BACKGROUND The rule of law is a fundamental principle of public administration and national law, gaining critical importance in Ukraine during wartime. The stability of the legal order, protection of human rights, and preparation for postwar reconstruction are urgent priorities. This study addresses the need to adapt Ukraine’s legal system to martial law conditions while harmonizing it with international standards. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study analyzes the model of ensuring the rule of law in Ukraine during the war, based on the Constitution of Ukraine, relevant laws, and international treaties. Methods used include induction for generalizations, deduction for partial conclusions, comparative analysis of legislation, formal legal interpretation, and historical-comparative legal approaches to examine the evolution and practical application of norms. RESULTS Findings show that the rule of law in Ukraine supports governance by limiting power, aligning national law with international humanitarian law, and incorporating judicial practice. The study identifies challenges to implementing the rule of law under wartime conditions and highlights mechanisms for adaptation to maintain law and order and protect human rights. CONCLUSION The rule of law remains essential for governance during conflict and postwar recovery in Ukraine. The study suggests further research on developing assessment methodologies for the rule of law in wartime, enhancing municipal law and anticorruption measures, and examining decentralization’s impact on the rule of law during postwar reconstruction.
Novitskyi et al. (Thu,) studied this question.