Смітюх, Н.ВН.ВСмітюх2026-06-182026-06-182016-06-11Смітюх, Н. (2016). The legal Issues of access to the advocacy in Ukraine: problems and prospects.. Вісник кримінального судочинства(2), 169–175.https://ir.library.knu.ua/handle/15071834/24142The paper researches some implementation peculiarities of the international standard access toadvocacy within the national legal regulation. The key issues of Ukrainian legislation discrepancy withthe international principles of the advocacy regulation are highlighted. Special attention is paid to thetraining of those intending to become advocates and attorneys monopoly on representing clients injudicial authorities. The paper discloses some controversial issues of acquiring the right to practicelaw in Ukraine, in particular training term, professional traineeship entry exams.Advocates, like medical specialists, have specialized expertise in various areas of the law, especially in the presentation of cases in court. To obtain the services of an advocate, the client approaches the attorney who then engages the advocate on his behalf, to represent him in court or advise himas necessary. Joining a bar is not compulsory and you can technically practice independently.Advocacy is working to influence public policy in social, economic, political, and cultural spheresin order to bring about justice and positive change in human rights and issues.It is reported that access to advocacy as an international principle of organization and activity ofthe advocacy includes the following provisions: 1) ensuring freedom advocates access to the legalprofession without discrimination on any of the signs, including through ownership and social status;2) the creation of an independent system to monitor the level of education of advocates and controlprocedures for the organization of access to the legal profession; 3) provision of state guaranteesto obtain legal education Persons wishing to acquire the status of a lawyer. However, accessibilityof advocacy should not provide that any person who, without any special effort, can engage in suchactivities. Access to advocacy involves special but equal, equal, nedyskryminuyuchi requirements forpersons intending to become a lawyeУ статті досліджуються особливості реалізації міжнародного стандарту доступу до адвокатської діяльності в межах національного правового регулювання. Висвітлюються ключові проблеми невідповідності українського законодавства міжнародним засадам правового регулювання адвокатської діяльності. Окрему увагу приділено питанням стажування осіб, які мають намір стати адвокатами, та монополії адвокатів на представництво інтересів клієнтів в органах судової владиukaccess to the advocacythe monopoly on representationinternational standarda lawyer intershipдоступ до адвокатської діяльностімонополія на представництвоміжнародний стандартадвокатстажуванняСтаття