LEGAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN’S RIGHTS AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN UKRAINE

The issue of ensuring children's rights is one of the most important areas of legal science. Today, the formation of the foundations for the protection of the rights, freedoms and interests of the younger generation is a priority of the state. Complex socio-economic, military-political and epidemiological problems force to focus efforts on the analysis and generalized bases that determine the algorithm of legal protection of children's rights and its implementation in Ukraine. The article identifies international documents and acts of national legislation, on the basis of which the foundations of legal protection of children's rights in Ukraine are formed. Emphasis was placed on the need to address issues of juvenile probation, social orphanhood, and the realization of the rights of children who find themselves in difficult life circumstances and in need of assistance. The process of legal, social, housing provision of children who are in the area of environmental protection deserves special attention. According to the results of the study, a list of key positions that characterize the basics of legal protection of children in modern Ukraine has been formed. Despite the wide range of legal regulations, the issue of legislative support of the legal status of children in Ukraine is not a complete solution. Thanks to the fruitful work of authorized bodies (public authorities and their representatives, guardianship authorities, social services), parents and children it is possible to achieve a high level of social protection, timely respond to social risks and challenges that arise in modern society. Coherence and interaction of key actors is a necessary component of the process of legal protection of children's rights. Subject to strict compliance with the provisions of the law, the implementation of international standards and policy documents adopted at the highest level, it is possible to significantly improve the legal status of children's rights in Ukraine.