Under strong influence of the European coherency, the member states are constantly improving public administration performance. The scientific justification of the paper has been reflected through analysis and synthesis of legally binding or non-binding /international and European principles. It focuses on international and European rules and practice promoting principles of legality, professionalism, transparency, responsibility, public service integrity. They have a strong influence on the development and implementation of the standards in national public administration systems. It is expected that harmonization of national regulations will encourage development of common practice of public officials' performance. The European Court of Human Rights doctrine and practice has developed the principle of legality (rule of law, legal certainty). The paper also emphasizes the efforts of European institutions (European Commission, Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights) as well as other international organisations (United Nations). The paper offers the analysis and comparison of divergent tendencies in the permanent public administration reform. It elaborates convergence and symbiosis of international and European standards and their influence to national administrative systems. Particular attention has been given to comparison at cross-national level and possibilities for putting standards in practice in various national legal systems. Prevailing research methods are theoretical and normative, comparative and descriptive research methods, as well as cross-national and international comparisons with respect to case law of European institutions (European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe).

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The public law theorists have been attempting to determine the meaning of the concept of 'public servant' on the basis of various criteria. The existing theoretical views often reflect the dynamics of administrative development of individual countries, which directly affects the status and the role of a public servant. Given the lack of a 'universal definition' , the objective of this paper is to point to the diverse theoretical definitions of the notion of the public servants, which are often associated with the role and characteristics of an individual country's public administration, legal tradition, and political and social system. Notwithstanding the existing theoretical differences, the paper also aims to establish the common and essential elements of the concept of a public servant, which transcend the national differences. Although the theoretical concept of the public servants offered by legal science often relies on a definition of positive law, the divergences of scientific opinions keep shaping the normative reality as well.

Introduction/Aim Psychophysiological disorders and speech pathology is one of the priority public health problems in the Republic of Serbia. Child?s growth and development proceed in a particular sequence and course, depending on individual physiological capacities, quality of neuromuscular structures and stimuli, which can be significantly affected by the environment. The development of speech from birth to the adult age is a result of the interaction of neurocognitive factors that contribute to a gradual attainment of phonological presentation and motor control abilities. The aim of the study was to examine the connection between manipulative manual dexterity, oral practice and lateralization with the development and speech in children and their potential for the development of prevention programs. Methods: The sample included 60 children from Belgrade of both sexes, aged between 5.5 and 7 years. Of these, 30 made up the experimental group - children with deviations in speech development (articulation disorders), and 30 the control group - typically developing children from the general population. The instruments used were the Manipulative Manual Dexterity Test (Lafayette), Oral Praxis Test, and part of the Test for assessing lateralisation (auditory, visual, and functional). Results The hand grip development level is statistically significantly different between the experimental and the control group (??=21.40, df=3, p<0.01). The presence of associated involuntary movements statistically significantly differs between the experimental and the control group examinees (??=10.58, df=1, p<0.01). Oral praxis statistically significantly differs between the experimental and the control group (t=2,01, p<0,05). Visual laterality statistically significantly differs (??=7.56, p<0.05) between the observed groups. When all predictors are taken into account, significant contribution to the explanation of the existence of speech pathology (articulation disorders) is given by the variables: Visual lateralization (OR = 0.38; 95% CI = 0.179-0.832; p = 0.015) and the level of hand grip development (OR = 0.23; 95% CI = 0.082-0.699; p = 0.009). Conclusion: The hand grip development level and visual laterality are worse in children with speech (articulation) impairment and developmental deviations. It is these indicators of child development that should be used as a guide in designing the National programmes for developmental assessment and prevention in the child healthcare system.