Issue: № 12, 2025
Doi: https://doi.org/10.37634/efp.2025.12.13
Introduction. The issue of coordination of public authorities in the transition period is part of a broader process of post-conflict state building, which involves not only the restoration of institutions, but also the formation of a new management model capable of ensuring a balance between centralization and decentralization. An important reference point for Ukraine is the experience of states that have undergone a similar path of transformation after armed conflicts, in particular Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Moldova. The purpose of the paper is to study the legal foundations of coordination of public authorities. Results. The paper examines the constitutional and legal mechanisms for organizing interaction between state authorities and local self-government in post-conflict states (the experience of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova) from the point of view of adapting these legal models to the Ukrainian constitutional system. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of regulatory acts regulating the distribution of competences between different levels of public authority in the transitional period, legal procedures for the delegation of powers, constitutional and legal guarantees for preserving the unity of state authority in conditions of decentralization, and mechanisms for judicial control over compliance with the principle of the separation of powers. Conclusions. The experience of post-conflict states is important for Ukraine, as it reflects different models of transformation of the governance system in the conditions of post-conflict development, political instability and territorial challenges. Analysis of these examples allows Ukraine to take into account effective mechanisms for the distribution of powers between the center and regions, increasing the capacity of local self-government, ensuring the financial autonomy of communities and strengthening democratic institutions. In the above-mentioned countries, decentralization has acted not only as an administrative reform, but also as a tool for stabilizing the political system, restoring citizens' trust in the authorities and ensuring balanced development of territories.
Keywords : decentralization, public authority, public authorities, local government, state regulation, international regulation
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