The article has analyzed reasons and the current state of corruption risks in the system of social communications of public administrative bodies. The aim of the study is to identify and analyze corruption risks in the system of public communication to eliminate the causes and terms of their emerging. The article is of an overview nature, and it is prepared based on the approach of the content analysis of scientific literature on the topic, analytical reports of international organizations, international projects, the authors’ analysis of sites and information portals of public authorities, and vectors of public information policy. A significant potential of corruption to destroy the trust in public institutions has been emphasized. This process will tend to weaken the state’s ability to fight against corruption. By using the methodological approach “agent – patron” (agent’s dilemma), it has been proved that a substantial increase in corruption processes causes considerable changes in the institutional design of public organizations. It is transforming the nature of the entire public administration system in the direction far from the public interest. This state of affairs demands the scientific community to develop theoretical and practical works offering a modern approach to the problem of countering corruption and, in particular, its institutional forms and mechanisms. The dynamics of corruption connections and relations distort the institutional design in the system of public administration, destroying effective social communications, decreasing a general level of citizens’ trust in power structures, contributing to the concentration of financial and economic assets in a very limited part of the society. The developed e-government has a great potential for countering corruption threats in general, provided the high level of information and communication competency of public authorities, and the developed information competency of citizens. Generalization of the work will be useful for public authorities during implementation processes of the comprehensive system of activities directed at prevention and fighting against corruption and planning while anti-corruption reform implementation, delivery of legal, social, economic, organizational, managerial, and practical activities aiming at corruption prevention through improvement and the further development of social communication in the public sector.

Relevance of the problem under research is due to the fragmentary character of the regulatory framework for concluding a surrogacy agreement both in Ukraine and foreign countries, which does not solve the full range of problems that arise in law enforcement practice. Moreover, the issue of notarization of the surrogacy agreement is not clearly regulated. The study aims to analyze the existing legal regulation of theoretical and practical aspects of the conclusion of a surrogacy agreement and draw certain conclusions and scientific provisions on the notarization of the surrogacy agreement. The leading research methods used for a comprehensive examination of surrogacy and surrogacy agreement, in particular, were the following: normative semantic method, general logical methods of cognition, comparative and formal legal methods, generalization, historical method, and systemic and structural-functional method. The results of the research proved the need for the legislative regulation of surrogacy. The implementation of a notarial form of the surrogacy agreement will significantly reduce the risk of adverse consequences for the parties and the criminal component in this segment of this service. A separate law on the regulation of surrogacy should be adopted in Ukraine, which also concerns all other types of assisted reproductive technologies.

The article deals with the existing problematic issues of anti-corruption measures, as there is a widespread practice of ignoring the laws, which in turn leads to the possibility of avoiding liability and the actual absence of real responsibility for corruption. Effective fight against corruption in Ukraine requires proper legislative support, formation of an effective system of state bodies, ensuring proper formation. Section 10 of the Law of Ukraine “On Prevention of Corruption” sets out the general principles for the prevention of corruption in the activities of legal entities. The general requirements for all, without exception, legal entities are to conduct regular assessment of corruption risks in their activities, as well as to develop and take necessary and reasonable measures to prevent and counteract corruption. However, the legislator does not establish specific forms and methods of implementation of these requirements of the Law, giving legal persons the freedom to choose the most optimal tools for them. In view of the above, corruption usually has a selfish purpose and a desire to obtain illicit remuneration to satisfy its own interest. Therefore, it can be defined that corruption is an act committed by an official or an official, through abuse of office and / or authority for the benefit of the individual at his (or other person's) request, which seeks to reward and satisfy the self-interest of the individual, who commits the act. Anti-corruption activities are carried out within different legal relationships. This fact necessitates the development of various means of preventing corruption, which will help to block this phenomenon in any public relations. Therefore, the paper identifies the main measures to prevent corruption in enterprises.

Relevance of the problem under research is due to the fragmentary character of the regulatory framework for concluding a surrogacy agreement both in Ukraine and foreign countries, which does not solve the full range of problems that arise in law enforcement practice. Moreover, there is no clear regulation for the notarization of the surrogacy agreement. The study aims to analyze the existing legal regulation of theoretical and practical aspects of the conclusion of a surrogacy agreement and draw certain conclusions and scientific provisions on the notarization of the surrogacy agreement. The leading research methods used for a comprehensive examination of surrogacy and surrogacy agreement were the following: normative semantic method, general logical methods of cognition, comparative and formal legal methods, generalization, historical method, systemic method, and structural and functional method. The research results proved the need for the legislative regulation of surrogacy. If a notarial form of the surrogacy agreement is implemented, it can significantly reduce the criminal component in this service and the risk of adverse consequences for the parties. There must be a separate law on the regulation of surrogacy adopted in Ukraine, which also concerns all other types of assisted reproductive technologies.