ENSURING THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO ACCESS THE INFORMATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST UNDER THE LEGAL REGIME OF MARTIAL LAW IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article focuses on the peculiarities of implementing the citizens’ right to access
information of public interest in the conditions of the legal regime of martial law in
Ukraine. The essence of the concepts of “publicly necessary information” and “public
interest”, as well as their importance for the realization of the citizens’ right of access to
such information is defined. Challenges related to limitation of citizens’ right of access
to information representing public interest under martial law in Ukraine were reflected;
proposals for their solution were elaborated and substantiated.
Keywords: rights of citizens, access to information, socially necessary information,
information of public interest, legal regime of martial law.