THE INFLUENCE OF THE NATURE OF POLITICS ON THE ETHICAL REGULATION FUNCTIONING SYSTEM IN THE PARLIAMENT: A POLITICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECT

Abstract

Introduction. There has been a recent trend where the system of regulating the behavior of Members of Parliament (MPs) on ethics issues is increasingly failing to meet its objectives, and regular reforms have produced contradictory results in the parliaments of many countries where such a system is implemented. Modern parliamentary ethics faces many challenges. At the same time, it is also influenced by the nature of politics. The aim and tasks. The article aims to identify the main manifestations of the impact of the nature of politics on the functioning of the parliamentary ethics system. Achieving this goal involves analysing the political and legal status of MPs; identifying the peculiarities of modern democracy that create complex conditions for the functioning of the ethics system in parliament; and determining the consistency between the requirements for MPs both from the side of politics and the side of public service. Research methods. Systematic and political-philosophical approaches are the methodological basis of the research. Research results. It was found that the work of the parliamentary system of ethical regulation is complicated by differences in the political and legal status of MPs between de jure as champions of the national good and de facto as representatives of the interests of certain political groups. Modern politics is highly competitive, and the functioning of the ethics system in parliament takes place in a sharp struggle for power. Ethical issues themselves may be considered politically inappropriate and ignored. Moreover, MPs are under pressure from competing demands from politics and the state service. Discussion. Our results are generally consistent with those previously obtained by Professor M. Philp. The relationship between ethics and modern politics has several dimensions, which are not always easy to reconcile. Specifically, there is a power struggle, political competition in parliament, and the dual demands on MPs. Conclusions. The nature of politics in modern democratic society generally complicates the functioning of the system of ethical regulation of MPs' behavior.