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Abstract. The parliamentary research examines the legal regulation of the voluntary inclusion of people’s deputies of Ukraine in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations. The current legislative regulation of this issue is analyzed and directions of its improvement are outlined.
Key words: people’s deputy of Ukraine, mobilization, defense of the country, voluntary joining the Defense Forces, combination, professional activity, military service, deputy mandate.
09/2025
Abstract. The parliamentary study highlights the experience of some European Union member states in regulating the development of public-private partnerships in the field of cybersecurity, analyzing the legislation of five European Union countries: Germany, Estonia, the Netherlands, France, and Sweden. Based on the analysis, existing models of public-private partnerships in the field of cybersecurity are considered, and the procedure, conditions, and features of public-private partnerships in this field are summarized.
Keywords: public-private partnership, cybersecurity, cyber threat, cyberspace, national security, information and communication technologies, critical infrastructure, security and defense sector, civil society.
08/2025
Abstract. The parliamentary study explores the conceptual legal foundations for improving prosecutorial oversight of compliance with the law during counterintelligence and operational-search activities, as well as the possibility of inclusion of prosecutorial bodies exercising such oversight within the framework of democratic civilian control of Ukraine’s security and defense sector. These issues are analyzed in the context of the provisions of the Draft Law of Ukraine (No. 13344, dated 03.06.2025).
Based on the results of the study, risks have been identified that may further impede the proper implementation of the Draft Law during law enforcement activities and the achievement of the goal declared therein, and proposals, in particular of a legislative nature, were formulated to eliminate them.
Keywords: law enforcement agencies, counterintelligence activity, operational-search activity, prosecutorial oversight, powers of the prosecutor’s office, democratic civilian control system.
07/2025
Abstract. The parliamentary study analyzes the issue of improving the legal regulation of international activities of legal entities of private law in the military and security spheres in the field of defense-industrial production and supply (export). The study outlines and analyzes the regulatory framework and best international practices of the international activities of private defense companies at the level of the European Union and in selected Member States — the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden. It also identifies promising directions of national defense-industrial policy aimed at strengthening the capacity and enhancing the competitiveness of domestic private companies specializing in the production and export of defense products, military and dual-use goods, including within the context of the Draft Law (No. 13257, dated 05.05.2025).
Keywords: defense-industrial complex, private law legal entities in the military and defense sectors, private defense companies, weapons, military equipment, military goods, arms market, state export control.
07/2025
Abstract. The parliamentary research analyzed the organizational and legal foundations of the legislative support for the functioning of criminal intelligence. The best practices of European and world experience in this area were considered, in particular, Europol, Great Britain, Australia, Austria, Spain, as well as legislative initiatives of Lithuania, Sweden, Finland. Further directions of improving the legislative support for criminal intelligence in the context of the systemic reform of law enforcement agencies in Ukraine were identified.
Key words: criminal intelligence, organized crime, threat assessment, criminogenic situation, police activity, criminal analysis, law enforcement agencies, state criminal policy, national security, public safety, national coordinating body in the field of combating organized crime.
04/2025
Abstract. The research examines the functioning of the cyber forces of the DPRK (North Korea). The paper presents a description of the extensive system of military bodies and hacker groups that perform tasks in the interests of the DPRK government in terms of phishing, cryptocurrency theft, cyberattacks, operating system hacking, etc. The paper points out the temporal growth of the DPRK’s interest in waging cyberwarfare on a global scale. Based on the generalization of the risks of North Korean cyberattacks, which are indicated, in particular, by foreign experts, the importance of creating special cyber forces units in Ukraine is substantiated, which would ensure the deterrence and repulsion of Russian and North Korean aggression in the cyber domain, which is especially relevant in the context of cyberwarfare.
Key words: cyber military, cyberspace, cyber domain, cyberattack, cyber weapon, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, cyber threat, cyber operation, hackers, hacker group, national security, critical infrastructure, information and communication systems, malware, artificial intelligence technologies, unauthorized access to state secrets, cryptocurrency, crypto exchanges, financial resources, North Korean regime, phishing, social engineering, international sanctions, economic isolation, North Korea.
01/2025
Abstract. The research examines the issue of legal regulation of liability for violation of sanctions in Ukraine and the introduction of effective mechanisms to prevent their circumvention and avoidance. The main parameters of the modern sanctions policy are outlined, the legislation of the European Union is analyzed to ensure the effectiveness of the sanctions mechanism in terms of establishing minimum rules for determining criminal offenses and punishments for violations of these EU restrictive measures. The prospects of harmonization of national legislation with the EU legislation, in particular in terms of introduction of the grounds of criminal liability for violation of restrictive measures, are generalized.
Key words: international legal sanctions, national security, aggressor state, sanctions mechanism, criminal liability, violation of sanctions, restrictive measures.
09/2024
Abstract. The results of the parliamentary study include an analysis of the legal regulation of certain issues of entrepreneurs' mobilisation in the USA, Poland, Finland and the UK. The legislation of individual NATO member states was studied for the possibility of combining the legal status of a military servant and entrepreneurship. The author also analyses the legislation of Ukraine on the possibility of continuing entrepreneurial activity by the military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Key words: mobilisation of entrepreneurs, NATO member states, entrepreneurship, state support, business permits, tax benefits.
Abstract. The parliamentary research presents the results of the analysis of the expediency of creating a wartime (military) police and a specialized wartime (military) prosecutor's office in view of the provisions of draft laws (No. 11306, 11307) devoted to these issues. The purpose of the draft laws is the formation of a comprehensive system of military justice in Ukraine, taking into account the best foreign practices. The proposed amendments to the military police and the specialized military prosecutor's office were analyzed in the context of comparison with other draft laws in this area.
Key words: wartime police, military police, specialized wartime prosecutor's office, military prosecutor's office, military justice, criminal proceedings.
06/2024
Abstract. In the parliamentary research, the state of national legislation regarding response to nuclear, chemical, radiation, and biological threats is disclosed, the algorithm of actions of state authorities in the event of CBRN threats (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Threats) is highlighted, international standards of response to nuclear, chemical, radiation, biological threats are characterized, including EU standards, as well as foreign experience of legal regulation of response to CBRN threats is given.
The experience of EU member states in responding to CBRN threats, in particular, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, and Lithuania, is analysed.
Key words: CBRN, chemical threats, biological threats, radiation threats, nuclear threats, Energy Security Strategy, Civil Defense Code of Ukraine.
03/2024