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Sources of environmental law

Building upon this, international agreements elaborate Funding
on these core tenets, formulating more specific rules.
Furthermore, international legal instruments play a None.
role in aligning Ukrainian laws with internationally
recognized benchmarks. A crucial point is that Conflict of interest
international treaties and international legal instruments
only take effect within Ukraine once they have been The authors declare that they have no conflicts of
formally approved by the Verkhovna Rada (the interest.
Ukrainian Parliament). Consequently, the Constitution,
international treaties, and international legal acts hold Author contributions
a critical position in preserving the environment within
Ukraine, thereby supporting the nation’s pursuit of Conceptualization: Yuliia Leheza, Yevhen Leheza
sustainable advancement. Formal analysis: Anatolii Kuzmenko
Systematization involves eliminating the duplication Investigation: Oleksandr Pashchenko
of regulations on relevant issues and bringing them to Methodology: Valeriya Tulyantseva
the needs of practical application. That is consolidation Writing – original draft: Yuliia Leheza
with elements of the codification process to ensure Writing – review & editing: Yevhen Leheza
the consistency and harmonization of regulatory legal Availability of data
regulations of the newly created consolidation act or its
group. It is also advisable to repeal minor laws regarding Not applicable.
amendments to Ukraine’s current environmental
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