues of the advocacy should be taken comfortably, since since then the
definitions of “advocatology” and “advocacy” are analyzed as equivalent, identical.
Discussion discussion of the terminology of advocatology both in scientific researches and the