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Problems of determining the status of so-called unrecognized states in terms of modern international law are revealed. It is noted that the desire of different territorial entities to secede in recent years increasingly leads to the emergence of “unrecognized states” as special political and territorial entities, whose existence is one of the sources of conflict in modern world politics. Many works by both domestic and foreign scholars are devoted to the problems of determining the international legal status of “unrecognized states” and their domestic political development. However, a significant disadvantage of these scientific works is that their authors do not seek to develop general theoretical methodological approaches to the study of the phenomenon of “unrecognized states” and to determine the criteria of insolvency and non-recognition. It is noted that the study of the international legal status of self-proclaimed “unrecognized states” requires theoretical and methodological understanding, which is possible with a comprehensive scientific approach to this topic. Thus, in the current conditions of development of international relations, scholars in the field of international law, international relations and political science are faced with the task of finding optimal methodological and theoretical approaches to the study of the phenomenon of “unrecognized states”. An integrated approach to its study will help to determine the features of their domestic political development, to identify the relationship between the main trends in their formation and international legal status. The results obtained will determine the prospects for the recognition of such political and territorial entities (“unrecognized states”) with a special status and the development of their capacity. The purpose of the article is to define the term “unrecognized states”, to conduct a scientific and theoretical analysis of its content and consider the existing preconditions for its formulation, as well as to clarify the place of such political and territorial entities (“unrecognized states”) in international law. The objective of the article is to clarify the substantive characteristics of the term “unrecognized states”, the international legal status of such entities and analyze the principle of the right of peoples to self-determination and the principle of territorial integrity in the context of the emergence and existence of “unrecognized states”. The conflict in modern international law between the principle of the right of peoples to self-determination and the principle of territorial integrity, which are a prerequisite for geopolitical disputes in the current conditions of international relations is shown. Given the complexity of the practice of recognizing such entities, it was noted the need to develop clear legal norms that would regulate the procedure for the formation of such political and territorial entities (“unrecognized states”) as subjects of international law.

Information as a certain terminological concept of evolutionary nature and interdisciplinary significance is analyzed. At the same time, given the objectives of the study, it is considered as an object that requires proper legal understanding and appropriate regulatory (primarily constitutional and legal) regulation. The role of information as one of the main resources used by a person in the process of his activity is noted. The purpose and objectives of the study are to clarify the meaning of the term "information" in different periods of its evolution. The scientific novelty of the study is due to the fragmentary nature of previous studies and involves new knowledge about the periodization of the evolution of the content of the term "information" and the specification of the content of this term in different temporal periods. The urgency and importance of studying the issue of information in our country is emphasized given that Ukraine is in a state of constant information war with the Russian Federation, which is quite active and aggressive in using information as a weapon of mass destruction against the territorial integrity and state security of Ukraine. The basic approaches to understanding of this term taking into account branch delimitation of scientific knowledge are defined. The importance of the category "information" for jurisprudence is emphasized, because information is actually enshrined in law about the limits of what is allowed and the algorithms of human and state activities. The tools of modern legal methodology are used in the work, in particular formal legal, historical legal, systemic, logical semantic, method of analysis and synthesis, etc. At the same time, the dialectical method is the basis for the analysis of the nature of information as a multifaceted phenomenon. Emphasis is placed on the multivariate perception of information as an object of legal regulation. It is argued that the legislative definition of the term "information" should represent public policy not only in terms of generally binding, but also in compliance with the existing state and legal system, which is organically correlated with the need to use a cybernetic approach to public administration. It is concluded that it is impossible to determine the status of human thought as a form of information in today's conditions, as this may be the first step towards violation of immunity of the personal "inner world" of a human.

