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On 24 February 2022, in connection with the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and in order to ensure the defence of the state, Law of Ukraine No. 2105-IX approved Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 69 "On General Mobilisation" dated 24 February 2022.

At the same time, general mobilisation is announced and carried out.

As of the beginning of 2023, martial law was extended on the territory of Ukraine, and, accordingly, general mobilisation was extended.

Mobilisation training and mobilisation are integral parts of a set of measures taken to ensure the defence of the state (part one of Article 3 of the Law of Ukraine "On Mobilisation Training and Mobilisation".

Non-performance of duties and other actions to evade mobilisation may constitute a criminal offence under Article 336 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which is punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to five years.

It should be noted that as of the beginning of 2023, the Unified State Register of Court Decisions contains more than 200 verdicts on criminal offences under Article 336 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. At the same time, there are isolated cases of acquittals, while most of the defendants pleaded guilty.

The proposed publication will define in detail the legal characteristics of the offence of evasion from mobilisation; define the procedure and content of legal liability for the said offence; offer current case law and its generalisation; outline the range of regulations governing the said legal relations.

The publication will be useful for a wide range of readers, persons liable for military service, military personnel, legal practitioners, students of legal education and their teachers, law enforcement officials, judicial authorities, attorneys, human rights defenders.