The article provides a generalized analysis of the shortcomings of the functioning of humanitarian diplomatic institutions in the field of protection of the rights and freedoms of prisoners of war.
Annotation. The article is devoted to the study of the norms of international humanitarian law in force in Ukraine regarding prisoners of war and the history of their implementation in the Ukrainian legal field. A thorough analysis of the norms of international humanitarian law and their implementation in national legislation is carried out.
The article identifies the theoretical, methodological and practical principles of military law as a separate branch of law and clarifies its place and role in the legal system of Ukraine. Definitely. That military law is a system of universally binding norms, formally defined rules of conduct in the militarypublic sphere, which are established, protected and provided by the state and regulate public relations related to the military organization of society and aimed at protecting the state, sovereignty, territorial integrity.