LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNCTION OF THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE OF UKRAINE

The article is devoted to the analysis of the law enforcement function of the state, which is considered through the prism of law enforcement activities of the Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine. On the basis of the subject research, attention is drawn to the fact that among a wide range of state bodies called to ensure the implementation of the law enforcement function of the state. It was emphasized that the issue of the activities of the prosecutor's office in today's conditions is understudied. The provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine «On the Prosecutor's Office» were analyzed. Based on the analysis of legislative acts and scientific opinions, it is indicated that the law enforcement function of the state is one of the main areas of activity of its state bodies, among which the prosecutor's office plays one of the main roles in the implementation of the law enforcement function of the state, which in turn is an important feature of the functioning of Ukraine as a legal state The effective performance of this function by the prosecutor's office is an indicator of ensuring the state's guarantees for the observance of the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, which are the determining direction of the state. It was determined that the law enforcement function of the state is the main direction of the state's activity, which consists in ensuring the state's fulfillment of constitutional guarantees aimed at the preservation and protection of the highest social value, and covers all internal and external relations of the state. It is emphasized that in Ukraine, the law enforcement function of the state is directly or indirectly implemented by various state bodies, one of which is the prosecutor's office. Implementation of the law enforcement function by the prosecutor's office is carried out in accordance with the functional powers defined in the Laws of Ukraine «On the Prosecutor's Office», «On operational and investigative activity», the Civil and Criminal Procedural Codes of Ukraine. It is emphasized that in today's conditions, national security is an integral component of the law enforcement function of the state, which acts as the main subject of the rights and freedoms of citizens, guaranteeing their protection and state security. It was concluded that the law enforcement function of the state has a complex nature, it is one of the main areas of activity of the modern Ukrainian state, it occupies a special place in the system of its main functions and is implemented by a significant number of state-authorized bodies, among which the prosecutor's office occupies a special legal position in the implementation of the law enforcement function of the state, which is determined by its tasks and functional powers.