INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASPECTS – A TOOL FOR MAINTAINING PEACE AND SECURITY: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS FOR UKRAINE

Abstract

This article is a theoretical and legal analysis of the institution of sanctions in contemporary international law. From a legal perspective, although the institution of sanctions is not new in theoretical terms, it is still of great interest to legal practice.

Problem: legal relations in the field of sanctions implementation in international law.

The subject of the study is the theoretical features and practical principles of the

implementation of sanctions in international law, as well as the problems of the prospects for the application of international legal sanctions at the present stage.

The aim is to conduct a comprehensive study of the theoretical and legal analysis of the institution of sanctions in contemporary international law.

Research methods: disclosure of the concept of sanctions in international law, highlighting the content, purpose, and role of sanctions in contemporary international law, analyzing economic, trade, and financial international legal sanctions, outlining the general principles of international sanctions policy towards Russia as an aggressor country, considering the problematic aspects of international legal sanctions, and proposing ways to improve the practice of applying international legal sanctions.

The conclusions and specific recommendations proposed and substantiated in the article, devoted to the problems of the theory and practical implementation of sanctions in contemporary international law, are aimed, first of all, at improving the mechanisms for countering Russian aggression in Ukraine by developing promising directions for improving Ukraine's sanctions policy in this area. The results obtained may be useful for state authorities in their work on improving Ukraine's existing practice of international legal cooperation in the field of international sanctions.