LEGAL REGULATION THE MASS-MEDIA DURING AN ARMED CONFLICT ; ПРАВОВЕ РЕГУЛЮВАННЯ ЗМІ ПІД ЧАС ЗБРОЙНОГО КОНФЛІКТУ
The article is devoted to the analysis of the current legislation in Ukraine concerning journalistic activity. The problem studied concerns legal protection for media workers and their responsibility for violating the law.Action area – is a territory where the lives of journalists, military and civilians are at risk. The military correspondent must be not only erudite and have highly intelligent, but also use his practical and theoretical skills. He must have knowledge that he can protect himself physically and legally.The media with its prevalence informative function performing tasks the information function, is a means of transmittings the news especially from the combat zone to the area of peaceful life. Вesides, they are a social instrument controlling public opinion above the government and state.Сonsequently it is extremely important, that all the information provided should be true not only from moral and ethical considerations, but also from the point of view of the law.All current stage the research of the topic of legal protection of journalists belongs to the actively studied topics. However, there is a demand to consider not only legal protection, but also the journalist's legal responsibility, this topic has not received much attention.For instance, there have been as cases when legal ignorance of some correspondents led to them being charged with such offences as treason and in interference military matters.The Constitution of Ukraine, the nation's fundamental laws, clearly defines the rights and freedoms of each individual. But at the same time the Constitution clearly states that this right may be limited to protect the territorial integrity of the Ukrainian state or national security.Work of the journalist in the zone of active military operations is extremely dangerous. During the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict a lot of journalists have been captured, killed or subjected to violence. It was clearly an unauthorized limitation of their freedom of movement by the Russian mercenaries and militants of pro-Russian groups. Despite the fact that Russia acts contrary to all international norms and laws it does not reduce legal liability of Russian military forces for the committed crimes.So, it is of paramount importance for every journalist to know the laws and regulations which can defend him/her and which are not to be violated under any circumstance.Key words: armed conflict, military correspondent, legal protection, laws. ; Статтю присвячено аналізу діючого законодавства України, яке стосується журналістської діяльності. Розглянуто питання забезпечення правового захисту працівників мас-медіа та їх відповідальності за порушення закону.Ключові слова: зона бойових дій, воєнний кореспондент, правовий захист, закони.