Review

Judicial constitutional reform of 2016 touched a question substantial appearance about a place and role  of advocacy in Ukraine. In this work a question is affected about a place and role of advocacy in society and state, open up essence description of this law-enforcement institute. Seeing in advocacy independent the institute of civil society, an author selects it both separate and public functions.

Today's domestic civil society goes through its initial stage of formation and development, overcoming the difficult steps in defending itself as an independent entity. This process is extremely complicated, and sometimes controversial. An illustrative example is the Institute of domestic advocacy, which is experiencing its formation as an independent institute of civil society in conditions of internal struggle and confrontation.

Keywords: advocacy, justice, civil society, state.