Military Law in Ukraine: Future Prospects for Development
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https://doi.org/10.57125/FEL.2022.09.25.03Keywords:
military law, Ukraine, demilitarization of law, NATO experienceAbstract
The Kremlin regime's military aggression against Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea and support for pro-Russian separatists in Donbas have actualized the restoration of special areas of Ukrainian jurisprudence regulating relations in the system of military and civil-military law. The purpose of the article is to analyze the possibilities for the development of military law in Ukraine. The PRISMA approach was used to select the materials for the study and subsequently for further analysis. Based on clearly defined criteria (8 in total), the most relevant literature for the study was selected. Date range: 2014-2022. A total of 35 sources were selected. The methods used are analysis, synthesis, comparison method, and dogmatic method. The results of the study trace the practice of using military law in the countries of the European Union and NATO, and trace the peculiarities of the Ukrainian legal field. The author separately considers the problems of theoretical cognition and analysis of the development of military law in Ukraine, examines the issues of practical application of military law during the development of the Russian-Ukrainian war (starting from the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014), and additionally outlines the capabilities and prospects of this important branch of legal activity, given the realities of military confrontation. The author also draws attention to specific recommendations for the resumption of the use of military law in Ukraine and emphasizes the benefits of such a decision. The author concludes that the demilitarization of legal thought in Ukraine has been taking place as a result of general reforms in the Ukrainian legal sector. At the same time, there are no practical or legislative restrictions on the restoration of military jurisprudence, as proved by the example of Ukrainian and European legislative acts.
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