Effectiveness of Harmonisation of Ukrainian Legislation with the European: Analysis of Mechanisms

Tetiana Sukhorebra1, Yuliia Kokarcha2, Nataliia Kostiuk 3, Iryna Bakhnovska4 & Oksana Slobodyska5

https://doi.org/10.62271/pjc.16.3.1093.1109

Abstract
The study is centred on harmonising Ukraine‟s legislation with European human rights and justice standards. Through rigorous content analysis, formal legal and comparative methods, analysis of legal acts, and the abstract logical method, the study uncovers a comprehensive range of problems that hinder the harmonisation process‟s efficiency. As a culmination of the study, a significant proposal is put forth: the enshrinement in the Constitution of Ukraine of the fundamental economic freedoms of free movement of goods, services, and capital. This proposal, along with creating a dedicated body for harmonising Ukrainian legislation with the EU acquis communautaire and the strategic focus on the slowest areas of harmonisation, is crucial for the future of Ukraine‟s legal system and its alignment with EU standards. An alternative method of conflict resolution in criminal justice – mediation – is proposed as a potentially effective tool for reducing the courts‟ workload and increasing the efficiency of case consideration. Prospects for future research may include harmonising certain branches of Ukrainian legislation where the process of harmonisation is the slowest, namely, “Freedom of Movement of Goods”, “Freedom of Entrepreneurship and Provision of Services”.

Keywords: harmonisation of legislation, European integration, harmonisation mechanisms, criminal justice, crime index, EU acquis communautaire.