An International Human Rights Conference was held at KUL NASU, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the university
On December 11, 2025, the Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine became a platform for a large-scale professional discussion on current challenges and prospects for the development of human rights. An International Scientific and Practical Conference was held within the walls of the university. ‘Current Issues of Human Rights: From Universal Standards to National Practice’, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of KUL NASU. The event brought together almost fifty participants — scientists, judges, lawyers, parliamentarians, international law experts, postgraduate students, and higher education seekers, who joined the work both in person and remotely.
The ceremonial opening of the conference was carried out by the Rector of the Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, Academician of the Academy of Political and Legal Sciences, Professor Yuriy Boshytskyi, who in his speech emphasized that the issue of human rights today is becoming decisive for the development of legal science and education, especially in conditions of war and large-scale social transformations. During the plenary session, the rector also delivered a scientific report, in which he outlined the key directions for the formation of the state’s modern human rights policy and emphasized the important role of the university in generating scientific solutions capable of influencing state legal processes.
On behalf of the President of the NAS of Ukraine, academician Anatoliy Zahorodnyi, Yuriy Boshytsky delivered the official welcome address on behalf of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. It emphasized the support that the academy consistently provides for the development of legal science, particularly in the field of human rights, as well as the importance of inter-institutional cooperation for the sustainable functioning of the country’s scientific and educational space.
Other leading figures of the scientific community also sent their addresses to the participants of the conference. In particular, the director of the V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleksandr Skrypnyuk delivered an official letter of greeting to the university, which was read by the professor, Doctor of Law by Dmytro Bezzubov.
High-ranking representatives of the judicial and legislative branches, as well as leading legal practitioners, participated in the conference. Among them: a judge of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court Oleh Tkachuk; People’s Deputies of Ukraine Roman Babiy and Yevhen Petrunyak; Commissioner for the European Court of Human Rights Margarita Sokorenko; Head of the Seventh Administrative Court of Appeal Vitaliy Kuzmyshyn; director of the publishing house ‘Yurydyka’ Kateryna Holovko. Vice President of the World Congress of Ukrainian Lawyers, Chairman of the NAAU Committee on the Rule of Law Marina Stavniychuk gave a report and conveyed the official greetings from the National Association of Advocates of Ukraine.
During the thematic sessions, participants raised the most pressing issues of contemporary human rights discourse. Representatives of the judiciary focused on the resilience of the judicial system and ensuring access to justice during martial law. International law experts analyzed trends in the application of the European Court of Human Rights’ practice and the possibilities of its harmonization with Ukrainian legislation. Members of parliament emphasized the work of parliamentary committees that deal with human rights issues. Researchers addressed topics such as the protection of children’s rights, freedom of speech, digital rights, restrictions during wartime, as well as the legal regulation of artificial intelligence.
In the plenary part of the conference, reports from leading experts were presented. Volodymyr Pylypenko highlighted the issues of war crimes and the application of international humanitarian law norms. Svitlana Fursa focused on the jurisdictional challenges of the Supreme Court’s activities and the problems of private law, also touching upon the state of legal education and science. Serhiy Overchuk analyzed the national system of free legal aid. Ivan Vashchynets revealed aspects of human rights in the context of jurisdictional immunities. Kostiantyn Borodin introduced European standards for artificial intelligence regulation. Artur Saukh raised the issue of the deportation of Ukrainian children.
Young researchers — postgraduate students of KUL NASU — actively joined the discussion Roman Serhiyenko, Roman Zakharchuk, Oleg Chernobay, Olga Ishchenko and others, demonstrating a high level of professional training and analytical thinking.
The final stage of the conference’s work was the adoption resolutions, which defines the priority directions for the development of state policy in the field of human rights. Among them are strengthening the institutional capacity of the judiciary, systemic application of the practice of the European Court of Human Rights, increasing the effectiveness of parliamentary oversight in the field of human rights, as well as the development of scientific research and the modernization of legal education.
The International Scientific and Practical Conference ‘Current Issues of Human Rights: From Universal Standards to National Practice’ became a significant event for the Ukrainian legal community and confirmed the strategic role of KUL NASU as a center of scientific initiatives, intellectual leadership, and the formation of modern approaches to ensuring human rights.
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