АСОЦІАЦІЇ ОРГАНІВ МІСЦЕВОГО САМОВРЯДУВАННЯ НАЦІОНАЛЬНОГО РІВНЯ: ПРАВО ТА СПРОМОЖНІСТЬ (original) (raw)

The article is devoted to the study of associations of local governments, which is a formalization of the interaction of public authorities and the basis for the compliance of local governments with their declared goals. The right of local selfgovernment bodies, in the exercise of their powers, to establish associations to carry out tasks of common interest is enshrined in the European Charter of Local Self-Government. This right is enshrined at the national level of European countries. In Ukraine, the issue of associations of local self-government bodies is regulated by a special Law of Ukraine "On Associations of Local Self-Government Bodies". Associations aim, first and foremost, to defend the interests of their members through dialogue at the national and local levels. The organizational and legal form is different, regardless of the state system, the features of local self-government. The right to association is exercised depending on the history of development of such associations. In general, the typical characteristics of associations are: voluntary and open membership (usually); legal regulation of statutory norms; equality of the right to vote, and decisions are made by a majority (usually); voluntary membership fees; autonomy and independence; voluntary work and advocacy / representation; the opportunity to be service providers for its members. As a rule, the main organizational form-legal entities. Organizational and legal support for the development of local self-government associations in Ukraine should be scientifically substantiated taking into account foreign practice. The right to association is realized in capacity under the condition not only of sufficient legal regulation, but also of the scope of powers and sufficient resources. The main conditions for the capacity of associations are not only the provision of