“Pravova derzhava”. Issue 37 (2026), pages 153–161.
DOI: 10.33663/0869-2491-2026-37-153-161
Tarakhonych Tetiana
The use of legal norms as one of the forms of law enforcement during martial law
ISSN online: 2617-9776 print: 0869-2491
The article focuses on the problem of the implementation of legal norms, its forms, and such a variety of them as use.
It is emphasized that within the legal regime of martial law, the process of law enforcement remains stable and dynamic, which is due to the social essence of law enforcement activities and their nature.
It is noted that the implementation of legal norms is a certain process of implementation of legal norms by subjects of social relations into everyday life and legal practice. It is emphasized that the forms of implementation of legal norms, namely compliance, enforcement, and application, are closely interrelated with certain types of legal norms (prohibitive, obligatory, and authorizing) and methods of legal regulation (prohibitions, obligations, and permissions). In general, the forms of implementation of legal norms correspond to certain types of legal norms, are direct in nature, and occur when subjects of social relations refrain from performing certain actions, or take active steps to fulfill certain obligations, or exercise subjective rights and legal obligations at their own discretion.
Emphasis is placed on such a form of implementation of legal norms as use, which is one of the forms of implementation of legal norms, whereby legal entities voluntarily exercise their subjective rights enshrined in the disposition of a legal norm.
The peculiarities of the use of legal norms have been highlighted, namely: it is one of the forms of implementation of legal norms; it reproduces the dispositive nature of legal regulation; it is active behavior of subjects; it is carried out by subjects through voluntary expression of will; failure to use a legal norm does not entail negative consequences or legal liability.
Attention is focused on certain features of the exercise of constitutional rights during martial law. It is emphasized that during martial law, certain human rights are partially restricted, thereby narrowing the scope of application of legal norms and directing them toward ensuring national security and defense, territorial integrity, and national identity.
Keywords: martial law, implementation of legal norms, forms of implementation of legal norms, compliance, execution, use.
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