Notaries’activities during the war: Ukrainian experience

Abstract

During wartime, notaries face a number of complex legal and organisational challenges that require the adaptation of traditional procedures and approaches to the changed conditions of wartime. This study focuses on ensuring the availability of notarial protection during wartime and the need to develop a legal framework for a regulatory response to challenges that require new approaches and solutions.This article examines the issues of access to notarial services and preservation of confidentiality of documents during war and armed conflicts. In particular, the author examines the difficulties faced by notaries in preserving documents, as well as the security issues of the notary and his/her clients. The author analyses the practice of law enforcement and changes in the regulatory framework in the field of notary during the military operations in Ukraine. The author analyses the right of military personnel, rank-and-file and senior civil defence officers, employees of critical infrastructure facilities, civil servants, local self-government officials and police officers to a personal order under current Ukrainian legislation, which is an important tool for their social protection and support. This article focuses on the Ukrainian experience, but the knowledge gained in the course of the analysis may be useful for other countries facing similar problems. The study reflects the relevance and importance of the problem of ensuring the functioning of the notary during wartime and suggests ways to address these complex challenges.