Competition from the Leonid Kuchma Presidential Fund "Ukraine"

Президентський фонд Леоніда Кучми "Україна"

Charitable organization Leonid Kuchma Presidential Foundation "Ukraine" announces a competition among students on the topic: "International legal consequences of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine" in the specialty "international law"

Topics of scientific works:

  1. Mechanisms of prosecution for the commission of international crimes. 
  2. Ways of ensuring individual and material criminal responsibility for the commission of the crime of aggression. 
  3. Ways of compensation for damage and losses caused to Ukraine as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation.

The purpose of the competition: to encourage Ukrainian youth to actively participate in the work of holding the Russian Federation accountable for the genocide of the Ukrainian people and crimes against humanity.

The task of the competition: the student must offer his point of view on the practical aspects of the studied issues, show the mechanism of practical application or change of the existing practice and legislation, which will bring practical benefit to Ukraine.

Contest participants: students of higher educational institutions of all accreditation levels majoring in "international law".

Organization of the competition:

The scientific work together with the personal questionnaire of the participant of the competition (the form is attached) should be sent in electronic form to the address: iir2020@ukr.net (in the subject of the letter, write: "competition") by October 10, 2023. , evaluates them in points and determines the ratings of the competition participants. The maximum score is 100. Based on the results of the rating, the competition commission determines the winners of the competition and makes proposals for their awarding. The results of the competition and the awarding of the winners will be announced at a solemn meeting.

Awards for the winners of the competition:

The terms of the competition provide for the first, second, third and incentive prizes in the form of monetary scholarships of the Leonid Kuchma Presidential Fund "Ukraine". The number of prizes per topic will be determined taking into account the number of participants in the competition, the level and quality of their work. The best works will be published in a special collection in the form of articles prepared on the basis of scientific works. Requirements for the volume and design of articles will be notified to their authors additionally.

Volume requirements:

The total volume of the scientific article (author information, title, text, list of used sources) should be 15–20 pages.

Technical requirements for text design: font – Times New Roman, font size – 14, line spacing – single. The article is submitted in Ukrainian or English.

Competition commission:

Chairman: Buromenskyi M.V. – Doctor of Law, Professor, Professor of the Department of International Law of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko KNU (Kyiv)

Members: Hayuduky P.I. - doctor of economic sciences, professor, director
Institute of Strategic Assessments, academician of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences (Kyiv)

Shpakovych O.M. - doctor of legal sciences, professor, professor of the department of comparative and European law of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko KNU (Kyiv)

Bilas I.H. - Doctor of Law, Professor, Head of the Department of Comparative and European Law of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko KNU (Kyiv)

Butkevych O.V. - Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of International Law of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko KNU, President of the Ukrainian Association of International Law (Kyiv)

Repetsky V.M. - candidate of legal sciences, professor, head of the department of international law of the Lviv National University named after I. Franka (Lviv)

Hnatovskyi M.M. – candidate of legal sciences, associate professor, judge of the European Court of Human Rights (Kyiv)

Korynevich A.O. - candidate of legal sciences, associate professor, associate professor of the Department of International Law of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko KNU, ambassador on special assignments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (Kyiv)

Kaminska N.V. – doctor of legal sciences, professor, scientific consultant of the Institute of Legislation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Kyiv)

Tamara Oleksandrivna Kortukova – candidate of legal sciences, associate professor of the Department of International, Civil and Commercial Law of the State University of Trade and Economics (Kyiv)

Denisov V.N. - Doctor of Law, Professor, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Head of the Department of International Law and Comparative Jurisprudence of the Institute of State and Law named after V.M. Koretsky National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv)

Steshenko V.M. - doctor of legal sciences, professor, head of the department of international law at Yaroslav the Wise National University of Law (Kharkiv)

Within three days after sending the specified materials, contestants will receive confirmation of their receipt by e-mail.

Duration of the competition: 24.04.2023 - 10.10.2023

Final day of work submission: 10.10.2023

Announcement of the results: 25.10.2023  – 01.11.2023

Telephone for inquiries: (067) 509-10-69.

Personal questionnaire

Foundation website