checking documents of persons, and, if
necessary, conducting an inspection of things,
vehicles, luggage and cargo, office premises and
housing of citizens, with the exception of
restrictions established by the Constitution of
Ukraine; prohibition of holding peaceful
meetings, rallies, marches and demonstrations,
other mass events; establishment of military
housing obligation for individuals and legal
entities for housing servicemen, rank and file
officers of law enforcement agencies, personnel
of the civil protection service, evacuated
population and accommodation of military units,
units and institutions.
All the above-mentioned measures must be
carried out following the current legislation and
cannot significantly limit the fundamental rights
of citizens. In addition, when implementing
restrictions, it is necessary to pay attention to
their proportionality to the goals for which they
are implemented.
The Constitution of Ukraine defines a list of
rights that cannot be limited even during martial
law. Among them: restrictions cannot be
established on the basis of race, skin color,
political, religious and other beliefs, gender,
ethnic and social origin, property status, place of
residence, language or other characteristics;
citizens of Ukraine cannot be deprived of
citizenship and the right to change citizenship;
the inalienable right to life cannot be violated; on
respect for dignity, freedom and personal
integrity; the right to send individual or collective
written appeals or to personally address state and
local self-government bodies is not subject to
restriction; the right to housing, marriage and
equal rights and obligations in marriage and
family cannot be limited; it is unacceptable to
violate the equality of children in their rights,
regardless of origin; the right to protect rights and
freedoms in court is not subject to limitation; for
compensation with the funds of the state or local
self-government bodies for material and moral
damage caused by illegal decisions of state
authorities; the right to professional legal
assistance cannot be limited; the right not to be
held twice liable for the same kind of legal
responsibility for the same offense; presumption
of innocence; the right to protection and refusal
to testify or to give explanations or statements
about oneself, family members or close relatives,
whose circle is defined by law (Law 254k/96-
VR, 1996).
The Law 389-VIII, (2015) provides for a
guarantee of compliance with such standards as
the minimum wage, the minimum vacation
period, and rest time between changes to the time
of the involvement of citizens in the performance
of labor obligations and compensation of the
value of property in the event of its forced
expropriation.
In particular, Article 3 of the Law 4765-VI
(2012) defines the possibility of compulsory
alienation of property under the legal regime of
martial law, subject to prior full reimbursement
of its value. And in case of impossibility of prior
full compensation for forcibly expropriated
property, such property is forcibly expropriated
with subsequent full compensation of its value.
So, as can be seen from the above analysis of the
legislation and literature, the provision of
constitutional human rights in the conditions of
martial law is possible provided that the
requirements of the legislation are strictly
observed. It is equally essential in the context of
ensuring human rights to establish
communication and clear interaction between all
state authorities and officials in the performance
of their duties. If such requirements are met, the
martial law introduced in Ukraine will minimally
affect the restriction of the rights of Ukrainian
citizens and in fact, will not affect their interests
and everyday life and will make it possible to
ensure national security, protect the person,
rights, and freedoms of other persons from
arbitrariness.
Conclusions
1. The constitutional rights and freedoms of a
person and a citizen are an essential element
in the process of formation and socialization
of each individual because they allow him to
satisfy his needs and realize his potential in
various spheres of social life. The level of
their guarantee determines the degree of
democratic development of the state.
2. In the conditions of martial law, some
constitutional human rights are subject to
restrictions. At the same time, the
Constitution of Ukraine defines which rights
cannot be limited even in the conditions of
martial law, because their provision and
guarantee are meaningful for the existence
of a person and the state in a legal
democratic field.
3. The introduction of a special legal regime of
martial law in Ukraine is a potential threat to
the provision of constitutional rights and
human freedoms, therefore, the current
legislation of Ukraine contains several
necessary guarantees for the protection of
human rights. However, to avoid threats, the