Lozo O. Legal regulation of landscape protection in Ukraine and the European Union: сomparative аnalysis.

The complex research of legal nature, conceptual apparatus, and peculiarities of legal regulation of landscapes in Ukraine and the European Union is conducted at the work on the basis of studying of scientific literature, legislative and other regulatory acts. The author analyzed historical and legal development of the legislation at the mentioned sphere; defined and uncovered the meaning of the notion "landscape"; clarified the notion "legal protection of landscapes" and its conservation measures, considered the aspects of using of the theses of the European Landscape Convention in the EU Member States and Ukraine. It is stated that in conditions of European integration processes and with regard to the liabilities as for legal regulation of landscape protection according to the international agreements there is a necessity in creating of the corresponding legislation. On the background of the conducted research the theoretical conclusions were made, a number of problems that require the decision were outlined, and the proposals for amending the current legislation were formed, which will enable to improve the regulation of landscape protection in Ukraine.