An integrated study of the legal issues involved in environmental protection in Ukraine in light of the present state of knowledge of ecology, philosophy, and economics. Chapter headings: Prerequisites of legal protection of the environment. Methodological approaches to solving legal problems of environmental protection in a market system. Legal paths to fulfilling ecological interests in the system of environmental protection. Implementing the principle of the supremacy of the law - legal protection of individual and corporate rights in the field of environmental protection. Relationship between Ukrainian environmental law and international environmental agreements.