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Annotation. Like any institution, the High Council of Justice (HCJ) develops in accordance with the conditions of social and state life. Its functions, structure, conditions of interaction with other subjects, etc. are developing. Therefore, the question of the perspective of its development always attracts attention. The purpose of the article is a systematic analysis of the functional aspect of the HCJ status regarding the assessment of the prospects for its improvement. First of all, emphasis is placed on the fact that a specific model of the judicial council has historically been formed in Ukraine. It is personified by two bodies – the High Court of Ukraine and the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine (HQCJ). This determines the relevant features of both the functional development of the HCJ and the structure of the judicial authorities, which are responsible for ensuring its activities in the state. The most urgent issue today is the assignment of such areas as the selection and evaluation of judges to the functions of the HCJ. This forms the basis of the activity of the HQCJ and puts the question of its existence on the agenda. The author pays special attention to the functional development of HCJ in the context of its interaction with the National School of Judges of Ukraine (NSJ) and the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine (SJA). In particular, it is stated that the norms of the current legislation do not provide an opportunity to talk about the existence of a legislative basis for the cooperation of the HCJ and NSJ in the field of judicial training. And this means that these two authorities are only minimally interacting and interconnected as elements of a single judicial power (system) in the state. As for the SJA, it is emphasized the need to correlate and balance its powers with the powers of the HCJ. The prerequisites and possible consequences of the implementation of the idea of granting the HCJ the right of legislative initiative was also analyzed. In the opinion of the author, the HCJ today has a sufficiently diverse toolkit for indirect participation in the law-making process and influence on legislative initiatives, their formation and development in matters that are important for the development and functioning of the judiciary in the state. Therefore, there are currently no sufficient grounds to support such an idea. Finally, it was concluded that the functional development of the HCJ depends on various conditions, first of all, political and economic. They determine the vectors of the development of the judiciary in the state, as well as social development, society’s demand for an independent court, a professional and honest judicial body. Key words: High Council of Justice, judicial governance, judicial power, judicial council, independence of the judiciary REFERENCES LIST OF LEGAL DOCUMENTS LEGISLATION

1. Pro vnesennia zmin do Zakonu Ukrainy Pro sudoustrii i status suddiv ta deiakykh zakoniv Ukrainy shchodo vidnovlennia roboty Vyshchoi kvalifikatsiinoi komisii suddiv Ukrainy [On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges and Some Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Resumption of the Work of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine] Zakon Ukrainy vid 13.07.2021 № 1629-IKh data zvernennia 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].
2. Vysnovok № 10 (2007) Konsultatyvnoi rady yevropeiskykh suddiv do uvahy Komitetu Ministriv Rady Yevropy shchodo sudovoi rady na sluzhbi suspilstva [Conclusion No. 10 (2007) of the Advisory Council of European Judges to the attention of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding the Judicial Council at the service of society] Mizhnarodnyi dokument data zvernennia: 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].
3. Vysnovok № 969/2019 shchodo zmin do zakonodavchykh aktiv, yaki rehuliuiut status Verkhovnoho Sudu ta orhaniv suddivskoho vriaduvannia: Yevropeiska Komisiia «Za demokratiiu cherez pravo» (Venetsiiska komisiia) [Conclusion No. 969/2019 on amendments to legislative acts regulating the status of the Supreme Court and judicial governance bodies: European Commission «For Democracy through Law» (Venice Commission)] Mizhnarodnyi dokument data zvernennia 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].
4. Spilnyi vysnovok Venetsiiskoi komisii ta Heneralnoho dyrektoratu z prav liudyny ta verkhovenstva prava № 999/2020 shchodo proiektu Zakonu Ukrainy «Pro vnesennia zmin do Zakonu Ukrainy Pro sudoustrii i status suddiv ta deiakykh zakoniv Ukrainy shchodo diialnosti Verkhovnoho Sudu ta orhaniv suddivskoho vriaduvannia» (proiekt Zakonu № 3711) [Joint opinion of the Venice Commission and the General Directorate for Human Rights and the Rule of Law No. 999/2020 regarding the draft Law of Ukraine «On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges and Some Laws of Ukraine Regarding the Activities of the Supreme Court and Judicial Governance Bodies» (draft Law No. 3711)] Mizhnarodnyi dokument data zvernennia 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].
5. Terminovyi spilnyi vysnovok Venetsiiskoi komisii ta Heneralnoho dyrektoratu z prav liudyny ta verkhovenstva prava № 1029/2021 shchodo zakonoproiektu Pro vnesennia zmin do deiakykh zakoniv Ukrainy shchodo poriadku obrannia (pryznachennia) na posady chleniv Vyshchoi rady pravosuddia (VRP) ta diialnosti dystsyplinarnykh inspektoriv VRP (Zakonoproiekt № 5068) [Urgent joint opinion of the Venice Commission and the General Directorate for Human Rights and the Rule of Law No. 1029/2021 regarding the draft law On amending some laws of Ukraine regarding the procedure for the election (appointment) of members of the High Council of Justice (HCJ) and the activities of disciplinary inspectors of the HRC (Law No. 5068] Mizhnarodnyi dokument data zvernenia 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].
6. Vysnovok № 10 (2007) Konsultatyvnoi rady yevropeiskykh suddiv do uvahy Komitetu Ministriv Rady Yevropy shchodo sudovoi rady na sluzhbi suspilstva [Conclusion No. 10 (2007) of the Advisory Council of European Judges to the attention of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe regarding the judicial council at the service of society] Mizhnarodnyi dokument data zvernennia 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].
7. Vysnovok № 4 (2003) Konsultatyvnoi rady yevropeiskykh suddiv do uvahy Komitetu ministriv Rady Yevropy pro nalezhnu pochatkovu pidhotovku ta pidvyshchennia kvalifikatsii suddiv na natsionalnomu ta yevropeiskomu rivniakh [Conclusion No. 4 (2003) of the Advisory Council of European Judges to the attention of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on proper initial training and professional development of judges at the national and European levels] Mizhnarodnyi dokument data zvernennia 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].

