Legal policy and problems of notary profession: scientific and critical discourse

Abstract

This article is dedicated to the analysis of some theoretical and methodological approaches to studying the concept of legal policy and problems of notary profession. It has been noted that the notary institution in Ukraine is the central core comprising practical aspect of realizing the principle of ensuring citizen and organizations’ rights and legal interests in accordance with the international standards. In the period of 2010–2013 Ukraine undertook fundamental work. Especially upon legislative level, to provide conditions for entering of Ukrainian notariat to the International Union of Latin Notaries. Specifically, a single body of self-organization and regulation of notary activities – the Notary Chamber of Ukraine has been established as well as The Rules of Notary Professional Ethics have been approved. On the author’s opinion, the Rules of Notary Professional Ethics of Ukraine are subject to fundamental re-thinking, modification and improvement. This document should be divided into several ones. In one of them moral and ethical requirements to notaries should be stated, the second one should contain notary’s duties and the third one should include the rules of communicating with the Notary Chamber of Ukraine and mass media. The guidelines of future development and reforming of notary institution in the legal system of Ukraine as well as of its improvement has been also outlined.