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Research Activities

DEPARTMENT RESEARCH TOPIC – "LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND EXERCISE OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY"

Publications of Academic and Teaching Staff

1) Monographs

2) Textbooks, Study Guides, Dictionaries and Reference Books

3) Scientific articles published in journals indexed in international scientometric databases (Scopus, Web of Science, etc.), in foreign academic publications and in Ukrainian professional journals, as well as published conference proceedings and abstracts:

Defended Dissertations

Dissertations for the degree of Candidate of Law

  1. Ihor Leonovych Samsin. Dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law "Interpretation of Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Taxation", specialty 12.00.07. Odesa National Law Academy. Odesa, 2009.
  2. Oleksandr Mykolaiovych Bukhanevych. "Administrative and Legal Support of Housing and Communal Services in Ukraine": dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law, specialty 12.00.07. National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine. Kyiv, 2009. 209 p.
  3. Anatolii Ivanovych Subbot. "Regulatory System of Physical Training of Cadets of Military Educational Institutions of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine": dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences. St. Petersburg, 2000.
  4. Oleksandr Oleksiiovych Bryhinets. "Administrative and Legal Status of the State Tax Service of Ukraine": dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law, specialty 12.00.07. National University of the State Tax Service of Ukraine. Irpin, 2011. 220 p.
  5. Alla Mykolaivna Ivanovska. "Legal Foundations of the Control Activities of the Legal Service of the State Committee for the Protection of the State Border of Ukraine": dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law, specialty 20.00.03. Bohdan Khmelnytskyi National Academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine. Khmelnytskyi, 2000. 186 p.
  6. Iryna Leonidivna Lytvynenko. "Activities of Local Self-Government Bodies in Ensuring the Constitutional Rights and Freedoms of Individuals and Citizens": dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law, specialty 12.00.02. Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Kyiv, 2003. 234 p.
  7. Iryna Petrivna Storozhuk. "Organizational and Legal Support for the Principles of Local Governance": dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law, specialty 12.00.07. Institute of Legislation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Kyiv, 2010. 201 p.
  8. Olena Oleksandrivna Halus. "Forms of Direct Democracy in Ukraine": dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law, specialty 12.00.02. V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Kyiv, 2012. 223 p.
  9. Iryna Volodymyrivna Ryzhuk. "Constitutional Model of Parliamentary Accountability: A Comparative and Analytical Study": dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law, specialty 12.00.02. Uzhhorod National University, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. Uzhhorod, 2016. 209 p.
  10. Alla Mykolaivna Tokar. "Legal Support for the Implementation of Forms of Local Governance": dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law, specialty 12.00.07. Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law. Khmelnytskyi, 2021. 223 p.

Dissertations for the degree of Doctor of Law

  1. Ihor Leonovych Samsin. Dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Law "Tax Liability in the Mechanism of Financial and Legal Regulation (Methodological Aspect)", specialty 12.00.07 – Administrative Law and Procedure; Financial Law; Information Law. Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University. Kharkiv, 2014.
  2. Oleksandr Mykolaiovych Bukhanevych. "Theoretical, Legal and Praxeological Foundations of the Provision of Administrative Services in Ukraine": dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Law, specialty 12.00.07. Institute of Legislation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Kyiv, 2016.
  3. Anatolii Ivanovych Subbot. "Administrative and Legal Means of Ensuring the Personal Safety of Law Enforcement Officers": dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Law, specialty 12.00.07. National University of the State Tax Service of Ukraine. Irpin, 2013.
  4. Oleksandr Oleksiiovych Bryhinets. "Legal Support of the Financial Security of Ukraine": dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Law, specialty 12.00.07. National University of the State Tax Service of Ukraine. Irpin, 2017. 464 p.
  5. Alla Mykolaivna Ivanovska. "Constitutional Review in the System of State Control: Theoretical, Legal and Praxeological Foundations": dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Law, specialties 12.00.02, 12.00.07. Institute of Legislation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Kyiv, 2021. 511 p.
Student Research Activities

The Department hosts the following student research groups: "Current Issues of Constitutional Law", "Current Issues of Administrative Law of Ukraine", "Problems of Administrative Law and Procedure", "Current Issues of Financial Law of Ukraine", "Current Issues of Customs Law", "Current Issues of European Union Customs Law" and "Current Issues of Tax Law".

Every year, students participating in the research groups take part in international and national scientific and practical conferences and other academic events, and publish their research papers in conference proceedings.

In particular, each year, as part of the Annual Scientific Conference of Higher Education Students of Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law, a section entitled "Constitutional, Administrative and Financial Law" is held. A significant number of students also participate annually in the International Scientific Conference "Autumn Legal Readings" and the International Scientific and Practical Online Conference "Legal Foundations for the Organization and Exercise of Public Authority".

