Viche №20, 2014

The phenomenon of supranationality arising as a result of activities of inter-governmental organizations and partial transfer of sovereign powers of their member states thereto is explored.

Basic principles of functioning of the system of public administration in Ukraine are displayed. This system is proved to be unable to carry out its functions in full.

The capital city is determined to play a leading role in all spheres of public life and, compared to other cities, to have many peculiarities of its legal status.

A legal analysis of the essence and significance of nuclear safeguards provided by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is carried out.

Changes in the constitutional and legal status of the President of Ukraine in the context of the country’s transition from the presidential and parliamentary republic to the parliamentary and presidential one are highlighted.

The problem of usage of favouritism, nepotism and cronyism in the process of formation of political and administrative elite in Ukraine is highlighted.