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Constitutional law matters of sustainable development under martial law: The case of Ukraine

[Constitutional law matters of sustainable development under martial law: The case of Ukraine]

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  • Ielyzaveta Lvova
Ielyzaveta Lvova
Odesa State University of Internal Affairs, Odesa, Ukraine

Published 2023-12-26

Keywords

  • environmental security,
  • invasion,
  • human rights,
  • accession,
  • martial law,
  • sustainable development,
  • Ukraine
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Constitutional law matters of sustainable development under martial law: The case of Ukraine: [Constitutional law matters of sustainable development under martial law: The case of Ukraine]. (2023). Contemporary Central & East European Law, 31–44. https://doi.org/10.37232/sp.2023i

Abstract

The article discusses a general vision of constitutional law matters related to sustainable development during wartime in Ukraine. The research contributes to the study of legislation by using legal norms, acts and cases. Enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution of Ukraine, the state strategic course for Ukraine’s full membership in the European Union and NATO provides for positive developments in approximating Ukrainian legislation to EU regulations. The article shows that the benefits of cooperation for sustainable development may occur only if the central and municipal authorities undertake environmental protection measures in Ukraine in three dimensions: environmental security and preventing the pollution of the environment during the war; private–public cooperation under martial law; and community leadership and mass media contacts.

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