Directions for Improving Legal and Regulatory Framework for Volunteering Under Martial Law in Ukraine

The purpose of the article is to study the current state of affairs and identify the directions for improving the legal and regulatory framework for volunteering under martial law, allowing for the current legislative work in the relevant field.Results.The author studies the state of affairs and identifies the ways to improve the legal and regulatory framework for volunteering under martial law in Ukraine.The experience of volunteering demonstrates the charitable nature of work.The desire to help is one of the basic human distinguishing features.The ability and skill to be useful by demonstrating one's professional qualities sometimes overlap with career interests.The author emphasises that the level of development of volunteering is one of the factors contributing to the development of democracy in a country, while the State, relying only on its own institutions and resources, without involving the broadest segments of society, is unable to cope with the variety of problems arising in the world, especially in times of war.The author states that the beginning of military aggression against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, caused and revealed a number of global problems and consequences which the volunteer movement, having become the all-Ukrainian and international, helps public administration entities address, which requires the State to properly regulate volunteerism.Relying on the provisions of current legislation and the achievements of administrative law science, the author examines the provisions of the Draft Law of Ukraine amending the Law of Ukraine "On Volunteering".The authors formulate own perspectives on expanding and clarifying the terminology of the proposed directions for volunteer assistance, namely, on consolidating them as universal, independent of situational features (aggressor, place of its conduct, etc.) Conclusions.The author emphasises the gaps in legislative regulation and legislative work in this field in terms of legalising volunteer movements, their interaction with local public administration bodies, organising control over volunteerism, spending and using volunteer assistance, introducing an objective assessment of the quality of volunteer assistance, etc.