Military law in Ukraine: future prospects for development

Abstract

The military aggression of the Kremlin regime against Ukraine, the annexation of Crimea,and support of pro-Russian separatists in Donbasactualized the restoration of special sections 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. When writing the article, general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis), the method of comparison, specific scientific methods (historical), dogmatic method were used. The results of the research traced the practice of using military law in European Union and NATO countries and traced the peculiarities of the Ukrainian legal field. Problems of theoretical cognition and analysis of the development of military law in Ukraine are considered separately, issues of practical use of military law during the development of the Russian-Ukrainian war (starting from the annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014) are considered, abilities and prospects of this important field of legal activity, taking into account realities of military confrontation are additionally outlined. It also draws attention to specific recommendations for resuming the use of military law in Ukraine and notes the benefits of such a solution. The conclusions summarize that the demilitarization of Ukrainian legal thought occurred as a result of general reforms of the Ukrainian legal industry. At the same time, there are no practical or legislative restrictions to the restoration of military jurisprudence, which is proved by the example of Ukrainian and European legislative acts. As the military conflict with pro-Russian forces continues, the restoration of military law is an extremely urgent task of our time.