COMPENSATION OF DAMAGES, LOSSES CAUSED IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE FULL-SCALE WAR OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AGAINST UKRAINE

Oksana  HNATIV

doi:10.56378/OGMF20232202

Authors

Oksana HNATIV Ivan Franko National University of Lviv https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4161-8478

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56378/OGMF20232202

Keywords:

damage, losses, methods of compensation, violent aggression, special compensation funds

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to analyze the composition of damage and losses caused by the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, as well as possible methods of their compensation. The article is also aimed at showing possible problematic issues that arise when proving the composition of the damage caused. Research methodology. To carry out the research, sources such as international acts, legislation of Ukraine and court practice were used. These sources became the empirical basis of the study. The goals of the research were achieved with the help of the used research methods (dialectical, structural-logical, formal-legal), as well as research methods (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, etc.). The scientific novelty lies in the fact that this article is one of the first comprehensive studies of damage compensation, damages caused as a result of the full-scale attack of the Russian Federation on Ukraine from the position of combining private law and public law norms. Conclusions. For the effectiveness of the protection of actions violated as a result of violent aggression, the adoption of special acts is necessary not only at the national, but also at the international level. At the same time, damage and losses caused as a result of the Russian Federation's full-scale attack on Ukraine can be compensated in a judicial or extrajudicial (compensatory) manner by creating special compensation funds.

Author Biography

Oksana HNATIV, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv

Associate professor of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure

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