Ethical codes for public administration – reflection of EU core values or part of national anti-corruption policy? Example of the Czech Republic and Ukraine

Goncharuk Olga and Tomoszek Maxim ()
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Goncharuk Olga: Ph.D. in Law, Associate Professor of the Chair of Comparative and European Law, EaS Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv . Scopus Author ID: 57223182409
Tomoszek Maxim: Ph.D. in Constitutional Law, Assistant Professor at the Department of Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, Palacký University in Olomouc. Scopus Author ID: 57217099164.

European Studies - The Review of European Law, Economics and Politics, 2023, vol. 10, issue 2, 149-177

Abstract: This article investigates, whether the adoption of ethical codes in the Czech Republic and in Ukraine mainly aim at implementation of EU ethical framework for public administration or should be viewed as a part of national anti-corruption policy. To that end, the article will analyse, whether the ethical codes for public administration in the Czech Republic and Ukraine reflect core principles of EU ethical framework for public administration, or rather contain specific provisions aimed at eliminating corruption. The practical effects of relevant provisions, their enforcement and contribution to elimination of corruption will also be analysed. Besides analysis and comparison of the situation in the Czech Republic and Ukraine, the article aims to identify common experiences and patterns to provide generalization useful for understanding the effect of ethical codes on elimination of corruption and national implementation of European core ethical principles for public administration in wider context of Central and Eastern European post-communist countries, which are still suffering from quite significant rates of corruption and examples of maladministration.

Keywords: ethical codes; public administration; anti-corruption measures; Czech Republic; Ukraine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.2478/eustu-2023-0016

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