ПРАВОВІ АСПЕКТИ ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ ТАБОРІВ ДЛЯ ВІЙСЬКОВОПОЛОНЕНИХ ТА ІНТЕРНОВАНИХ ЗУНР (ЗО УНР) У 1918–1919 РР.

The article analyzes the process of creation and operation of detention facilities for prisoners of war and internees, created by the military-political leadership of the West Ukrainian People's Republic (ZUNR) in 1918–1919s. Based on the reports of the personal affairs officer of the Supreme Command of Galician army S. Horuk, the number of prisoner-of-war and internment camps as of January–April 1919 in the territory of ZUNR is established. It is confirmed that the creation of such institutions was not the result of a well-thought-out policy of the ZUNR authorities or the command of the Galician Army, but a forced reaction to the situation at the front and in the rear. The conditions of detention of prisoners in Western Ukrainian detention facilities are clarified. The impact of the military-political situation in the ZUNR on the dynamics of their creation and functioning is established. The number of prisoner-of-war and internment camps that operated on the territories of the ZUNR (ZO UNR) and the UNR in the specified time period is calculated. It is proven that in its actions regarding war prisoners and internees, the Ukrainian authorities were guided by the norms of international law, in particular, the Hague and Geneva Conventions, as well as bilateral agreements. Keywords: ZUNR, Galician Army, Polish-Ukrainian war, prisoner-of-war and internment camps, international conventions, legal regulation.