Control over the execution of agreements on defense procurement under the legal regime of martial law in Ukraine

Abstract

This article presents the current state and issues associated with agreements on defense procurement to provide the armed forces with everything necessary, including products, under the legal regime of martial law. It is that martial law is declared in the state in accordance with Para. 19 of Art. 92 of the Constitution of Ukraine as as pecial form of implementation and protection, which is introduced in Ukraine or its individual areas in the event of armed aggression or threat of attack, danger to the state independence of Ukraine, its territorial integrity, in connection with a full-scale war launched by the russian federation against Ukraine. This law also causes certain changes in the conclusion and execution of agreements for defense procurement without the application of appropriate administrative procedures for government procurement, defined by the Laws of Ukraine “On Defense Procurement” and “On Public Procurement”. Therefore, in these difficult conditions – martial law – the state and society must exercise control over the proper observance of the interests of both parties in the conclusion and execution of agreements. For that and under these difficult conditions both state and society control must be carried out due to obser vance of the interests of both parties during conclusion and execution defense procurement contracts. Control as a legal form of state activity is an element of the system of guarantees for the effectiveness of legal regulations, stability and optimality of the state legal regime, and hence the proper provision of conditions for the conclusion and implementation of agreements for defense procurement. Control over the execution of agreements for defense procurement can be two kinds of internal and external. Internal control is exercised by executive authorities within the management system. External control is carried out by the parliament, representatives of the public and other external entities. Key words: state control, public control, executive authorities, agreements ondefense procurement, legal regime, martial law, government procurement.