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ОСНОВНІ НАПРЯМИ НОРМОПРОЕКТУВАЛЬНОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ МІНІСТЕРСТВА КУЛЬТУРИ УКРАЇНИ У СФЕРІ ОХОРОНИ КУЛЬТУРНОЇ СПАДЩИНИ
The main directions of normative drafting activity of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine in the cultural heritage protection sphere

Author(s): Tamara Viktorivna Mazur, Ivan Mykolayovych Myshchak
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Museology & Heritage Studies, Politics and society, Culture and social structure
Published by: Національна академія керівних кадрів культури і мистецтв
Keywords: culture; Ministry of Culture of Ukraine; cultural heritage protection; law; normative and legal act;

Summary/Abstract: Purpose of the article is to analyze the normative drafting activity of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, aimed at improving the legal support of cultural heritage protection in Ukraine; to formulate proposals to strengthen the legislative support of cultural heritage protection. Methodology. Methodological principles of research: historical method, which allowed to observe the genesis of the legal assistance of cultural heritage protection; methods of analysis and synthesis, its application assisted for judicial review of crucial normative acts, for detection of gaps in legal regulation; forecasting method allowed to make proposals and suggest perspective directions and concrete norms for legislation improvement in the cultural heritage protection sphere. Scientific novelty. Attention was paid to the main normative acts in the cultural heritage protection sphere; for the first time the normative drafting activity of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine aimed at improving the legal support of cultural heritage protection in Ukraine in accordance with current challenges and threats has been analyzed; ways of enhancing the legislative support of cultural heritage protection have been suggested. Conclusions. The analysis of the normative and legal assistance in the cultural heritage protection sphere testifies the need for its improvement by modern requirements and international obligations of our state. In addition to the necessary legislative update, the priority task of the Ministry of Culture, in cooperation with other bodies in the cultural heritage protection sphere, is the drafting of secondary legislation that will allow to eliminate legislation gaps, as well as clear instructions and methodological recommendations for the settlement of certain aspects of the memorials protection activity.