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Oleg TKACHUK,

Judge of the Supreme Court, Doctor of Law, Associate Professor

Dmitry LUSPENYK,

Judge, Secretary of the Plenum of the Supreme Court, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine

RULE OF LAW – NEW «OLD» PRINCIPLE OF CIVIL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS: CORRELATION WITH THE PRICIPLE OF LEGALITY

The article is devoted to issues of integrated comprehension of the Rule of Law as a certain standard in the aspect of judicial interpretation and law-enforcement, which, consequently, has impact on the efficiency of civil judicial proceedings. It is proved that basic concept for a judge as an interpreter of law shall be represented by the substantive element of the Rule of Law, which consists of the fact that during the whole his activity the judge shall observe the catalogue of fundamental human rights and their priority, as well as formal element of the rule of law, according to which the judge shall observe the principle of legality (in the sense of legality of laws), principles of proportionality, principle of legal certainty and procedural guarantees of right to fair judicial consideration.

Authors consider interpretation of Supremacy of right, his principles and interpretations.

The analysis of home legislation is conducted, and decisions of European Court on Human Rights.

Principles of Rule of Law are considered envisaged in a national legislation and interpretation of Rule of Law by international organizations, such as ECHR, Venice Commission and others like that.

Key words: Rule of Law, legality, civil judicial proceedings, legal certainty, right to fair judicial consideration.

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