International human rights ensurement standards in the law enforcement activities of the national police of Ukraine: today's realities

Purpose. The purpose of the work is to conduct an analysis of international standards for ensuring human rights in the law enforcement activities of the National Police of Ukraine, based on the realities and challenges of today. Methodology. The methodology includes a comprehensive analysis and generalization of the available scientific and theoretical material and the formulation of relevant conclusions and recommendations. The following methods of scientific reseach have been implemented: terminological, logical-semantic, functional, system-structural, logical-normative. Results. In the process of research, it was recognized that the proper affirmation of human rights and freedoms is one of the fundamental and leading factors of national state-building, where the National Police of Ukraine occupies one of the key positions in the person of competent state bodies to ensure them, thereby determining its activity, because its efficiency and productivity are of decisive importance in this aspect for social development. In addition, today's realities oblige the National Police of Ukraine to make significant transformational changes, as an appropriate algorithm of actions and decision-making, in order to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of its professional direction – serving the Ukrainian people, thus ensuring the implementation of strategic priorities of police activity in accordance with international standards observance of human rights. Originality. In the process of research, based on the generalization of positive experience, the significance and effectiveness of international standards for ensuring human rights in the law enforcement activities of the National Police of Ukraine at the current stage of state formation have been proven. Practical significance. The results of the research can be used in law-making and law-enforcement activities during the development of proposals for improving the mechanism of its timely detection, prevention and elimination.