The article is focused on studying and scientific understanding of the process of the formation and evolution of Poland as a modern democratic European state. The author has indicated the significance of the influence of the democratic traditions of the Polish people on the formation of the current model of the state system of the Republic of Poland. The author has established the general chronological boundaries of each of the periods of democratization of Polish society starting from the times of “noble democracy”. The main characteristics of the stages of democratic development of Poland until the present day have been determined. The main factors that influenced the course of democratic transit in the Polish state have been clarified. It has been proved that the peculiarities of modern Polish statehood are determined by the historical traditions of Polish democracy, the mentality of the Polish people and membership in the European Union and other international organizations. It has been emphasized that the implementation of economic and institutional transformations in Poland in the post-Soviet period was accompanied by the simultaneous formation of civil society. It has been established that the result of democratic transit in the Republic of Poland is a liberal democracy of the Western type with a certain bias towards social democracy. The author has emphasized the decisive role of European integration processes in the formation of the Republic of Poland as a democratic, legal and social state. Based on the analysis of the current legislation and ongoing reforms in the law-making sphere, the author has defined the main factors that determine the existing systemic threats to the rule of law and democracy in Poland at the present stage of its state-building. It has been stated that although Polish democracy demonstrates some negative tendencies, it is unlikely collapsed due to the current challenges, since the Republic still maintains the balance between state power and political freedom of citizens and their associations and the general atmosphere in Polish society remains open and free.

The article is focused on the problems of studying the constitutional and legal aspects of the functioning of the bicameral parliament in the Republic of Poland. The research is carried out with the aim of studying and scientific understanding of the practical implementation of certain aspects of bicameralism in Ukraine. The peculiarities of the legal status of the Sejm and the Senate as the chambers of political representation of the sovereign Polish nation have been analyzed. It has been emphasized that certain competencies of legislative power in the Polish power system are intended to compensate for the strong positions of the executive branch, due to the assignment of the President of the Republic of Poland to it. It has been noted that in the period after the restoration of the bicameral structure of the Polish Parliament in 1989, until 2010, the Sejm held the dominant position. It has been established that at the present stage of development, the Polish constitutional doctrine foresees an asymmetric bicameral parliament model with the preservation of the system’s equivalence of chambers. It has been noted that the result of the accession of the Republic of Poland to the European Union, the Sejm and the Senate had functional changes that covered almost all the powers of the national parliament, including, first of all, legislative and control functions, led to the appearance of elements of the “European” function of the parliament and transformed already existing commitment of both chambers. The peculiarities of the influence of the EU legal acts on the processes of national legislation in Poland have been revealed. The directions of transformation of the normative and controlling function of the Sejm and the Senate have been determined. The principles of functional separation of powers of the Sejm and the Senate in the light of the national and European legislation have been established. It has been concluded that during the process of implementation of acts of the European law in the national legal system of the Republic of Poland, the chambers of the parliament managed to expand their powers at the expense of the so-called “European competence of the Polish parliament”.

Розглянуто актуальні питання регулювання окремих положень інституту виборів народних депутатів України. Проблему функціонування представницької демократії розглянуто крізь аналіз елементів виборчої системи із завданням теоретичного моделювання найбільш оптимального варіанту набору елементів виборчої системи, яка зможе відобразити реальний стан представництва в парламенті. Проведено теоретико-правовий аналіз таких складових виборчої системи, як виборчий округ, виборчий (партійний) список, способи голосування. Негативно охарактеризовано положення виборчого законодавства у питанні використання інституту закритих партійних списків.

Досліджено основні наукові підходи до визначення засад державного ладу Республіки Польща. Встановлено, що у польській правовій доктрині підходи до засад державного ладу і безпосередньо до їх визначення різняться і є не досить точними, а найчастіше використовується термін «засади устрою». З’ясовано, що у представлених польськими науковцями переліках засад державного ладу Республіки Польща практично відсутні намагання визначити їх структурну ієрархію та систему. І роль конституційної доктрини в Польщі автор вбачає саме в тому, щоб зробити це питання цілісним і аксіологічним, створивши таким чином певну структуровану систему конституційних засад у цілому та засад державного ладу зокрема.