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Ukraine: Thematic Legal Briefs
DRC Legal Briefs provide focused analysis of specific legal and institutional issues affecting humanitarian action and access to rights in Ukraine. They explain the applicable legal framework, identify practical gaps or risks, and translate complex legal questions into clear findings and operational recommendations for policymakers, practitioners and humanitarian actors.
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Explosive Ordnance Survivors: Legal Liability and Access to
Social Protection
This Legal Brief examines how possible criminal or administrative liability arising from a person’s handling of
explosive ordnance (EO) and how this interacts with their access to social protection in Ukraine. It distinguishes legal liability, procedural status in criminal proceedings and entitlement to social protection, and considers the practical effect of those distinctions for EO-related compensation, status of a person with a disability as a result of war, rehabilitation and other forms of support. The assessment is based on current Ukrainian legislation and publicly available sources as of 12 August 2026.
Institutional Architecture of Humanitarian Mine Action in Ukraine
This Legal Brief explains the institutional architecture of humanitarian mine action (HMA) in Ukraine, the legal position of the Centre for Humanitarian Demining (CHD) within that architecture, and the remaining allocation gaps between CHD, the Mine Action Centre (MAC), the National Mine Action Authority (NMAA) and other actors. It focuses on the practical effect of Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 738 of 4 June 2026. The assessment is based on publicly available sources.
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