Legal Education In Higher Educational Establishments Of The Ministry Of Internal Affairs Of Ukraine: Pro E Contra

Abstract

The pros and cons arguments of the possibility of granting legal education to the students on the speciality “Law” in the higher educational establishments with specific learning conditions are considered in the article. There are the following options: 1) the possibility of training on the speciality “Law Enforcement” of investigators, interrogating officers, operatives employees, forensic scientists for the needs of the national police or other public authorities exclusively; 2) the possibility of training on the speciality “Law Enforcement” of investigators, interrogating officers, operatives employees, forensic scientists for the needs of the national police or other public authorities exclusively, but at the same time training of “broad” lawyers on the speciality “Law” at the expense of individuals and legal entities; 3) the possibility of training both on the specialities “Law Enforcement” and “Law” of investigators, interrogating officers, operatives employees, forensic scientists for the needs of the national police or other public authorities and “broad” lawyers on the speciality “Law” at the expense of individuals and legal entities.

It is stated that legal education of lawyers in higher educational establishments with specific learning conditions is not only possible but also appropriate. Legislative restriction of the range of educational institutions that can train lawyers leads to a lack of competition as competition is the key to improving quality of education.