CASES

1. Rishennia Konstytutsiinoho Sudu Ukrainy vid 13 sichnia 2009 roku № 1-rp/2009. u spravi za konstytutsiinym podanniam 54 narodnykh deputativ Ukrainy shchodo ofitsiinoho tlumachennia polozhen abzatsu trynadtsiatoho punktu 1 chastyny pershoi statti 20 Zakonu Ukrainy «Pro Kabinet Ministriv Ukrainy», chastyny druhoi statti 52, chastyny tretoi statti 53, chastyny druhoi statti 54 Biudzhetnoho kodeksu Ukrainy v aspekti polozhen chastyny pershoi statti 93, chastyny druhoi statti 96, punktu 6 statti 116 Konstytutsii Ukrainy (sprava pro pravo zakonodavchoi initsiatyvy shchodo vnesennia zmin do zakonu pro Derzhavnyi biudzhet Ukrainy) [Decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine dated January 13, 2009 No. 1-рп/2009. in the case of the constitutional submission of 54 People’s Deputies of Ukraine regarding the official interpretation of the provisions of paragraph thirteen, point 1 of part one of article 20 of the Law of Ukraine «On the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine», part two of article 52, part three of article 53, part two of article 54 of the Budget Code of Ukraine in terms of provisions part one of article 93, part two of article 96, paragraph 6 of article 116 of the Constitution of Ukraine (the case on the right of legislative initiative to amend the Law on the State Budget of Ukraine)] < https://zakon.rada.gov. ua/laws/ show/v001p710–09#Text> data zvernennia 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].

BIBLIOGRAPHY AUTHORED BOOKS

1. Khotynska-Nor O Z, Teoriia i praktyka sudovoi reformy v Ukrainy [Theory and practice of judicial reform in Ukraine] monohrafiia (Kyiv, Alerta, 2016) 155 [in Ukrainian].
2. Zakon Ukrainy «Pro sudoustrii i status suddiv». Naukovo-praktychnyi komentar [The Law of Ukraine «On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges». Scientific and practical commentary] / za zah. red. M A Pohoretskoho, O Z Khotynskoi-Nor ta O H Yanovskoi (Kyiv, Alerta, 2019) 67 [in Ukrainian].

EDITED BOOKS

1. Pohoretskyi M A (za zah. red.), Zakon Ukrainy Pro sudoustrii i status suddiv [Law of Ukraine On the Judicial System and the Status of Judges] nauk. praktych. komentar (Kyiv, Alerta, 2019) 668 [in Ukrainian].

JOURNAL ARTICLES

1. Horodovenko V V, Periodychne navchannia suddiv ta koordynatsiina praktyky [Periodic training of judges and coordination practices] (2014) 1 Slovo Natsionalnoi shkoly suddiv Ukrainy 116–121 [in Ukrainian].
2. Khotynska-Nor O Z, Aktualni pytannia pravovoho rehuliuvannia statusu Vyshchoi kvalifikatsiinoi komisii suddiv Ukrainy [Actual issues of legal regulation of the status of the Higher Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine] (2020) 1–2 Visnyk kryminalnoho sudochynstva 146–154 [in Ukrainian].
3. Miroshnychenko A, Kutsenko V, Analiz upravlinskykh povnovazhen kerivnykh orhaniv sudovoi systemy Ukrainy ta propozytsii shchodo yikh vdoskonalennia [Analysis of the management powers of the governing bodies of the judicial system of Ukraine and proposals for their improvement] (2020) 5 New Justice 7–8. data zvernennia 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].

CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. Pushkar S I, Zakonotvorcha spromozhnist sudovoi vlady yak odyn iz potentsiinykh instrumentiv sudovoi reformy [Law-making capacity of the judiciary as one of the potential tools of judicial reform] Aktualni problemy sudovoho prava: materialy mizhnar. konf. (Kharkiv, 23 kvitnia 2021 r.), (Kharkiv, Pravo, 2021) 101–105 [in Ukrainian].

WEBSITES 16. VRP initsiiuie zminy zakonodavstva, spriamovani na podolannia kadrovoho defitsytu u sudovii systemi [VRP initiates legislative changes aimed at overcoming the shortage of personnel in the judicial system] data zvernennia: 04.05.2022 [in Ukrainian].