ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING WAR VETERAN STATUS: CONCEPT, FEATURES AND TYPES

Abstract

This article discloses the concept, features and types of the administrative procedure for granting war veteran status. It is determined that the administrative procedure for establishing war veteran status is a legally defined procedure for considering and resolving cases by authorized entities of public administration aimed at legally establishing the legal status of a war veteran. The administrative procedure for establishing war veteran status in Ukraine is characterized by a number of features that determine its specificity in the public administration system. It is legal in its legal nature, since its purpose is to grant a person a certain public status that generates subjective rights and guarantees defined by law. The procedure is simple in structure – it involves submitting an application with a set of necessary documents and going through several verification stages without complex internal bureaucracy or adversarial behavior of the parties. At the same time, its initiator is a private person (citizen of Ukraine, foreigner or stateless person), who submits an application voluntarily based on his own interest in obtaining the appropriate status. This nature of the procedure emphasizes the importance of adhering to the principles of accessibility, transparency and efficiency in its implementation. It is argued that considering the administrative procedures for establishing the legal status of a combatant, a person with a disability as a result of war and a war participant, we note that the relevant procedures are quite complicated. And this is obvious and quite justified for the state, given the significance and consequences of individuals acquiring the appropriate legal status. However, such procedural problems are compounded by a number of factors that significantly complicate the process of obtaining the legal status of a war veteran by individuals who have the right to establish it, which to a certain extent discriminates against them. The root cause of this is the extremely low level of awareness of the population about the mechanisms for acquiring the appropriate legal status. It is also appropriate to note the lack of respect for human dignity among those authorized to make decisions within the framework of the procedure for establishing the status of a war veteran. The ongoing war has a significant negative impact, as the collection of documents is complicated by the destruction of infrastructure and other negative factors.