ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE IN THE SYSTEM OF GUARANTEEING CITIZENS' RIGHTS AND CREATING A FAVOURABLE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
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The subject of the present study is the administrative procedure as a legal and economic instrument of institutional resilience in wartime Ukraine. The research focuses on the dual role of administrative procedures in safeguarding citizens' rights and ensuring economic stability under the extraordinary conditions of armed conflict. Particular attention is given to transparency, predictability and digitalisation mechanisms, which reduce the risk of corruption, strengthen trust in public institutions and create a favourable environment for investment and reconstruction. Methodology. The methodological framework underpinning this study combines general scientific approaches (analysis, synthesis, systemic and structural methods) with special legal and economic methods, including formal-legal, comparative, and institutional analysis. This facilitated the discernment of the essence of administrative procedure as both a legal category and an economic factor, and the evaluation of its wartime adaptations in Ukraine. The objective of the present study is threefold: firstly, to ascertain the legal nature of administrative procedure; secondly, to analyse its impact on the realisation of citizens' rights and on the formation of economic security; and thirdly, to identify prospects for post-war modernisation in line with European standards of good governance. The study's results show that administrative procedures act as a structural determinant of resilience, reducing transaction costs, facilitating business activity and ensuring accountability in the use of international aid. Digital innovations, such as the Diia platform and the ProZorro procurement system, have safeguarded service delivery and transparency during times of crisis. Simplified fiscal and customs procedures, as well as decentralisation reform, demonstrate how flexibility in administrative law can support macroeconomic balance and local resilience. Conclusion. The administrative procedure in wartime Ukraine is not limited to protecting individual rights; rather, it operates as a multidimensional mechanism combining legal certainty, democratic accountability and economic rationality. The modernisation of Ukraine, encompassing the codification of legislation, digital transformation, decentralisation, and alignment with EU standards, is set to play a pivotal role in the country's reconstruction, institutional resilience, and successful integration into the European legal and economic sphere.
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administrative procedure, citizens’ rights, economic security, institutional resilience, wartime governance, digital transformation, good governance, Ukraine
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