The notion of the public as the subject of the prevention of corruption and the legal framework of its preventive activity

Abstract

The article deals with the main approaches to understanding the concept of the "public", its role in the prevention of corruption in Ukraine. The author, by summarizing the existing definitions, provides his own definition. The author defines the main features of the public basing on his own concept. The author comes from the fact that the public is made up of two elements: individuals and legal entities. Legal entities are mainly represented by non-governmental organizations; individuals are acting as so-called "whistleblowers". The author highlights the following functions of the public: monitoring, alarm, representation, control, informational, research, impact. According to this, the author proposes to classify the public depending on the functions performed by it. The author also analyzes rights and duties of the public which are described in the anti-corruption legislation. In the end, the author makes suggestions for further studies of this phenomenon.
Keywords: public, corruption, functions of the public, prevention of corruption.