Abstract. The article examines the organizational and legal principles for the functioning public administration bodies in the context of the anti-terrorist operation and martial law. It is noted that one key features of governance in emergency situations is the possibility of creating temporary state bodies that take over some powers of local executive authorities and local self-government bodies. That is why the legal status of civilmilitary and military administration’s powers, structure and interaction with other state bodies are analyzed. The legislative grounds for the creation of civil-military and military administrations are considered and attention is drawn to their role in ensuring the stability of public administration and public security, and the key challenges associated with their activities are outlined. The study is based on the analysis regulatory legal acts, judicial practice and scientific works, which allows us to identify a number of problems related to the lack of constitutional consolidation of the legal status of military administrations, legal conflicts regarding the scope of the President’s powers, changes in the status of local self-government and financing the activities these bodies. Special attention is paid to the accountability issue and military control administrations, which is complicated by their multi-vector activities and insufficiently defined control mechanisms. On the basis of the analysis, the author suggests ways to improve the legal regulation functioning military administrations, in particular through improving the legislative framework, developing mechanisms for controlling their activities, financial support, and a clear definition of their powers. The results of the study have practical significance for improving the public administration system in crisis situations and can be used for the further legal development regulation of public administrative bodies in Ukraine.
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