Administrative Responsibility of Religious Organizations: Optimal Ways of Modernization of National Legislation

The article considers the peculiarities of the administrative responsibility of religious organizations with the definition of optimal ways to modernize domestic legislation in accordance with existing social relations and modern requirements. Based on the Law of Ukraine “On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations” we can distinguish three groups of entities that are responsible for violating the provisions of this Law: 1) officials of state bodies; 2) citizens; 3) religious organizations as subjects of law. The latter can also act as independent subjects of legal responsibility, in particular, there are four grounds for termination in court of the activities of a religious organization: the commission of acts inadmissible under Art. 3, 5 and 17 of the profile law; encroachment on the life, health, liberty and dignity of the person; 3) systematic violation of the procedure for holding public religious events provided by law; encouraging citizens not to fulfill their constitutional obligations or actions to violate public order, to encroach on the rights and property of state, public and religious organizations. The analyzed provisions of the current legislation on freedom of conscience and religious organizations determine the need to make changes and additions to regulations governing liability for violations of legislation in this area. One of the directions of development of the national legislation is improvement of legal regulation of institute of administrative responsibility of legal entities. Today, there are significant gaps and conflicts in the legislation regarding the consolidation of liability of legal entities, especially legal entities, which serve as a basis for various abuses and violations by legal entities, and thus violate the rights and legitimate interests of individuals or other legal entities. state and society in general