Participation in a Conference at the Supreme Court

On April 15, 2026, within the framework of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Supreme Court and Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law, representatives of the University’s Faculty of Law — Ihor SAMSIN, Professor of the Department of Constitutional, Administrative and Financial Law, Doctor of Law, Professor, and students pursuing a degree in International Law (specialty 293), Solomiia VALCHUK and Viktoriia NIKOLAICHENKO — took part in the international conference “National Courts and the ECtHR: The Role of Each, Interaction and Dialogue.” The conference was organized by the Supreme Court jointly with the Council of Europe Department for the Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights and the Rule of Law within the framework of the projects “Supporting Ukraine in Implementing Council of Europe Standards Regarding the Judiciary” and “Improving Judicial and Non-Judicial Remedies for Persons Affected by the War in Ukraine.” The conference focused primarily on the implementation of the standards of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in national judicial practice and the need for systemic changes in the field of justice. The participants also discussed issues of international cooperation, the investigation of war crimes, and accountability for human rights violations. The conference brought together Supreme Court judges, heads of appellate courts, judges of local general courts, lawyers, prosecutors, heads of judicial authorities and institutions, international partners, and students — future legal professionals.