Is the 'Buy Ukrainian' policy legal?

Analysis of how EU and WTO law permits Ukraine to declare a national security exception to pursue a preferential procurement policy.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 10 April 2024

• Country: Ukraine
• Document Type: Briefing
• Theme: Governance and Conflict
• First published: 27 September 2023
• Authors: Dzhurynska, I. and Cooper, L

Abstract

This policy brief offers an outline assessment of the current legal frameworks in Ukraine in relation to public procurement and the legal impediments to the 바카라 사이트 of Ukraine adopting a 바카라 사이트˜Buy Ukrainian바카라 사이트™ policy to supports its war-economy and on-going reconstruction efforts. The brief argues that, in the event of a legal challenge to its policy of 바카라 사이트˜insourcing the recovery바카라 사이트™, the 바카라 사이트 of Ukraine could declare national security exception in relation to its obligations under European Union (EU) and World Trade Organization (WTO) procurement law in order to pursue its publicly stated goal.

This brief is an output of the Peace and Conflict Resolution Evidence Platform (PEACEREP) programme.

Citation

Dzhurynska, I., & Cooper, L. Is the 바카라 사이트˜Buy Ukrainian바카라 사이트™ Policy Legal? (PeaceRep Ukraine policy brief). Conflict and Civicness Research Group, London School of Economics, 2023

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Published 10 April 2024