Abstract
Ukraine’s rule of law compliance remains poor however the evaluation scale is drawn and whatever resources external donors commit to foster the rule of law in the country. This article examines the domestic hindrances to the introduction and consolidation of the rule of law in Ukraine. It argues that systemic shortcomings in the application of the rule of law in Ukraine are not only and not so much due to deficiencies in the supply of law, or the shape of laws and institutions, as they are due to deficiencies in the elite and popular demand for law, or societal attitudes to law and its ‘rule’. The findings reveal a low demand for (the rule of) law among Ukrainian political and business elites, legal professionals and the wider population and expose obstacles to meaningful legal change at the level of power structures, professional and popular social norms. The findings’ implications for future research and policy are addressed in the conclusion.
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