Limitations on the exercise of human rights in Ukraine: Theory and Practice

Theory and Practice

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17808/des.2030

Palavras-chave:

Human rights, Martial law, Ukraine war, European Court of Human Rights, Three-fold test

Resumo

The constant development of human rights in the European context engendersthe challenge of their implementation in different circumstances. This is the case when human rights face factual limits for their full application, such as the case of martial law in Ukrainian war. Based on this statement, the article aims to demonstrate how the exercise of human rights could be restricted, examine the grounds of such restrictions, explore the legality of the restrictions and also the need of this restrictions in a democratic society. Based on theoretical arguments from the Constitution of Ukraine and the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms, we demonstrate how the Ukrainian Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) handle these issues. We conclude that both courts refer to the three-fold test of legality, legitimacy and necessity in order to achieve reasonable restrictions to human rights, mainly in conditions of war.

Biografia do Autor

Jairo Lima, Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná - UENP

  • Doutor em Direito do Estado - Universidade de São Paulo - USP
  • Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Jurídica da Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná - UENP

Tetiana Slinko, Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná

Professor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Jurídica da Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná (UENP). Doutor em Direito Constitucional pela Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de São Paulo (FD/USP). Pesquisador Visitante na Universidade de Glasgow (Escócia). Mestre em Ciência Jurídica pela Universidade Estadual Do Norte do Paraná - UENP Campus Jacarezinho/Pr. Especialização em Justiça Constitucional pela Universidade de Pisa (Itália). Especialização em Filosofia Política e Jurídica pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina.

Larisa Bayrachnaya, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

  • PhD in philosophical sciences, associate professor,
  • Associate Professor of the Department of Constitutional Law of Ukraine Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

Iryna Dakhova, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

  • PhD in Law
  • Associate Professor of the Department of Constitutional Law of Ukraine Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

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2026-04-09

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Lima, J., Slinko, T., Bayrachnaya, L., & Dakhova, I. (2026). Limitations on the exercise of human rights in Ukraine: Theory and Practice: Theory and Practice. Revista Direito, Estado E Sociedade, (67). https://doi.org/10.17808/des.2030

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