A law of Ukraine is primary legislation in

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

adopted by the

Verkhovna Rada The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine ( uk, Верхо́вна Ра́да Украї́ни, translit=, Verkhovna Rada Ukrainy, translation=Supreme Council of Ukraine, Ukrainian abbreviation ''ВРУ''), often simply Verkhovna Rada or just Rada, is the ...

and signed by the

president President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

. Laws of Ukraine support and supplement the fundamental law of country,

Constitution of Ukraine The Constitution of Ukraine ( uk, Конституція України, translit=Konstytutsiia Ukrainy) is the fundamental law of Ukraine. The constitution was adopted and ratified at the 5th session of the ''Verkhovna Rada'', the parliament ...

. Some laws were codified into Civil Code, Criminal Code and so on. For procedural reasons Verkhovna Rada also issues resolutions that explain how legal documents should be presented to parliament. Bills are usually considered by the Verkhovna Rada following the procedure of three readings; the President of Ukraine must sign a law before it can be officially

promulgated Promulgation is the formal proclamation or the declaration that a new statutory or administrative law is enacted after its final approval. In some jurisdictions, this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect. After a new law ...

.The interns of the Program of Internship at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and Central Executive Bodies for 2012-2013 learned the procedure of submission and passage of bills in the Verkhovna Rada

(14 December 2012)Ukraine: Energy Policy Review 2006
International Energy Agency, 24 October 2006, (page 130) After laws are published in Holos Ukrayiny they come into force officially the next day.Laws discommunization and status OUN and UPA published in "Holos Ukrayiny"

Ukrayinska Pravda ''Ukrainska Pravda'' ( uk, Українська правда, lit=Ukrainian Truth) is a Ukrainian online newspaper founded by Georgiy Gongadze on 16 April 2000 (the day of the Ukrainian constitutional referendum). Published mainly in Ukrai ...

(20 May 2015) The Verkhovna Rada can take the decision on final adoption of the bill after the first or second reading if the bill is considered as such that does not require refinement. It can also apply the rare procedure of the second first reading, which opens the possibility for a radical revision of the bill, its structure, and key provisions.The International Advisory Group called on the Rada to amend the SBU reform law

(26 June 2020)

Codified Laws

There are over 20 codices of law that are active in Ukraine. * Air paceCode (2011, 1993) * Tax Code (2010) * Budget Code (2010, 2001) * Code of Administrative Proceedings (2005) * Civil Procedural Code (2004, 1963) * Criminal Executive Code (2003) * Civil Code (2003, 1963) * Economic Code (2003) * Customs Code (2002, 1991) * Family Code (2002) * Land Code (2001, 1990, 1970) * Criminal Code (2001, 1960) * Water Code (1995, 1972) * Maritime Code (1995) * Code on Subsoil (bowels of the Earth) (1994) * Forest Code (1994) * Economic Procedural Code (1991) * Code on Administrative Offenses (1984) * Residential Code (1983) * Labor Code (1971) * Criminal Procedural Code (1960)

Inactive Codes

* Correctional Labor Code (1970) * Code on Marriage and Family (1969)

Important State Laws

On Legal Succession of Ukraine The Law on the Succession of Ukraine is a key legal document (N 1543-XII) that played a particularly important role during the transitional period of Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union. The law was adopted by the Verkhovna Rada (Parl ...

Secondary legislation

All bodies of executive power issue their own secondary legislation. * President - decree (ukase) * Cabinet - resolution (rarely decree) * other - orders

Notes

References

External links

Legislation of Ukraine (Verkhovna Rada website)

* ttp://uristus.narod.ru/kodeks.html Legislation of Ukraine
List of laws
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