A critical view at the imposition of administrative punishments in simplified judicial proceedings

Relevance. The study of the judicial procedure for the imposition of administrative punishments is particularly relevant in connection with the widespread discussion in the theory of administrative law and procedure about the role of the court as an administrative jurisdiction body, rethinking the understanding of justice in administrative cases, as well as the need to optimize the court workload associated with the consideration of cases of administrative offenses.

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate a critical assessment of the imposition of administrative punishments by courts in simplified judicial proceedings.

Objectives. To achieve the purpose of the study, the following tasks were set: to give a general description of simplified judicial proceedings, to identify the signs of simplified judicial proceedings in cases of administrative offenses, to characterize some of the problems of implementing the procedure for imposing administrative punishments in simplified judicial proceedings, to give a critical assessment of simplified judicial proceedings in relation to the essence of the institution of administrative liability.

Methodology. The methodological basis of the research includes general scientific techniques and methods of cognition, as well as special and private scientific methods, including dialectical, formal legal (dogmatic), historical, etc.

Results. The study demonstrates the inconsistency of simplified judicial proceedings with the essence of the institution of administrative liability and justice in cases of bringing to public liability, as well as the inexpediency of appealing to justice to resolve the issue of imposing administrative punishments in cases currently being considered by arbitration courts in simplified proceedings.

Conclusion. The author of the article puts forward the thesis about the need to abolish simplified judicial proceedings in cases of administrative offenses and transfer cases considered by arbitration courts in simplified proceedings to the jurisdiction of non-judicial public authorities by applying the criterion proposed by the author.

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