The activities of legal networks under the system of free legal aid and within the volunteer initiatives related to the legal services in the period of martial law enforcement in Ukraine

The focus of this study concerns the activities of legal networks under the system of free legal aid and within the volunteer initiatives related to the legal services in the period of martial law enforcement in Ukraine. The article outlines the legislative framework of the free legal aid system, identifies the areas and nature of the activities undertaken by legal networks, namely by the Coordination Centres for Free Legal Aid, the Association of Legal Clinics of Ukraine and the Legal Development Network. The study analyses the scope and types of free legal aid provided between 2022 and 2023 comparatively to the recent pre-war period. The dynamics in the scope of free legal services provided by the legal networks with reference to emerging issues and prospects for their further development are assessed. Additionally, the study addresses the particularities of volunteer initiatives related to the legal services along with their impact on promoting legal awareness among the civil population of Ukraine. This article represents an integral contribution to efforts aimed at understanding the role of legal networks in the period of martial law enforcement and how they are relevant to guaranteeing public access to justice and the protection of human rights in Ukraine.

本研究聚焦乌克兰戒严令实施期间，免费法律援助（Free Legal Aid）体系下的法律网络活动，以及法律服务领域的志愿公益项目运作。本文梳理了免费法律援助体系的立法框架，明确了三类法律网络——即乌克兰免费法律援助协调中心（Coordination Centres for Free Legal Aid）、乌克兰法律诊所协会（Association of Legal Clinics of Ukraine）与法律发展网络（Legal Development Network）——所开展活动的领域与性质。本研究对比战前近期数据，对2022至2023年间提供的免费法律援助的规模与类型展开分析。研究还评估了法律网络提供的免费法律服务规模的动态变化，并结合其面临的新兴问题与未来发展前景进行了研判。此外，本研究还探讨了法律服务相关志愿公益项目的特殊性，及其对提升乌克兰民众法律意识的作用与影响。本文为学界理解戒严时期乌克兰法律网络的角色，以及其在保障公众诉诸司法的权利与人权保护方面的现实意义，提供了不可或缺的学术贡献。