The aim of the article. To analyse the specificities of asset and private interest declaration by public officials and representatives of political power, as well as to suggest the author’s original differentiation of declarations of assets, income, private interests, and gifts. The subject of the study is the procedure for submitting declarations by persons entrusted with functions of the state and local self-government bodies in some countries of Western Europe. Methodology. In the article, the method of deduction and induction enabled to study the features of violating the requirements of financial control through the procedure for submitting a declaration by persons entrusted with functions of the state and local authorities. The methods of deduction and synthesis enabled to define the concept of “asset and interest declaration”, practiced in some countries of Western Europe. A comparative legal analysis enabled to study the procedure for submitting an income and expenditure declaration in some Western European countries, identifying the main types of conflict of interest and income declarations, as well as differentiating persons obliged to submit declarations. The results of the study revealed that the foreign experience of asset declaration is closely intertwined with the private interest declaration. Practical implications. In the study: first, the specificities of foreign declaration practice, according to the subjects of such declaration submission, are outlined; second, the procedures for submitting declarations of income and expenditures, as well as interests, are analysed and compared; third, the author’s perspective on the differentiation of declarations and declarants is substantiated. Relevance/originality. The comparative legal analysis enabled to study the procedure for submitting a declaration of public officials in some countries of Western Europe, empowering to form perspective areas of legislation development in this sphere.

At its 63rd session, the UN General Assembly noted that present-day armed conflicts blurred the distinction between international and internal armed conflicts. The number of civil wars has increased, and, statistically, they are more frequent than international armed conflicts. Furthermore, many of these 'civil wars' include 'external' components, such as support and involvement, in varying degrees, by other states that supply arms, provide training camps, financial resources, etc. The existing international humanitarian law contains provisions that govern the use of weapons. They may be divided into groups: 1. Banning and restricting specific

The article is devoted to the study of relations on determining the legal status of foreign volunteers and stateless persons who participated in the ATO / JFO; to the study of practical mechanisms of acquiring the status of a participant in hostilities by foreign volunteers, of their acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship, clarification of possible social and legal guarantees for such persons. The study was conducted on the basis of analysis of domestic legislation, international legal acts, draft legislative acts to determine the legal status of foreigners and stateless persons who participated in the protection of territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, as well as scientific works of domestic and foreign researchers. Currenrly in Ukraine there is a legal basis for resolving the issue of obtaining citizenship and providing social protection guarantees for foreign volunteers and their families, but there is a need to improve the legal mechanisms for implementing simplified procedures for obtaining Ukrainian citizenship. In particular, the draft law on amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Citizenship of Ukraine" on simplified acquisition of Ukrainian citizenship by foreigners and stateless persons who participated in the protection of territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine has passed a preliminary hearing and is awaiting final adoption. If the bill is adopted, the procedure for acquiring Ukrainian citizenship will be simplified: for citizens of the Russian Federation who have been persecuted for their political beliefs; persons who have served (or are serving) military service under a contract in the Armed Forces of Ukraine; persons who directly participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation / Joint Forces Operation.

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