Abstract: The issue of public administration in subsoil use, renewal and protection is of high importance for Ukraine since it is strongly linked to energy security of the state as well as it shall facilitate the people of Ukraine to efficiently implement its propitiatory rights towards natural resources and redistribution of national wealth. As it is stipulated in the Article 11 of the Subsoil Code of Ukraine (the Code) the authorities that administer the industry are limited to central executive bodies and local governments. In particular, it is stipulated in the Code that the Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers carries out public administration in geological exploration, production and protection of subsoil. Other state bodies of public administration include central public authority responsible for state environmental protection policies; central public authority in charge of implementation of state geological exploration and efficient subsoil use policies; central authority in charge of state health and safety control policies. There are also public authorities in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea; local executive bodies and other state authorities and local self-government authorities in compliance with laws of Ukraine. This article is devoted to the analysis of the legal relations in the area of public administration of subsoil use, renewal and protection in Ukraine. The main approaches to study the essence of legal relations in the named area as well as its tasks, functions and methods are analyzed. It is concluded in this article that legal relationship in the field of public administration of subsoil use, renewal and protection is characterized by specifics of its task (development of natural resources).
Abstract: Importance of management of legal entities under
private law of which especially corporate management, as well as
looking for ways of its improvement and perfection has become
especially relevant in the twenty-first century, which was greatly
contributed to by the global economic crisis. Some states have adopted
Corporate Governance Codes; the European Union has set to work on
a series of directives the main purpose of which is an improvement of
corporate governance, provision of greater transparency and
implementation of an effective control mechanism. This process is not
yet completed, and various problematic issues associated with
management of legal persons are still being debated among
practitioner experts and scholars. Georgia is not an exception in this
regard. The article discusses the legislative gaps, and in some cases,
discrepancies having arisen in legal relationships under private law and
having caused many practical problems. This especially applies to the
management of capital companies.