Research

The Chair continues to operate as the main centre of the European Law and Comparative Law School. In addition to teaching directly, the academic staff of the Chair of Comparative and European Law are noted for their active research activities related to the study of theoretical issues of the development of contemporary international, European and comparative law. They also participate in activities of international research groups regarding the approximation of Ukrainian legislation to the legislative provisions of the European Union and the Council of Europe. The result of their scientific activity is the publication of monographs, textbooks, manuals, articles and papers at international conferences.

The academic staff of the Chair are members of the editorial boards of professional legal periodicals: Bilas I.H. - Member of the Editorial Board of the International Scientific Professional Journal "Право України (Rule of Law)"; member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal "Наше право (Our Law)"; member of the Editorial Board of the scientific journal " Право U.a (Law U.a)"; Fedorova A.L. - Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the professional scientific journal "Український часопис міжнародного права (Ukrainian Journal of International Law)".

In 2023 Head of the department, Professor Bilas I.H. was included to the editorial board of scientific international journals: - The Ukrainian Quarterly. A Journal of Ukrainian and International Affairs, U.S.A. and AD ALTA. Journal of interdisciplinary research, which is part of the Web of Science scientometric database.

Since September 2022 Professor Shpakovych O.M. is a member of the scientific reviewers of the International Journal of Law and Society (IJLS) - which is indexed in the following scientific and metric databases: ResearchBib, CNKI SCHOLAR, CrossRef, WorldCat, Eurasian Scientific Journal Index.

The Ukrainian Analytical and Educational Centre of European and Comparative Law has been established and is actively functioning at the Сhair of Comparative and European Law.

All academics of the Chair have the scientific degree. During 2018 - 2023, 1 academic defended thesis for the obtaining of the scientific degree of Doctor of Sciences (Popko V.V.). In total, during 2018 - 2023, the Chair prepared and defended 7 thesis for obtaining the scientific degree of Doctor and Candidate of Sciences, of which 2 were doctoral and 6 candidate's theses, and 4 theses for obtaining the scientific degree of Doctor of Philosophy. In general, the effectiveness of the training of post-graduate students and doctoral students at the Chair in 2018-2023 is 100%. 

Academics of the Chair and staff of the Research department of the Institute periodically prepare legal opinions and answers to requests of state institutions, in particular the Supreme Court of Ukraine, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The researches prepared by the staff of the Chair were applied within the framework of the negotiation process for signing the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU.

The main components of the educational process provided by the Chair are the supervision of the scientific activity of students, which is reflected in the supervision of coursework, qualifying master's theses, conducting scientific and production, production (pre-diploma) practice, supervision of the scientific work of graduate students, etc. 

 

Post-graduate students

 

Mykola Boichuk - postgraduate student of the Chair. Education: Master of International Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations; major: International Law, 2017 (master's program 'International Trade Regulation'). 

The PhD thesis: 'EU Regulation for Certain Types of Online Platforms and Perspectives of Like Regulation in Ukraine'.

Fields of Research: EU Law, EU Competition Law, EU Economic Law.

 

Lukianchenko Еvgeniia - postgraduate student of the Chair. Education: Master of International Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations, major: International Law, 2013; LL.M in International and European Law, University of Amsterdam, 2015.

The PhD thesis: “Legal response to Combat Disinformation and Propaganda”.

Fields of research: European Union law, EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law.

 

Kateryna Futorianska – post-graduate student of the Chair. Master of International Law.

Education: the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations, speciality – international law, 2020.

The PhD thesis on “The Role of Interim Measures in Human Rights Protection”.

Fields of research and the area of scientific interests: European Union law, the legal framework of the association of Ukraine with the European Union, international and European human rights law, international migration law, and the law of international organizations.

 

Natalia V. Fokina – postgraduate student of the Chair. Education: Master of International Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations, major: International Law, 2020.

PhD thesis on "Legal Regulation of State Aid in the European Union and Ukraine: Theory and Practical Application".

Fields of research: European Union law, EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, EU antitrust law, state aid to undertakings in the EU and Ukraine.

 

Tabachuk Nazarii – postgraduate student of the Chair. Education: Master of International Law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations, major: International Law, 2021.

The PhD thesis: "Legal regulation of market dominance in the light of the competition policy of the European Union: the latest practice of the European Commission and the Court of Justice of the European Union".

Fields of research: European Union law, EU antitrust law, Approximation of the Legislation of Ukraine with the Law of the European Union, EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.

