Rudyka N. Formation and development of regulations regarding the protection of the archaeology heritage (1991-2011).

Legislation in cultural heritage needs a more systematic work with adoption special norms and laws because of the rather declarative character of some norms and lack of their fulfilment's control. In addition, the State structure of cultural heritage needs a reform because of shortness in affiliates and local professionals in the regions, and absence of united national protection organ. This work offers a general experience of the legislative protection in the Occidental countries. Experience of foreign countries in conservation and use of cultural heritage has offered to evaluate this domain in Ukraine. In the work underlines the main problems in the Ukrainian case, and proposes the optimal ways of their legislative solution.