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The data analysis was conducted using open sources, mainly for the period 2013\u20132025, with an emphasis on the period of the active phase of the war in Ukraine. The main search keywords were \u201ehuman rights\u201d, \u201ecollaborationism\u201d, \u201ecriminal liability\u201d, \u201ecrimes against the foundations of national security\u201d, \u201emedical immunity in international humanitarian law\u201d, and \u201ehealthcare\u201d. The initial database consisted of 70 sources, of which 34 were included in the final analysis. The materials of the publication form the basis for the systematization of criminal legislation on the problems of protecting the rights of persons accused of collaborative activities in the field of healthcare, the key ones being the Constitution of Ukraine, the Criminal Code of Ukraine, and the European Convention on Human Rights.\nConclusions: The study emphasizes the need to improve the approach to the criminal legal qualification of collaborationism in the health sector, which covers both legal and organizational components, as well as mandatory compliance with the norms of international humanitarian law. The social danger of this phenomenon lies not only in the fact that it encroaches on the defense capability and foundations of national security, but also in the fact that it poses a threat to other objects of criminal law protection.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.36740\/merkur202601115","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,26]],"date-time":"2026-02-26T19:46:47Z","timestamp":1772135207000},"page":"95","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Legal qualification of collaborationism in healthcare"],"prefix":"10.36740","volume":"54","author":[{"given":"Oleksandr M.","family":"Shevchuk","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"YAROSLAV MUDRYI NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, KHARKIV, UKRAINE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Oksana O.","family":"Volodina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"YAROSLAV MUDRYI NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, KHARKIV, UKRAINE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yevhen V.","family":"Povzyk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"YAROSLAV MUDRYI NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, KHARKIV, UKRAINE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Valeriia V.","family":"Klimova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"YAROSLAV MUDRYI NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, KHARKIV, UKRAINE"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"22436","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","unstructured":"1. 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