IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CITIZEN’S RIGHT OF ACCESS TO NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA DURING THE LEGAL REGIME OF MARTIAL LAW IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article discloses the details pertaining to the implementation of the citizenry’s right
to access information regarding the environmental conditions that prevailed during the
period of martial law in Ukraine. This research reveals the core concepts underlying the
notion of ‘‘information on the status of the natural environment’’, ‘‘ecological information’’,
‘‘information on the status of the environment’’, as well as their importance for the fulfillment
of citizens’ rights to information access. The article identifies and addresses the issues
associated with limiting citizens’ access to ecological information during martial law in
Ukraine, and presents potential solutions to these challenges.
Keywords: citizens’ rights, access to information, information on the state of the natural
environment, information of the environment data, ecological information, legal regime of
martial law.