 

Scientific publications

Monographs, manuals of the Chair

  • Smyrnova K.V. Legal Regulation of Competition in the European Union: Economic and Legal Doctrines, Genesis, Evolution of Formation and Extraterritoriality. - Saarbrücken: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014.- 65 p.
    Bilas I.G. Substantiation of the Right of the People to Revolt in the Context of Violations of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms of Human and Citizen by the Yanukovych regime before and after the beginning of Euromaidan // Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity and the Aggression of the Russian Federation: Collective Monograph, Ed. O.V. Zadorozhnyi - K.: Publisher: KI.S. 2014 - 899 pp. - C.35-47.
  • Bilas I.G. Introduction. International Legal Aspects of European Integration of Ukraine in the Globalization World: Historical Experience and Realities of the Present // European Law in 3 volumes. - K .: Publisher: KIMO. 2014. P.5-25.
  • Bilas I.G. International Political and State Law Doctrines: A Textbook. - K .: Unesco-Socio Specialized Publishing House, 2015. - 572 p.
  • Smyrnova K.V. Legal Regulation of Competition in the European Union: Theory and Practice: monograph / K.V. Smyrnova. - Odessa: Phoenix, 2015. - 432 p.
  • Popko V.V. Comparative Municipal Law: Manual. / V.V. Popko. - K.: Kyiv University, 2016 - 351 p.
  • Formation and Development of European Law Science in Ukraine. Liber Amicorum to the 70th anniversary of Prof. V. Muraviov: collective monograph / O.M. Shpakovych, O.M. Lysenko, K.V. Smyrnova, A.L. Fedorova, O.V. Sviatun, I.G. Bilas, O.V. Goncharuk, V.V. Popko et al .; Ed. K. Smirnova. - Odessa: Phoenix, 2017.
  • Priority Areas for Research on State and Law Development in the context of Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration. On the Occasion of the 65th anniversary of Prof. I. Bilas: a collective monograph / O.M. Lysenko, V.I Muraviov, A.L. Fedorova, OM Shpakovich, I.A. Berezovskaya, N.V. Bench, I.V. Vlyalko et al .; Ed. Prof. N. Kaminska - Kyiv. - Drohobych: The Universe. 2018 - pp. 191 - 212.
  • Bilas I.G., Bilas A.I. Modern Jurisprudence: A Textbook of Four Books. Book One: The Modern Theory of State. - K .: UNESCO-SOCIO Specialized Publishing House, 2018. - 456 p.
  • Bilas I.G., Bilas A.I. Modern Jurisprudence: A Textbook of Four Books. Book Two: The Modern Theory of Law. - K .: UNESCO-SOCIO Specialized Publishing House, 2018. - 572 p.
  • Fedorova A.L. Comparative Labour Law. Textbook / A.L. Fedorova.- Odessa: Phoenix, 2018. - 352 p.
  • Bilas I.G. International Comparative Political Views and State-Law Doctrines. To the 75th Anniversary of the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Textbook. - K .: UNESCO-SOCIO Specialized Publishing House, 2019.- 595 p.
  • Kseniia Smyrnova, Alla Fedorova.  Paths of Evaluation of Labor Relations in Cases of Civil Contracts  Concluding in accordance with the European Legislation & Court  Practice in European States // Generosos Animos Labor Nutrit. Wydawnictwo Adam Marszalek. 2019. 302 р. (P.235-246).
  • Popko V.V. Transnational criminal law: international aspect: monograph. Kyiv: VPC "Kyiv University", 2019. 431 p.
  • Shpakovich O.M., Batrymenko V.I. Modern principles of international legal regulation of economic sanctions. / Economic sanctions in the modern world economy: a monograph / Shnyrkov OI, Filipenko AS, Zablocka RO etc. - Kyiv: VPC "Kyiv University", 2019. - P. 68-82.
  • Improving the national legislation of Ukraine on the protection of the human rights of internally displaced persons. Revised baseline analysis. / S. Zaets, O. Lunyova, A. Fedorova, G. Hristova, K. Korkelia / Kharkiv: Law. - 2019. - 203 p.
  • Bilas I.G., Bilas A.I., Popko V.V. International comparative jurisprudence. To the 75th anniversary of the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. A textbook in two volumes. - T1 - International comparative theory of the state. - K.: Specialized publishing house "UNESCO-SOCIO", 2019.- 536 p.
  • Bilas I.G. International comparative jurisprudence. To the 75th anniversary of the Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. A textbook in two volumes. - T2 - International Comparative Theory of Law.- K .: Specialized Publishing House "UNESCO-SOCIO", 2019.- 604 p.
