Legal challenges of social protection of students under martial law

The study aimed to establish the legal framework governing the social protection of students during martial law, and to identify the main legal issues in this regard in Ukraine and Myanmar. To achieve this goal, hermeneutical, comparative and historical methods were used. The study analysed the conceptual approaches to determining the social protection of students under martial law. In particular, the study demonstrated the impact of martial law on the provision of social protection and assistance to students by the State, highlighted the main legal problems of such provision. An analysis of international and Ukrainian legal acts related to the protection of social rights of the population, including students, was conducted. The study identified the main legal issues related to the protection of the social rights of higher education students based on the experience of martial law in Ukraine and Myanmar. The study also demonstrated the correlation between these concepts in the provision of higher education during the military conflict in Ukraine and Myanmar. It was emphasised the need for state authorities to respect fundamental human rights in ensuring the right to education (in particular, the right to life and health, which are under threat given the systematic shelling of educational institutions). The practical significance of this study is determined by the possibility of its use by scientists for a deeper study of the problems of social protection of students in states where martial law is in force