Governing in Crisis

Legal and Institutional Transformation of Ukraine’s Customs Public Service Under Martial Law

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https://doi.org/10.35295/sz.iisl.2324

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Estado de guerra, servicio público, aduana, resiliencia jurídica, gobernanza de emergencia

Resumen

Este artículo analiza la transformación jurídica e institucional del servicio público aduanero de Ucrania bajo el régimen de ley marcial durante la guerra a gran escala de 2022–2024. Mediante una metodología sociojurídica y comparativa, se introduce el concepto de “servicio público extraordinario” como un modelo de administración inducido por la crisis, caracterizado por la flexibilidad, la ambigüedad ética y la discrecionalidad ejecutiva. A partir de legislación nacional, estadísticas de personal y estudios de casos internacionales, el artículo examina cómo se han reconfigurado la legalidad, los procedimientos burocráticos y la ética del servicio público en un contexto de disrupción sistémica. El análisis destaca cambios significativos en las prácticas de contratación, los estándares de rendición de cuentas y las prioridades operativas. Si bien la ley marcial permitió agilidad institucional, también generó desafíos duraderos relacionados con la inestabilidad administrativa y la fragmentación jurídica. El artículo concluye con la propuesta de un marco legal codificado para el servicio público en condiciones extraordinarias, fundado en valores constitucionales.

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Oleksandr Cherkunov, Uzhhorod National University

PhD in Law, doctoral researcher of the department of administrative, financial and information law. Uzhhorod National University (Ukraine). Head of the Personnel Unit for Regional Offices, Department for Human Resources, State Customs Service of Ukraine. Adviser of the Customs Service, First Class. E-mail: cherkunov.alex@gmail.com 

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2025-11-10

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Cherkunov, O. (2025) «Governing in Crisis: Legal and Institutional Transformation of Ukraine’s Customs Public Service Under Martial Law», Sortuz: Oñati Journal of Emergent Socio-Legal Studies, 15(2), pp. 558–576. doi: 10.35295/sz.iisl.2324.