THE CONCEPT OF MULTI-LEVEL EXTRA-JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY: THEORETICAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The scientific publication is devoted to the study of the theoretical and legal foundations and prospects for the development in Ukraine of the concept of multi-level extra-judicial oversight of public administration activities in the field of entrepreneurial activity. It is noted that multi-level extra-judicial oversight of public administration activities in the field of entrepreneurial activity constitutes a system of interconnected oversight mechanisms and institutions operating outside judicial proceedings and aimed at ensuring legality, good administration, and the protection of the rights of business entities through administrative, public, parliamentary, ombudsman, and other forms of oversight over the activities of public authorities. The following levels of extra-judicial oversight of public administration activities in the field of entrepreneurial activity are identified: the primary level – administrative appeal within a public administration body; the institutional level – the Business Ombudsman Council, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, and specialized oversight bodies (the State Audit Service of Ukraine, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, etc.); the public level – business associations, public councils, and professional organizations; the parliamentary and anti-corruption level – committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP), the Accounting Chamber, and other external oversight bodies; and the international level – mechanisms related to Ukraine’s European integration processes and international obligations. The study concludes that the implementation of the concept of multi-level extra-judicial oversight will create a theoretical foundation for the further improvement of administrative and legal regulation of oversight activities in the field of entrepreneurship, contribute to enhancing the accountability and transparency of public administration entities, and ensure more effective protection of the rights of business entities. Furthermore, this concept is consistent with contemporary European standards of good governance and administrative justice.