The activities of Ukrainian lawyers and the self-government bodies of lawyers in the context of a full-scale invasion of the rf

This article reveals the issues related to the peculiarities of the professional activity of Ukrainian lawyers (the main areas of such activity are analyzed) and the self-government bodies of lawyers in the conditions of armed aggression of the Russian Federation. Attention is focused on the main directions of the work of the NAAU and other bodies of the self-government of lawyers in terms of helping lawyers both in their professional activities and in their everyday life in the conditions of war. The position is argued according to which the full-scale war affected the professional activity of every Ukrainian lawyer, and most of them began to carry out their activities according to the rules of wartime, providing legal assistance in the category of cases that are a consequence of the military aggression of the Russian Federation. It is concluded that the spheres of such activity are both ensuring the realization of social and economic rights of individuals, compensation for damages caused as a result of military operations, and providing legal assistance in cases related to the commission of criminal offenses against peace, security and international legal order, in particular, regarding the recording of facts related to this type of criminal offenses and the collection of the relevant evidence base. It is pointed out the active use by lawyers of the application «EyeWitness to Atrocities», created at the initiative of the International Association of Lawyers and the platform «warcrimes.gov.ua» - by the Office of the Prosecutor General together with Ukrainian and international partners. Attention is also focused on the activities of the self-government bodies of lawyers in the conditions of war. It is concluded that such bodies have organized and carried out a significant number of various types of activities, both in terms of improving the qualifications of lawyers in solving issues of protecting the rights and interests of both servicemen and citizens in war conditions, and in collecting charitable assistance for the material support of lawyers and their families. who need it. Attention is also drawn to the activities of the Board of Trustees, which was created under the National Association of Lawyers of Ukraine.