The Department also organises annual academic quiz competitions (brain-rings):

  • a brain-ring for secondary school students in Khmelnytskyi on knowledge of the Constitution of Ukraine (I. V. Ryzhuk);
  • a brain-ring on administrative-offence legislation, held as part of the school subject "Law Studies", for teams of students from schools, lyceums and gymnasiums in Khmelnytskyi (A. M. Tokar, M. Z. Bertsiukh);
  • a brain-ring on administrative-offence legislation for second-year students of the Faculty of Law (A. M. Tokar, M. Z. Bertsiukh);
  • a brain-ring for second-year students of the Faculty of Law on the topic "The Constitution as the Fundamental Law of the State" (I. L. Lytvynenko, O. O. Halus, I. V. Ryzhuk).

On 23 October 2019, the Department, jointly with the Research and Educational Laboratory for the Study of Public Administration and Decentralization of the Research Institute of State Building and Local Self-Government of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, held a Scientific Round Table "Electoral Law in Ukraine and Abroad: Current Realities and Prospects", attended by students of the University and pupils of secondary schools in Khmelnytskyi.

Leonid Yuzkov Khmelnytskyi University of Management and Law is a higher education institution participating in the "Zavtra.UA" Scholarship Programme, which aims to support intellectually and creatively gifted young people, strengthen the social protection of students and promote the improvement of their knowledge and skills. Since September 2010, the University has cooperated with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation in implementing the programme. Myroslava Zinoviivna Pidvalna, now a Senior Lecturer at the Department, was awarded the scholarship in 2010 and 2011 and, since the 2010–2011 academic year, has served as the University's authorised representative for the programme.

Under the supervision of the Department's academic and teaching staff, university students have achieved victories in the following competitions and tournaments:

  1. A tournament among law students of higher education institutions of III–IV accreditation levels in Khmelnytskyi, organised by the Main Territorial Department of Justice in Khmelnytskyi Region. The fourth-year Faculty of Law team consisted of Ivanna Sulyma, Yuliia Andrushko, Anna Holub, Yurii Dzizinskyi and Oleksandra Soloviova. Team supervisor: I. V. Ryzhuk (2017).
  2. A research paper competition among law students of higher education institutions in Khmelnytskyi Region "Justice Through Your Eyes". The winner was Denys Soltus, a second-year Faculty of Law student. Academic supervisor: M. Z. Bertsiukh (2017).
  3. The second round of the All-Ukrainian Competition of Student Research Papers in Administrative Law and Procedure; Financial Law; Information Law. Participant: Natalia Myroslip, a second-year Faculty of Law student, with the research paper "The Administrative and Legal Status of Internally Displaced Persons". Academic supervisor: O. V. Kohut (18–19 March 2015).
  4. The V. M. Koretsky International Law Competition, organised by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine and coordinated by the Coordination Council of Young Lawyers of Ukraine and the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Although the competition was being held for the fifth time, the University team – Hanna Tkachuk, Yurii Ksiondzyk and Serhii Kondratiev – participated for the first time and achieved notable results (15 November – 11 December 2013).
  5. A competition for law students of higher education institutions in Khmelnytskyi Region "Human Rights in International and National Legislation", organised by the Main Department of Justice in Khmelnytskyi Region. The University was represented by Uliana Dubrovina and Andrii Ivanytskyi (December 2013).
  6. The All-Ukrainian "Constitution Experts" Brain-Ring Competition for the President's Cup of Odesa National Law Academy (Odesa, April 2012).
  7. A student competition organised by the Vinnytsia Court of Appeal "Let's Make the Court Better: Administrative Courts of Ukraine and Ways to Improve Their Work Through the Eyes of Young People". The University was represented by Olha Yakubovska (2012).
  8. The Competition of the Student League of the Ukrainian Bar Association, initiated and financially supported by attorney Denys Buhai (2010).

The Department's academic and teaching staff prepared students to participate in the following educational, academic and legal competitions:

  1. The All-Ukrainian Law School on Financial Law, organised by the Student League of the Ukrainian Bar Association and the Faculty of Law of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University.
  2. The First All-Ukrainian Student Competition in Constitutional Justice, organised by the Faculty of Law of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and the NGO "Center for Constitutional Initiatives" (25 April 2014).
  3. The "Student No" creative video competition dedicated to International Anti-Corruption Day (December 2014).
  4. The VI All-Ukrainian V. S. Stefaniuk Competition in Administrative Law and Judicial Proceedings (Zaporizhzhia, 2013).
  5. The competition "Ensuring Gender Equality in the System of International and National Legislation" (2013).
  6. The Summer School of Constitutional Law "Rule of Law and Constitutionalism", organised with the support of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (2012).
  7. The Ukrainian National Round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (11–13 February 2011).
  8. The Competition of the Student League of the Ukrainian Bar Association, initiated and financially supported by attorney Denys Buhai (2011).

