Нормативно- правове регулювання руху біженців на території Правобережної України в період Першої світової війни (1914-1917 рр.)

Abstract

The purpose of the article is a comprehensive analysis of normative legal documents (laws, regulations, resolutions, orders) on the regulation of refugee matters in the territory of Right-bank Ukraine provinces, taking into account their front-line status. The methodological basis of the research is the principle of historicism, systematicity, and comprehensiveness, as well as the problem-chronological and diachronic methods. The scientific novelty of the publication lies in the comprehensive analysis of regulatory documents issued by representatives of the imperial civil and military authorities on the regulation of the movement of refugees on the territory of the Right-bank provinces of Ukraine. Conclusions. The events of the First World War caused large-scale migration processes on the territory of Right-bank Ukraine. The analysis of legal documents regulating the movement of refugees in the region shows that the mass of this phenomenon required careful planning and legislative regulation by the state. It was atypical for the Russian reality to be included in organizations that cared for refugees, the public, and national committees to help victims of war. The leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the refugee case testified to the state’s interest in maintaining control over this process. The specificity of the province of Right-bank Ukraine was that the Law "On Ensuring the Needs of Refugees" dated August 30, 1915, and the "Guidelines for Accommodation of Refugees" dated March 2, 1916, as the main imperial legal documents regulating the movement of refugees in the years of the First of the World War, were supplemented here by numerous orders and decrees of the military and local civil authorities due to the front-line status of these territories. However, despite the scale of the work carried out by the imperial authorities in the field of providing comprehensive social assistance to refugees, cooperation between the branches of the administration, charitable, public, and national organizations was complicated not only by impeccable legislation but also by an imperfect state apparatus.