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Abstract. The analytical note is devoted to a comparative analysis of the legislation and established practice of using state symbols, in particular flags, in the European Parliament and parliaments of foreign states. The research covers the legislation and practice of 15 states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Estonia, Spain, Canada, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Slovenia, the United States of America, the Czech Republic, Switzerland, as well as the European Parliament. In the context of general trends in the development of legislation, complex detailed acts with a comprehensive regulatory approach are distinguished (Latvia, the USA, the Czech Republic); special acts with a moderate regulatory approach (Slovenia, Germany, Spain, Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria); as well as regulation based on established practice (tradition) or internal rules (Canada, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Great Britain, European Parliament).
Key words: Constitution of Ukraine, state flag, state symbols, legal regulation, parliamentary institutions, public institutions, procedure for using flags, international experience, legislative act, flag protocol.
09/2025
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. This information note presents the results of an analysis of draft laws of Ukraine proposing amendments to part two of Article 233 of the Labour Code of Ukraine regarding the right of employees to file a lawsuit with no time limit to recover wages and other payments owed to them. It briefly describes the experience of regulating this issue in certain Member States of the European Union.
Key words: wages, dismissal of an employee, remuneration, time limit for bringing a claim before a court, labour relations, employee, employer.
09/2025
Abstract. The informational reference examines the legal justification for improving administrative-delict, criminal and criminal procedural legislation regarding the grounds and procedure for liability for offenses related to illegal crossing of the state border of Ukraine, violation by conscripts, military conscripts and reservists of the period of stay established by law outside Ukraine in conditions of martial law or a state of emergency. These issues are examined in the context of the proposals provided for in the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 13673, dated 21.08.2025).
The draft law is considered to be in compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine, and law-making activities, the fundamental principles of administrative, criminal and criminal procedural legislation, the provisions of the laws of Ukraine that regulate public relations in the field of state border protection and the performance of military duty by citizens of Ukraine.
The results of the research revealed risks that will hinder the implementation of the draft law during law enforcement activities and the achievement of the goal declared therein regarding the legislative provision of proper law and order in the border zone, the inevitability of prosecution for illegal crossing of the state border of Ukraine in conditions of martial law or a state of emergency.
Key words: administrative liability, criminal liability, criminal proceedings, state border of Ukraine, illegal crossing of the state border, martial law or state of emergency, persons liable for military service.
09/2025
Abstract. The informational reference considers the grounds for introducing criminal liability for violation of the right to obtain the status of a combatant in the context of the draft law (No. 13700, dated 26.08.2025).
The draft law’s compliance with the requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine, the fundamental principles of law-making activity, the provisions of the current legislation on criminal liability, and the laws of Ukraine regulating public relations in the field of social protection of military personnel was analysed.
Key words: criminal liability, combatant, status, commander, illegal refusal, punishment.
09/2025
Abstract. The informational reference considers the issue of improving the mechanism for the creation, registration, activity and termination of public formations for the protection of public order and the state border, in the context of the draft law (No. 13714, dated 29.08.2025). Based on the results of the analysis, the risks of the draft law were identified.
Key words: public formations, protection of public order and the state border, martial law, statute.
09/2025
Abstract. This reference analyses the draft Law of Ukraine ‘On Protection against Subsidised Imports’ (reg. No. 13637 of 15 August 2025) for compliance with European Union law and the legislative practice of its Member States.
Keywords: European Union, World Trade Organisation, protection against subsidised imports, anti-subsidy investigation, countervailing duties.
09/2025
Abstract. This information reference analyses the content of the draft Law of Ukraine ‘On Safeguard Measures’ (reg. No. 13639 of 15 August 2025) for compliance with European Union law and the current legislative practice of its Member States.
Keywords: World Trade Organisation, safeguard measures, import, export, safeguard investigation, European integration.
09/2025
Abstract. This information note presents the results of an analysis of the draft Law of Ukraine ‘On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts to Strengthen the Protection of Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms during the Enforcement of Judgments’ in the context of the problem of timely enforcement of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.
Key words: Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
09/2025
Abstract. The informational reference examines the organizational and legal principles of involving and participating in joint efforts with state bodies to counter destructive activities in cyberspace. These issues are examined in the context of the proposals provided for in the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 13592, dated 01.08.2025).
The draft law is considered to be in compliance with the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine, the fundamental principles of law-making and the technique of normative drafting, acts of the European Union, the provisions of the current legislation of Ukraine regulating public relations in the field of ensuring national security, in particular the implementation of public-private partnerships on cybersecurity issues.
The results of the study revealed risks that will impede the proper implementation of the draft law during law enforcement activities and the achievement of the goal declared therein, aimed at legislatively ensuring interaction between state bodies and the public in responding to threats in cyberspace, and the introduction of an effective cyber resilience system at the national level.
Key words: national security, ensuring cybersecurity, cybersecurity incidents, cyberspace, public-private partnership, countering cyber threats, cybersecurity specialists, deterring destructive activity in cyberspace.
09/2025