Department of Criminal Law and Procedure

General Information

The Department of Criminal Law and Procedure was established on 15 October 1992 under its original name, the Department of Special Legal Disciplines. In August 1994, it was reorganised into the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Penal Law. Subsequently, it acquired its current name, the Department of Criminal Law and Procedure.
    At various times, the Department was headed by Doctor of Law, Professor Viktor Klymovych Hryshchuk; Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Volodymyr Mykhailovych Yarin; Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Dmytro Leonidovych Vyhovskyi; Doctor of Law, Professor Oleh Mykolaiovych Omelchuk; Candidate of Law Serhii Ivanovych Kovalov; and Doctor of Law, Associate Professor Larysa Pavlivna Brych.
    Since September 2021, the Department has been headed by Candidate of Law, Professor Serhii Antonovych Krushynskyi.

The teaching and learning process is supported by the following academic staff:
Head of the Department – Candidate of Law, Professor Serhii Antonovych Krushynskyi;
Professors – Doctor of Law, Professor Oleh Mykolaiovych Omelchuk;
Doctor of Law, Professor Viktor Klymovych Hryshchuk;
Doctor of Law, Professor Viktor Volodymyrovych Nalutsyshyn;
Doctor of Law, Professor Yuliia Volodymyrivna Tsyhaniuk;
Candidate of Law, Doctor of Science in Public Administration, Professor Oleh Viktorovych Kravchuk;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Natalia Mykolaivna Plysiuk;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Yurii Mykolaiovych Turovets;
Associate Professors – Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Dmytro Leonidovych Vyhovskyi;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Tetiana Ivanivna Nikiforova;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Serhii Hryhorovych Volkotrub;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Viktor Mykolaiovych Zakharchuk;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Natalia Volodymyrivna Khmelevska;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Anna Vasylivna Prysiazhna;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Nalutsyshyn;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Serhii Dmytrovych Berezhnyi;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Anna Viktorivna Semeniuk-Prybaten;
Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Andrii Ihorovych Kuntii;
Candidate of Law Viktoriia Volodymyrivna Smirnova;
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Law Svitlana Oleksandrivna Dankova;
Lecturer – Master of Laws Ivan Anatoliiovych Kohut;
Teaching Assistants – Master of Laws Roman Viktorovych Nalutsyshyn;
Master of Laws Anna Yevheniivna Holub;
Laboratory Assistant – Svitlana Vadymivna Hetmaniuk.

The Department comprises the following facilities:
a Forensic Science Room;
a Laboratory of Forensic Technical Equipment for the Examination of Traces, Documents and Firearms;
a Photography Laboratory.
The Forensic Science Room and laboratories are supervised by Professor of the Department, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Yurii Mykolaiovych Turovets.

Over the years, the Department has also been home to the following academics and staff members: Doctor of Law, Professor Vasyl Tymofiiovych Nor; Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Mykola Petrovych Chornobrovyi; Doctor of Law, Associate Professor Larysa Pavlivna Brych; Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Myroslav Hryhorovych Diachok; Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Volodymyr Mykhailovych Yarin; Candidate of Law Serhii Ivanovych Kovalov; Associate Professor Viktor Pavlovych Kolhan; Associate Professor Kazymyr Adamovych Holdzitskyi; Senior Lecturer Eduard Reshetovych Shafikov; Senior Lecturer Andrii Vasylovych Muzyka; and Lecturer Andrii Petrovych Mazur.