  • Bilas I.G. Comparative theory of state and law. Multimedia textbook. Electronic format. - К .: ІIR, 2020 - 115 с.
  • Bilas I.G. History of political and legal doctrines. Multimedia textbook. Electronic format. - К .: ІIR, 2020 - 120 с.
    Benedict Y.S. Sections in the textbook: Lisbon Treaty on the Reform of the European Union in 2007. The role of national parliaments in the functioning of the European Union. The legislative process in the European Union. European Central Bank. "Soft law" of the European Union // European Union law: basics of theory: textbook / [T. M. Anakina, TV Komarova, O. Ya. Tragnyuk, IV Yakovyuk, etc.]; for general Ed. IV Yakovyuk. - Law, 2019. 360 p.
    Goncharuk O.V. Comparative criminal law: a textbook / O.V. Goncharuk. - К.: Интерсервіс, 2019. - 318 с.
  • Sviatun Olena Volodymyrivna. Dispute Settlement in EU Law (in Ukrainian).Compilation of lectures. - Kyiv: Institute of International Relations, 2020. - 121 p.
  • Sviatun Olena. Dispute Settlement in EU Law (in English). Compilation of lectures. - Kyiv: Institute of International Relations, 2020. - 131 p.
  • Sviatun O.V. Section 1. Features of the functioning of the Court of Justice of the European Union. // Court of the European Union: features of functioning and legal positions/order. LV Sidorova; for general Science. ed. Dr Jurid. Sciences, Prof. K.V. Smyrnova. - Kyiv: Ratio Decidendi Publishing House, 2020. P.7-17.
  • Smyrnova K. ‘Europeanization’ of competition law: principles & values of fair competition in a free market economy in the EU & association agreements with Ukraine, Moldova & Georgia // EU External Relations Law: Shared Competences & Shared Values in Agreements with the EU and its Neighborhood. Springer, 2021.P.163-176.
  • Standards of the Council of Europe and the case law of the Constitutional and Supreme Courts of Ukraine on limiting social security / Monika Smush-Kulesha, Alla Fedorova / Council of Europe, June 2021, 61p. // https://rm.coe.int/soft-c-uk-1-/1680a33520
  • Bilas I.G. Comparative history of the state and law of Ukraine and the countries of the world. A textbook in two volumes. Volume one: Comparative history of the state and law of Ukraine. - Electronic form, 2021 - 576 p.
  • Bilas I.G. Comparative history of the state and law of Ukraine and the countries of the world. A textbook in two volumes. Volume two: Comparative history of the state and law of the world. - Electronic form, 2021 - 676 p.
  • Bilas I.G. Multimedia textbook on the comparative history of the state and law of Ukraine and the countries of the world (illustrations, schemes, tables, definitions). - Electronic form. - K., IIR - 198 p.
  • Lysenko O.M. Textbook "Comparative Constitutional Law", electronic edition, 2020. - 372 p.
  • Constitutional law: a textbook / edited by MI Kozyubri / Yu.G. Barabash, O.M. Boryslavska, V.М. Wenger, M.I. Koziubra, О.М. Lysenko, А.А. Meleshevch. - К .: ВАІТЕ, 2021. - 528 с. Author of the section "Constitutional law and human rights" - P. 135-235.
  • European Union law. European human rights law (in questions and answers): reference. way. / [Т. V. Komarova, O. Ya. Tragnyuk, I.V. Yakovyuk and others]; general ed. IV Yakovyuk. - Kharkiv: Pravo, 2021. - 256 p. (Ya. S. Benedyk: subdivisions 4, 17, 28, 33, 70, 77 - 0.8 printed sheets).
  • Training program for judges: European Social Charter and the practice of the European Committee of Social Rights / Monika Smush-Kulesha, Anait Manasyan, Alla Fedorova / Council of Europe. - February 2021. - 227 p.
    Goncharuk O.V. Judicial law of foreign countries in tables and diagrams. Manual. - К .: Publishing and Printing Center «IIR», 2020, 73 с.
  • Vlialko I.V. A textbook on EU economic law. Tutorial. - Electronic format, 2020, 201 p.
    Smyrnova K.V. Fundamentals of competition law of the European Union and "Europeanization" of competition law of Ukraine: manual. - K: PPC "Kyiv University", 2021. –223 с.
  • Shpakovych O.M. The law of international organizations: manual / О.М. Shpakovych; Institute of International Relations. - Kyiv; Odesa: Phoenix, 2021. - 132 p.