The Department's academic and teaching staff, in particular I. V. Ryzhuk and M. Z. Bertsiukh, supervise students' research projects submitted to the All-Ukrainian Competition of Research Papers by Members of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 2018, Mariia Serhiivna Vodiana, a tenth-grade student of Khmelnytskyi Specialised Boarding Lyceum, under the supervision of M. Z. Bertsiukh, submitted her research paper to the second (regional) round of the competition.

In 2019, Associate Professor I. V. Ryzhuk supervised the research project of Viktoriia Serhiivna Chorna, a tenth-grade student of Shatava Educational Complex, representing the Khmelnytskyi Territorial Branch of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and the "Erudyt" Scientific Society of Makiv Territorial Community ("Intellectual Property in Ukraine and Its Legal Protection"; second (regional) round). In the same year, I. V. Ryzhuk supervised the research project of Vadym Olehovych Shkliar, an eleventh-grade student of Slavuta Educational Complex "Lyceum 'Uspikh'" ("Violence Against Children in the Family: Selected Aspects of Legal Regulation"), who won first place in the first round of the competition.

On 29 November 2019, Associate Professor I. V. Ryzhuk moderated the VII Regional Student Scientific and Practical Conference "Prospects for the Development of Modern Science: A View from Young Researchers of Khmelnytskyi Region", organised by the Department of Research Activities with Gifted Youth "Junior Academy of Sciences" of the Khmelnytskyi Regional Center for Scientific and Technical Creativity of Students.

Conference Proceedings Published by the Department
  1. Human Rights Protection in Ukraine: Current State and Prospects for Improvement. Scientific and Practical Round Table dedicated to the 73rd anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (Download)
  2. Legal Foundations for the Organization and Exercise of Public Authority: proceedings of abstracts of the 4th International Scientific and Practical Conference dedicated to the memory of Leonid Petrovych Yuzkov, Doctor of Law, Professor, Founding Academician of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine and the first Chairperson of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (2–6 March 2021). (Download)
  3. Programme of the Scientific Round Table "Current Issues of the Organization and Exercise of Public Authority in Ukraine". (Download)
  4. Programme of the Scientific and Practical Round Table "Human Rights Protection in Ukraine: Current State and Prospects for Improvement", dedicated to the 72nd anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (Download)
  5. Legal Foundations for the Organization and Exercise of Public Authority: proceedings of abstracts of the 3rd International Scientific and Practical Online Conference dedicated to the memory of Leonid Petrovych Yuzkov (Khmelnytskyi, 28 February – 2 March 2020). Khmelnytskyi, 2020. 462 p. (Download)
  6. Constitutional Values: Legal Nature and Practice of Implementation: proceedings of abstracts of the International Scientific and Practical Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 17 May 2019), in 2 parts. Khmelnytskyi, 2019. Part 1. 326 p. (Download)
  7. Constitutional Values: Legal Nature and Practice of Implementation: proceedings of abstracts of the International Scientific and Practical Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 17 May 2019), in 2 parts. Khmelnytskyi, 2019. Part 2. 307 p. (Download)
  8. Legal Foundations for the Organization and Exercise of Public Authority: proceedings of abstracts of the 2nd All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Online Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 2–8 May 2019). Khmelnytskyi, 2019. 183 p. (Download)
  9. Human Dignity and Human Rights as the Basis of the Constitutional Order of the State: proceedings of abstracts of the International Scientific and Practical Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 19–20 October 2018). Khmelnytskyi, 2018. 411 p. (Download)
  10. Legal Foundations for the Organization and Exercise of Public Authority: proceedings of abstracts of the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Online Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 23–30 April 2018). Khmelnytskyi, 2018. 131 p. (Download)
  11. Formation and Development of Local Self-Government in Ukraine: proceedings of abstracts of the 6th All-Ukrainian Correspondence Scientific and Practical Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 7 December 2017). Khmelnytskyi, 2017. 132 p. (Download)
  12. Formation and Development of Local Self-Government in Ukraine: proceedings of abstracts of the 5th All-Ukrainian Correspondence Scientific and Practical Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 7 December 2016). Khmelnytskyi, 2016. 111 p.
  13. Formation and Development of Local Self-Government in Ukraine: proceedings of abstracts of the 4th All-Ukrainian Correspondence Scientific and Practical Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 7 December 2015). Khmelnytskyi, 2015. 80 p. (Download)
  14. Formation and Development of Local Self-Government in Ukraine: proceedings of abstracts of the 3rd All-Ukrainian Correspondence Scientific and Practical Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 8 December 2014). Khmelnytskyi, 2014. 116 p. (Download)
  15. Formation and Development of Local Self-Government in Ukraine: proceedings of abstracts of the 2nd All-Ukrainian Correspondence Scientific and Practical Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 7 December 2013). Khmelnytskyi, 2013. 196 p. (Download)
  16. Formation and Development of Local Self-Government in Ukraine: proceedings of abstracts of the All-Ukrainian Correspondence Scientific and Practical Conference (Khmelnytskyi, 7 December 2012). Khmelnytskyi, 2012. 232 p. (Download)