DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2706-6185/56/114-120
Aziz Atamoglanov
Academy of Public Administration under the
President of the Republic Azerbaijan
Master’s student
https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6399-9711
aziz.atamoglanoff@gmail.com
International Approaches to Civil Service Legislation Reform:
Comparative Analysis and the Realities of Azerbaijan
Abstract
In the modern era the civil service plays a crucial role in as a guarantor of transparency, public trust, and efficiency in the state governance system. International experience shows that successful governance system depends on the principles of meritocracy, accountability, and digitalization. Reforms carried out in countries such as United Kingdom, France, South Korea, and Estonia show that competition-based selection, strengthening of ethical standards, and the implementation of innovative technologies improve the quality of public administration. Although the 2000’s Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Civil Service” was an important step in this direction, the changing socio-political environment requires the modernization of the legal framework and the further improvement of digital and anti-corruption mechanisms. Comparative analysis shows that the critical adaptation of international experience can create favorable conditions for strengthening professionalism, transparency, and efficiency in Azerbaijan’s public administration.
Keywords: civil service / public administration, legislation, human resources policy, professionalism, competitive selection / recruitment, fairness and transparency, motivation, efficiency, evaluation / assessment, training and development, innovation and digitalization, international / foreign experience, reforms, meritocracy principle, accountability, state governance / public administration, ethical standards, anti-corruption, effective management, legal framework