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The institute of private enforcement officers in Ukraine: effectiveness and challenges

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36887/2524-0455-2026-1-2

Mushuk Vasyl,
Postgraduate Student of the Department of Economics and Public Administration,
Poltava State Agrarian University,
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2413-3004

Published: 19.01.26

The article provides a brief overview of the consequences of reforming the system of compulsory enforcement of court decisions in Ukraine, in particular, the effectiveness of the activities of the institute of private enforcement officers, and an analysis of the main challenges faced by private enforcement officers in the process of transforming the system of compulsory enforcement. The necessity of ensuring further institutionalization of the private enforcement system, as well as the uneven access of private enforcement officers to cases of different categories, competition, and the imbalance of powers between private and state enforcement officers, along with the lack of coherence among regulatory acts governing enforcement proceedings, highlights the relevance of the research. The following methods were used in the preparation of the article: comparative analysis to examine the activities of state and private enforcement officers; systematization to identify the main constraints on private enforcement officers’ activities; and generalization to develop proposals for improving the institution of private enforcement officers. The experts’ opinion on the higher efficiency of private enforcement officers has been confirmed, and it is concluded that this effect is achieved against the backdrop of an uneven distribution of enforcement proceedings between state and private enforcement officers: 70% to 30% in favor of state officers. The study of organizational models of compulsory enforcement of court and other bodies’ decisions in foreign countries revealed a steady shift from state to mixed and private enforcement systems. The improvement of the compulsory enforcement system should be carried out in accordance with international principles, the main of which are the priority of protecting human rights, impartiality, and accountability. The proposed measures to overcome the challenges faced by the institute of private enforcement officers include: lifting the moratorium on private enforcement officers’ access to cases involving state institutions and enterprises; granting private enforcement officers full access to information on debtors’ assets; improving judicial oversight of enforcement procedures, among others.

Keywords: public administration, enforcement proceedings, private enforcement officer, compulsory enforcement of decisions, human rights.

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