Round Table on the Past, Present and Future of Ukrainian Law Marks 35 Years of Independence
On 24 August 2026, Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine hosted a round table entitled ‘The Past, Present and Future of Our Law’, marking the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence. The discussion was moderated by the Acting Head of the Department of International and Private Law, Doctor of Legal Sciences and Professor Vitalii Cherneha.
The academic and practical discussion opened with remarks from the University’s Rector, Professor and Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine Yurii Boshytskyi.
The University was honoured to receive Independence Day greetings from the President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor and Honoured Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine Anatolii Zahorodnii.
Presentations were delivered by: Acting Head of the Department of International and Private Law, Doctor of Legal Sciences and Professor Vitalii Cherneha «35 Years of Ukraine’s Independence and the Development of Civil Legislation: From the Soviet Legacy to International and European Values in Private Law»; Professor of the Department of International and Private Law, Doctor of Legal Sciences and Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine Svitlana Fursa «Ukraine’s Independence: A Celebration and the Collective Endeavour of the Ukrainian People»; Professor of the Department of International and Private Law and Candidate of Legal Sciences Yevhen Fursa — ‘Ukraine’s Path to Independence’; Associate Professor of the Department of International and Private Law, Candidate of Legal Sciences and lawyer Ivan Vashchynets «The Originality of Copyright Works Created with Artificial Intelligence Systems»; Acting Associate Professor of the Department of International and Private Law, Candidate of Legal Sciences and lawyer Nadiia Zubchenko «Human Security and State Independence: Interdependent Values in Contemporary International Law»; Senior Lecturer in the Department of International and Private Law, PhD and lawyer Mykhailo Ponomarenko «The Rule of Law as Economic Capital: Standards of Legal Enforcement for Protecting Business During Wartime»; doctoral student in the Department of International and Private Law Roman Serhiienko — ‘Legal Security’; and doctoral student in the Department of General Legal Theory, Social Sciences and Humanities Andrii Komarov «Levko Lukianenko: An Outstanding Ukrainian Lawyer and One of the Architects of Ukraine’s Act of Independence».
The lively discussion was joined by: Rector and Professor Yurii Boshytskyi; Vice-Rector for Academic and Methodological Affairs, Candidate of Legal Sciences and Associate Professor Serhii Matvieiev; Vice-Rector for Student Development and Career Guidance, Doctor of Economic Sciences and Professor Hanna Hurina; Professor of the Department of International and Private Law, Doctor of Legal Sciences and Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine Svitlana Fursa; Professor of the Department of International and Private Law and Doctor of Legal Sciences Oleksandr Bryhinets; Professor of the Department of International and Private Law and Candidate of Legal Sciences Yevhen Fursa; Head of the Department of General Legal Theory, Social Sciences and Humanities, Candidate of Historical Sciences and Associate Professor Olena Romanova; Head of Postgraduate Studies, Candidate of Legal Sciences and Associate Professor Raisa Perelyhina; Head of the Phoenix Legal Clinic and Candidate of Legal Sciences Oleh Butkov; Associate Professor of the Department of International and Private Law and Candidate of Legal Sciences Ruslan Katsavets; Associate Professor of the Department of International and Private Law Oksana Melnychenko; Associate Professor of the Department of International and Private Law and Candidate of Legal Sciences Larysa Shatalova; and doctoral student in the Department of International and Private Law Serhii Horovenko.
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