Exercising the powers of local self-government agencies in Ukraine: The need of implementation international standard

The notion of governance is fundamental in the management of every given society, and in order for it to function, it is necessary to place the powers in the hands of its community for its proper improvement. In striving for credible development and potential justice system, there is a need for local self-government agencies to be fully involved in the welfare of society. Therefore, this article explores the study and comparison of international experience in the field of functioning of local self-government agencies, providing proposals on its implementation in Ukraine. The international experience in the exercise of powers by local self-government agencies is analyzed; and proposals concerning its adaptation in Ukraine are given. It is noted that local self-government agencies constitute an important component of the functioning and development of any country, but their impact on ensuring the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of the community needs improvement. The positive aspect of decentralization is also due to the shift of a significant part of administrative powers from the center to municipalities and local communities in the society, especially in its progressive part, and there is a real chance to implement those changes, at least at the local level, which are extremely necessary for a long period of time. Conversely, if the central authorities are endowed with the maximum amount of power and imperative powers, while leaving local self-government agencies a fairly narrow amount of real power, the development tendencies of such a state will mostly be negative. It was established that highly developed democracies from the very beginning of their existence were clearly aware of the importance of decentralization of governance, as well as the need to protect and maintain a high level of independence of each administrative and territorial unit, consistently ensuring their rights and interests.