  • Assessment of training needs and development of social rights curricula in Ukraine / Armen Mazmanyan, Alla Fedorova / Council of Europe, March 2021, 34p.
  • Expert analysis of legislation in the field of social protection on non-enforcement of court decisions / Monika Smush-Kulesha, Alla Fedorova / Council of Europe, June 2021, 25p. // https://rm.coe.int/soft-ukr-1-/1680a33522
  • Association between the European Union and third countries: current state and dynamism in the conditions of integration and disintegration: monograph / K. V. Smyrnova, O. V. Sviatun, I. A. Berezovska and others. – K.: PPC "Kyiv University", 2021. – 239 p.
  • Popko V.V. International criminal law. Textbook. Kyiv: PPC "Kyiv University", 2022. 655 p.
  • Smyrnova K.V. Competitive policy of the European Union // Law of the European Union: textbook / [R. A. Petrov (head of author's group), A. O. Vakulenko, P. Van Elsuwege, etc.] ; under the editorship of R. A. Petrov. - Kind. 10th, amended and supplemented. - Kharkiv: Pravo, 2021. - 484 p. P. 219-263.
  • Smyrnova Kseniia Volodymyrivna, Sviatun Olena Volodymyrivna. Basic freedoms of the internal market: cases and schemes. Synopsis of lectures. - Kyiv: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations, Jean Monet Center of Excellence, 2022, 129 p.
  • Popko V.V. Comparative municipal law. Tutorial. Kyiv: PPC "Kyiv University", 2022. 319 p.
  • Popko V.V. Comparative municipal law. Synopsis of lectures. Kyiv: PPC "Kyiv University", 2022. 231 p.
  • Modern problems of the development of international and European law (on the occasion of the anniversary of Professor I.H. Bilas): monograph / by general ed. Ph.D., prof. V.V. Kopiika, K.-Drohobych: Posvit, 2023.
  • Fedorova Alla. The main categories of displaced persons fleeing armed conflicts and their correlation in the context of Russian invasion of Ukraine / Ukraine in the system of modern international legal order and European integration: problems of doctrine and practice in the context of modern humanitarian challenges: collective monograph / edited by authors. Chernivtsi, Ukraine : Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, 2022. P.333-362 
  • Smyrnova, K. The “Europeanization” of Competition Law in Ukraine. In: Richter, H. (eds) Competition and Intellectual Property Law in Ukraine. MPI Studies on Intellectual Property and Competition Law, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-66101-7_5
  • Bilas I.G. Comparative history of the state and law of Ukraine and the countries of the world. Multimedia textbook in two volumes. Volume one: Comparative history of the state and law of Ukraine. Multimedia textbook. – Electronic format. - K., KIMO, 2023. - 158 p.
  • Bilas I.G. Comparative history of the state and law of Ukraine and the countries of the world. Multimedia textbook in two volumes. Volume two: Comparative history of the state and law of the countries of the world. Multimedia textbook. – Electronic format. - K., KIMO, 2023. - 198 p.
  • Popko V.V. International criminal law. Textbook. K.: VOC "Kyiv University", 2nd ed., 2023. 623 p.
  • Popko V.V. Comparative municipal law. Tutorial. K.: VOC "Kyiv University", 2nd ed., 2023. 383 p.
  • Smusz-Kulesza, M., Fedorova, A., Moysa, B. Social rights in Ukraine in times of war. Report on the needs assessment. Council of Europe, December 2022, 63 p.
  • Judicial protection of the rights of internally displaced persons and persons affected by armed aggression against Ukraine: basic course materials for judges. Nataliya Shuklina, Tatyana Fuley, Hanna Hristova, Mykhailo Shumylo, Alla Fedorova, Yulia Tralo. The National School of Judges of Ukraine in cooperation with and with the support of the Council of Europe Project "Internal displacement in Ukraine: development of durable solutions. Phase - II, 2022, 173 p.
  • International legal consequences of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine: coll. of science papers on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of EaS Institute of  International Relations Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv / general ed. O. M. Shpakovych. - Kyiv; Odesa: Phoenix, 2024. – 404 p.


