Ukraine’s Transition from Soviet to Post-Soviet Law: Property as a Lesson in Failed Regulation
Journal: East/West Journal of Ukrainian Studies
Year: 2016

&lt;p class="EW-abstract"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abstract:&lt;/strong&gt; This article traces the parallel developments of the Ukrainian transition from Soviet to post-Soviet law and from state to private property. To do this, the article is divided into four parts. The first examines the transition of the Ukrainian legal system from pre-Soviet to post-Soviet law. The second traces the microcosm of that transition as it occurred through the failed adoption of private property introduced in the law of