16. Convergence of European law and legislation of Ukraine.

Addressing the issue of Ukraine joining the European Union objectively requires our state energetic steps towards rapprochement, harmonization of national legislation with the legislation of the international association.It should be noted that one of the main features of the legal nature of the integration of the said association is that its legal system that emerged at the national and international law and in their interaction has the signs of both transnational and supranational character. The study of this legal phenomenon is significant theoretical interest as lawyers, researchers, students and anyone interested in international law. Even the process of drafting the EU legal system, which is using the best achievements of the international legal science, experience in the development of national legal systems of individual countries, can serve as a model of the mind ¬ tion approach to legislative activity.

Study of the European Union is important for our country and the practical point of view. After all, Ukraine is traditionally supports and promotes the economic, commercial, cultural and other relations with countries that are part of this integration association is taking steps to intensify relations in the framework of this Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between Ukraine and the European Communities and their Member States Member-mi. Clearly, a thorough knowledge of the European Union, which is an important tool of integration processes, especially in areas that govern economic relations, is an essential prerequisite for successful development of international relations of our country in this field.

Considering the system of European Union law, it should be noted that a precondition of successful functioning of international (inter-governmental) organizations is the need for appropriate regulation of their activities.

About 500 international organizations, has a system of subjects of international law. Despite their size, variety of purposes and features an extensive organizational structure, тsystem functions, etc., they require not only appropriate legal regulation of their superior, but also clearly define the legal status of Member States that are of the particular organization. The fact that these organizations

created through international agreement, which is known to be one of the most common sources of international law, shows that their formation is the foundation of international legal treaty base: it is the founding treaties of international organizational pravavym is the foundation of their activities. In international law psrvynnym law. These rules are sometimes compared with the national constitutional and legal norms.

The system of law of international organizations includes not only pervynynne right, but the system of international legal norms and principles enshrined in the founding treaties of the relevant international organizations and so-called secondary law, a system which makes those international legal norms that reflect the content of regulations, Accepted international organizations and agencies within the jurisdiction, enshrined in the founding treaties. In these international instruments and find legal expression of international law as binding regulations in force within a given international organization. In other words, this secondary law are "domestic" law because it is mainly aimed at regulating relations internal organizational problems arising from the activities of certain international organizations.