A special pride of the Chair is the collective textbook European Law: Law of the European Union. - textbook: in 4 books. / Ed. V.I. Muraviov:

  1. Book 1: Institutional Law of the European Union / V.I. Muraviov, O.M. Shpakovych, O.M. Lysenko and others. / Ed. V.I. Muraviov. - K .: In-Yure Publishing House, 2014. - 312 p.;
  2. Book 2: Substantive Law of the European Union / V.I. Muraviov, I.V. Vlyalko, K.V. Smyrnova and others. / Ed. V.I. Muraviov. - K .: In-Yure Publishing House, 2014. - 456 p.;
  3. Book 3: The Law of External Relations of the European Union / V.I. Muraviov, M.M. Mykiyevych, I.G. Bilas and others. / Ed. V.I. Muraviov. - K.: In-Yure Publishing House, 2014. – 408 p.
  4. Book. 4: Substantive Law of the European Union / V.I. Muraviov., S.D. Belotskyi, O.O. Grynenko, M.O. Medvedieva and others - Ed. V.I. Muraviov . - K.: In-Yure Publishing House, 2016. - 400 p.

The textbook provides research on a wide range of issues of legal regulation of the process of economic, political and legal integration within the European Union.

The historical stages of the formation and development of European Union law, the legal nature of the EU and its legal system, the activities of the Union institutions are covered. It provides legal analysis of the sources of European Union law and acts of integration bodies. Particular attention is paid to the human rights protection system within the European Union. The features of European citizenship are established and an analysis of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is provided.

The legal mechanisms of the functioning of the fundamental freedoms of the EU internal market, the directions of activity and the economic policies of the EU are covered. The basics of legal regulation of financial and economic relations, the securities market, public procurement, antitrust, competition, corporate, transport, labour, social legislation of the EU and types of EU activity in other areas are revealed.

The legal base of the external relations of the European Union is covered. The legal mechanisms for implementing the EU's common foreign and security policy, the EU's common trade policy, and the EU's Schengen acquis are explored. Special section is focused on legal regulation of Ukraine's relations with the European Union and approximation of law.

 

Scientific publications in scientometric databases

The academic staff of the Chair pays particular attention to foreign publications included in scientometric databases, in particular SCOPUS and Web of Science.

Such publications include:

