APPLICATION OF MEDIATION FOR SETTLEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE DISPUTES IN UKRAINE

The need to introduce the institution of mediation in the domestic legal system is based on the positive results of the practical application of the institution of reconciliation in many countries around the world, which indicates its effectiveness. The use of an alternative, non-judicial way of resolving disputes, particularly, mediation, will provide an opportunity to solve the problem of court congestion. The article is devoted to the research of the introduction of the practice of settling administrative disputes through the mediation procedure in Ukraine. The problematic issues that need to be regulated in the legislation have been identified, that are principles and procedure for conducting mediation: from its initiation to the moment of termination; the legal status of the mediator, particularly, the conditions for acquiring the status of a mediator, the content of his rights and obligations, liability for violation of the law on mediation, as well as the categories of disputes in which it can be used. The feature of administrative proceedings is that one of the parties in the dispute is the subject of power. Thus, the feature of alternative dispute resolution, in particular mediation, in administrative proceedings is the peaceful settlement of relations between a state agency, on the one hand, and with a natural or legal person, on the other. There are several possibilities for legalization of the status of a mediator: the first is the implementation of mediation by professional independent mediators (for example, members of a professional association of mediators); the second is judicial mediation: or the settlement of a dispute with the participation of a judge. The issues of determining the categories of cases in which mediation can be used, in particular administrative disputes, remain unresolved. Resolving these issues will help expand the practice of mediation in the settlement of administrative disputes.