Semkiv V. Natural Resources Use Contracts: The Civil Aspects

The Candidate's dissertation is the pathbreaking study, that is devoted to the complex research problems of theoretical and practical character in civil relations under the nature use contracts. The paper presents the theoretical generalization and description of the specificity of the nature use contracts. The peculiarities of such agreements are figured out. The thesis analyzes the natural resources lease as a form of hiring contract, performs research of the notion and the legal status of the parties, as well as contract conceptual stage. The analysis is carried out due to the signs of the lease as a classic civil contract in these specific obligatory relations and those specific features that are unique for this particular type of contracts and distinguish it from other contractual types. Special attention is given to the definition and research of essence of the contract. The legal status of the state as a party of the contract is analyzed. Author's conclusions are formulated, particular suggestions improving the current legislation of Ukraine are made and substantiated to provide additional guaranties for the rational nature use.