  • Smyrnova Kseniia, Korynevych Anton, Fedorova Alla, Beresovska Iryna. The Antitrust Treatment of Electricity Market of Ukraine: Conundrum with the Concept of Collective Dominance and EU Experience // Baltic Journal of Economic Studies (WoS), Vol. 4 No 1 –2018. P. 319-327.
  • Yakovyuk I., Smyrnova K., Tragnyuk L., Donets A., Shestopal S. The issue of the International Legal Personality of the EU Member States (a case of German Sub-Federal Units) // The Turkish Online Journal of Design, Art and Communication (TOJDAC). - March 2018 Special Edition DOI: 10.7456 / 1080MSE (WoS).
    Olha Shpakovych. International and European law in the Constitutions of the European Union Member States. - Astra Salvensis, Supplement no. 1, 2018 - P.409-422. (Scopus).
  • Olha Shpakovych, S. Vladyka. Constitutional documents of international organizations as special sources of the law of international organizations. - Statute Law Review, 2018, Vol. 00, No. 1 00, 1-13. - doi: 10.1093 / slr / hmy006 (Scopus).
  • Natalia Kaminska, Olha Shpakovych, Vladimir Demydenko, Svetlana Vladyka, Kateryna Sokh. Trends in the development of international legal personality: a theoretical analysis. - Option. Vol.34, Num.87-2 (2018) P.507-520. (Scopus).
  • Medvedieva M., Smirnova K., “Climate and energy governance at a crossroad: global, regional and national dimensions” // Electrotehnica, Electronica, Automatica (EEA), 2019, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 101-114. (Scopus).
    Kucherenko O., Smyrnova K., Letunovska I., “Reforming the natural Gaz market in Ukraine: the process of unbundling (unbundling case)”, in Electrotehnica, Electronica, Automatica (EEA), 2020, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 80-85, ISSN 1582-5175. https://doi.org/10.46904/eea.20.68.3.11080010 (Scopus).
  • Olha Shpakovych, S. Vladuka. Constituent documents of international organizations as special sources of the law of international organizations. - Statute Law Review, 2019, Vol. 40, Issue 3, P. – 236-248. – doi:10.1093/slr/hmy006. (Scopus).
  • Olha M. Shpakovych, Mykhailo M. Mykievych. Supranationality and international organizations: definition, features, models. – Opción, Año 36, Especial No.26 (2020). -  pp. 1772-1745. (Scopus).
  • Olha Shpakovych, Yaroslav Kostyuchenko. Legal Basis of the Association in the Relations of the European Union with Third Countries as One of the Forms of Implementation of the EU’s External Relations in the Sphere of Environmental Protection. - European Energy and Environmental Law Review. - Volume 29, Issue 4 (2020) pp. 141 – 149. (Scopus).
  • Lyubashyts V. Y., Razuvaev N. V., Abramova I. E., Fedorova N. V., Benedyk Y. S. The Political Institute of the state in the context of the historical and typological analysis. Religacion-revista de ciencias sociales y humanidades. 2019. Vol.: 4, Sp. Iss.: 19. P. 1114-1120. (у співавторстві, 0,2 друк. Арк.). (Web of Science).
  • Sviatun Olena, Goncharuk Olga, Chernysh Roman, Kuzmenko Olena, Kozych Ihor V.  Combating cybercrime: economic and legal aspects // WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics. – 2021. – Volume 18. – pp. 751-762. (DOI:10.37394/23207.2021.18.72) (Scopus).
  • Popko V., Popko Ye. Theoretical and legal characteristics of economic crimes of a transnational nature. Baltic Journal of Economic Studies. 2021. Vol. 7. No. 1. Р. 93-101. (Web of Science).
  • Circular law as a legal basis for a circular economy // O.V. Mikichurova and I.V. Vlialko. - 2021.-  IOP: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 2021-11-01. Journal article. 8 p.
  • Гончарук О.В. Антитерористичне законодавство: шляхи подолання викликів та загроз тероризму в законодавстві держав Європи в світлі збройної агресії РФ проти України. «The role of legal science in establishing a new world order in wartime and post-war period»: conference proceedings, July 29–30, 2022. Riga, Latvia: «Baltija Publishing», 2022. – с. 273-277.
  • Kseniia Smyrnova, Natalia Fokina, The ‘Europeanization’ of Competition Law of Ukraine, GRUR International, Volume 71, Issue 1, January 2022, Pages 1–2, https://doi.org/10.1093/grurint/ikab144.
  • Popko V., Popko Ye. International criminal law: main development trends. Pakistan Journal of Criminology. 2022, Apr-Jun. Vol. 14. Iss. 2. Р. 63-78 (Scopus).
  • Legal Bases of the Association in the Relations of the European Union with Third Countries as a Step Towards «Europeanisation» / Shpakovych, O., Kostyuchenko, Y. - European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance (2022) 1 – 17 – DOI:10.1163/22134514-BJA10039 (Scopus).
  • Smyrnova, K., & Veselovskyi, B. Current Jurisprudence of Ukraine in Cases of State aid: Quo Vadis or Europeanisation in Action ·European State Aid Law Quarterly Volume 21, Issue 2 (2022) pp. 210 – 213 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21552/estal/2022/2/16 (Scopus).
