Das Recht auf friedliche Versammlungsfreiheit in der Ukraine – Probleme der rechtlichen (Nicht-)regelung

Abstract

The Right to Peaceful Assembly in Ukraine – Legal Regulation and Regulatory Gaps: This contribution examines the right to peaceful assembly and the characteristics of its implementation in Ukraine in the context of the current Constitution of Ukraine and national (domestic) legislation. The currency of the analysis of the legislation on the legal guarantee of peaceful assemblies in Ukraine lies in the relevance of peaceful assemblies while determining the level of democracy in the state, the exercise of public control over public institutions, the implementation of other human rights (i.e., the individual’s right to freedom of expression, freedom of religion, the right to use and disseminate information, the right to free development of personality, etc.). In the context of the guarantees for ensuring the right to peaceful assembly, which require further concretization on the part of the legislator, the authors attempt to outline the reasons and point out the further consequences of the persistent normative regulation as well as the gap of corresponding regulation of the procedural aspects of exercising the right to free assembly in Ukraine, offering some suggestions for improvement.