Правова природа та поняття обмежень під час проходження публічної служби

Abstract

З’ясовано правову природу обмежень під час проходження публічної служби, шляхом визначення їх характерних ознак, а також сформульовано дефініції поняття «обмеження під час проходження публічної служби».

In the article, the legal nature of restrictions during public service can be revealed through a combination of the following features: a) they are based on the mechanism of restrictions on the rights and freedoms of citizens and are sanctioned by the state; b) clearly regulated by laws, including anti-corruption laws, as well as by-laws, the vast majority of which regulate restrictions related to compliance with generally accepted ethical norms of behavior; c) represent specific demands placed on the public servant; d) have a voluntary nature, since public officials agree to the relevant legal restrictions voluntarily, without any coercion; e) the consequence of their violation is bringing a person to legal responsibility; f) consist in limiting the rights, freedoms and interests of a person, which arise in connection with the person acquiring the status of a public servant; g) implemented in the form of prohibitions, rules and instructions; h) extend to both the public and private spheres, i.e. they relate not only to the professional activity of a public servant, but also to personal life; i) only some of them have a continuous nature and apply to all public servants (general restrictions), while certain requirements apply only to certain categories of public servants (special restrictions); j) are characterized by the heterogeneity of their content, because they relate to different spheres: anti-corruption, political, economic, informational, moral and ethical, private, etc. The author also formulated the concept of "restrictions during public service" as statesanctioned requirements (prohibitions, rules and guidelines) to the professional activities of public servants and their private lives, which have a specific meaning determined by the sphere of public relations, their objectification and subject distribution , which a person agrees to comply with voluntarily, holding a position in public administration bodies, and the consequence of their violation is bringing such a person to legal responsibility.

Выяснена правовая природа ограничений при прохождении публичной службы, путем определения их характерных признаков, а также сформулированы дефиниции понятия «ограничения при прохождении публичной службы».