  • Bilas I. H. International Legal Aspekts Of The Russian Federation’s Aggression Against Ukraine, Mechanisms Of Counteraction And Legal Liability For The War Crimes And Genocide.  DOI https://doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-223-4-136  -  The Russian-Ukrainian war (2014–2022): historical, political, cultural-educational, religious, economic, and legal aspects : Scientific monograph. Riga, Latvia : “Baltija Publishing”, 2022. 1436 p. -  P.1094-1105 (Web of Science).
  • Bilas I., Popko V. International legal aspects of the Russians Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, justice and mechanisms of counteraction and legal liability for war crimes and genocide. AD ALTA. Journal of interdisciplinary research. 2022. 12. Iss. 2. Sp. XXIX. P. 180-189 (Web of Science).
  • Bilas I. Iran and russia’s Full-scale Military Invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Quarterly. A Journal of Ukrainian and International Affairs  Number 3 • 2022. P.35-48. (Web of Science).
  • Goncharuk O. V., Akimov M.O., Ostafiichuk L.A., Shulha A.O., Tretiakov D.A. Criminal liability for obstructing the legal activity of a defense counsel in court proceedings // Amazonia Investiga. – 2022. – Volume  11 (50). – рр. 79-88 (Web of Science).
  • Popko V., Popko Ye., Grygorov O. Legal force of international criminal law norms. AD ALTA. Journal of interdisciplinary research. 2022. 12. Iss. 2. Sp. XXX. P. 25-30 (Web of Science).
  • Legal Bases of the Association in the Relations of the European Union with Third Countries as a Step Towards «Europeanisation» / Shpakovych, O., Kostyuchenko, Y. - European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance (2022) 1 – 17 – DOI:10.1163/22134514-BJA10039 (Scopus).
  • Kateryna Bannikova; Olena Sviatun; Maryna Shevchenko; Nataliia Bielousova, Volodymyr Saienko. EU migration policy: current problems and perspectives // Revista Cuestiones Políticas, 2023, Volumen 41, Número 78 (to be published July-September 2023).
  • Legal Bases of the Association in the Relations of the European Union with Third Countries as a Step Towards «Europeanisation» / Shpakovych, O., Kostyuchenko, Y. - European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance (2022) 1 – 17 – DOI:10.1163/22134514-BJA10039 (Scopus).
  • Smyrnova, K., & Veselovskyi, B.   Current Jurisprudence of Ukraine in Cases of State aid: Quo Vadis or Europeanisation in Action ·European State Aid Law Quarterly Volume 21, Issue 2 (2022) pp. 210 – 213 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21552/estal/2022/2/16 (Scopus).
  • Bilas I.H. International Legal Aspekts Of The Russian Federation’s Aggression Against Ukraine, Mechanisms Of Counteraction And Legal Liability For The War Crimes And Genocide.  DOI https://doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-223-4-136  -  The Russian-Ukrainian war (2014–2022): historical, political, cultural-educational, religious, economic, and legal aspects : Scientific monograph. Riga, Latvia : “Baltija Publishing”, 2022. 1436 p. -  P.1094-1105 (Web of Science).
  • Bilas I., Popko V. International legal aspects of the Russians Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, justice and mechanisms of counteraction and legal liability for war crimes and genocide. AD ALTA. Journal of interdisciplinary research. 2022. 12. Iss. 2. Sp. XXIX. P. 180-189 (Web of Science).
  • Bilas I. Iran and russia’s Full-scale Military Invasion of Ukraine. The Ukrainian Quarterly. A Journal of Ukrainian and International Affairs  Number 3 • 2022. P.35-48. (Web of Science).
  • Goncharuk O.V., Akimov M.O., Ostafiichuk L.A., Shulha A.O., Tretiakov D.A. Criminal liability for obstructing the legal activity of a defense counsel in court proceedings // Amazonia Investiga. – 2022. – Volume  11 (50). – рр. 79-88 (Web of Science).
  • Popko V., Popko Ye., Grygorov O. Legal force of international criminal law norms. AD ALTA. Journal of interdisciplinary research. 2022. 12. Iss. 2. Sp. XXX. P. 25-30 (Web of Science).
  • Legal Bases of the Association in the Relations of the European Union with Third Countries as a Step Towards «Europeanisation» / Shpakovych, O., Kostyuchenko, Y. - European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance (2022) 1 – 17 – DOI:10.1163/22134514-BJA10039 (Scopus).
  • Kateryna Bannikova; Olena Sviatun; Maryna Shevchenko; Nataliia Bielousova, Volodymyr Saienko. EU migration policy: current problems and perspectives // Revista Cuestiones Políticas, 2023, Volumen 41, Número 78 (submitted for publication, estimated publication time July-September 2023 (Web of Science).
     

The Chair takes care of the scientific activities of student groups, in particular:

  • State and Legal Scientific Society (scientific supervisor - Prof. Bilas I.H.).

In September 2022, the Society announced a competition for the best scientific works on the topic: "Architecture of modern global security and the role of international law: state, problems, prospects", the results of which were summarized May 16, 2023 during the scientific conference:

1. Place: Kryzhanivska A., Kosenko O. Naida A.
2. Place: Lyakhovetska O., Mazurenko A.
3. Place: Khrol K., Guchenko O.

Abstracts of the scientific conference "International and European law in the modern conditions of military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine: problems and prospects of civil society development and the formation of a new world security architecture".

  • European Law Club (scientific supervisors — Prof. Smyrnova K.V., Assoc. professor Sviatun O.V., Assoc. professor Fedorova A.L.);
  • Research Group of Comparative Criminal Law (scientific supervisor — Assoc. professor Goncharuk O. V.);
  • "Law of International Organizations" Research group - (scientific supervisor — Prof. Shpakovych O.M.).

International law students take an active part in national and international scientific competitions. So, in particular, in 2021, the 3rd-year student of the specialty "International Law" Kushnov Maksym became the winner (3rd place) at the All-Ukrainian competition of student scientific works of the Ministry of Education and Culture of Ukraine in the specialty "International Law" (scientific supervisor - Doctor of Law, Prof. Shpakovych. O.M.).

From March 1 to May 1, 2020, the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, ES Institute of International Relations, the Chair of Comparative and European Law, the Leonid Kuchma Presidential Foundation "Ukraine" held a competition for the best scientific paper in the academic discipline "Law of International Organizations" among students Bachelor's degree, Master's degree at the Institute of International Relations, specialty "International Law" OR. The winners were Shalamberidze Maria– 1st prize, Khodakivska Daryna– 2nd prize, Penkovska Sofia (2nd year) – 2nd prize, Kagramanyan David– 3rd prize.

From June 1 to September 1, 2021, the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, ES Institute of International Relations, the Chair of Comparative and European Law, , the Leonid Kuchma Presidential Foundation "Ukraine" on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine held a competition for the best scientific paper in the specialty " International law" among students of higher educational institutions of Ukraine. Among the winners are students of the ES Institute of International Relations Otroshchenko Denys - 2nd prize, Ducheva Maria - 2nd prize.

In April 2023, another competition for the best scientific work in the specialty "International Law" among students of higher educational institutions of Ukraine was announced. The approximate date of the competition is April - September 2023.

Together with the Council of Europe Project in Ukraine "Internal Displacement in Ukraine: Development of Durable Solutions", a distance course on international legal standards of internal displacement and the legislation and practice of Ukraine was introduced for master's students with simulation of a case at the European Court of Human Rights and issuing of certificates about successful completion of the course.

From April to November 2023, another competition for the best scientific work on the topic: "International legal consequences of the russian federation's armed aggression against Ukraine" in the specialty "International Law" for students of Ukrainian higher educational institutions was held. The competition winners were: Prystupa Alina (EaS IIR KNU), Hora Larisa (National Aviation University), Olena Reshetnikova (Bohdan Khmelnytskyi State Pedagogical University of Melitopol), and Alison Harvey (Anglia University (Cambridge)). Incentive prizes were presented to Hryhoriy Turshukov (EaS IIR KNU) and Anna Kryzhanivska EaS IIR KNU. 

October 12, 2023 in the premises of the EaS Institute of International Relations of the Kyiv National University, a public scientific and practical discussion of problematic issues regarding conflict-related sexual violence took place, taking into account the Balkan experience in this area. The event was organized by the Office of the Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, NGO "UA Experts" within the framework of the social and legal project "Response & Prevention" in partnership with the Department of Comparative and European Law of the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with the support of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA PA).

October 23, 2023, the academics of the Chair of Comparative and European Law of the EaS Institute of International Relations Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv took part in the international scientific colloquium "Principles of good public administration and guarantees of their application in the practice of Ukraine and the Czech Republiс", organized together with the Faculty of Law Palacky University in Olomouc (the Czech Republic) as a part of project: Intensive research and pedagogical cooperation (academic staff and students), support of publication activity and qualification growth of academic staff Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, CODE project (COoperation and Development).The colloquium was held in a hybrid format (online and face-to-face at the Faculty of Law in Olomouc).

On December 1-2, 2023, an oral round of the National Judicial Competitions in EU Law was held at the Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations, organized by the Department of Comparative and European Law of the IIR, IIR Moot-Court Society and the Legal Department of the RS IIR. The oral round was traditionally preceded by a written one, during which the participants had to write memoranda on the part of the plaintiff and the defendant according to the plot of the competition. After a thorough evaluation of the submitted works, the team of judges identified 8 teams that went to the next stage: United in Spirit (IIR KNU), Minions of Themis (IIR KNU), Genti (IIR KNU), Fortuna Advat (SUTE), Movit Centum (CHNU named after Yuri Fedkovich), Ladies in Red (IIR KNU), Bona Fides (IIR KNU), Legal Dragons (CHNU named after Yuri Fedkovich). To the final, which took place on December 2, 2023, passed the strongest: Minions of Themis and United in spirit! Teams very carefully and diligently prepared for the last "duel." In the end, the team of Minions of Themis won, consisting of captain Masnik Anna, as well as Lazko Taras, Glybchenko Margarita and Vatrich Vladislav.