National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv University of Law

Kanfui Ivan Vasylovych

Candidate of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Criminal Law and Procedure.

Education

 1981 – Kharkiv Law Institute (now Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University), specialty in jurisprudence, diploma with honors.

2012 – National training center for bank employees of Ukraine, course “Protection of personal data and bank secrecy in banking institutions of Ukraine”.

2012 – National training center for bank employees of Ukraine, course “Debt recovery workshop: technology and psychology of working with debtors”.

2017 – Kyiv University named after Borys Grinchenko, professional development courses on prevention and countering corruption.


Scientific degrees

Candidate of Legal Sciences (2017), specialty 12.00.09 – criminal procedure and criminalistics; forensic examination; operational-search activity


Professional interests

  •  Actual problems of pre-trial investigation
  • Problems of the theory and practice of military justice
  • Problems of sovereignty

Internship

Institute of State and Law named after V.M. Koretsky National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, “Problems of criminal law, criminology and the judicial system”, certificate dated 01.01.2024 No. 11, internship amount 6 ECTS credits (180 hours).


Advanced training

  1. American Council on International Education, Center for Education Quality Assurance NaUKMA, project “Academic Integrity and Education Quality Initiative, Academic Integrity: Online Course for Teachers”, certificate, 04/12/2024, 2 ECTS credits (60 hours).
  2. NGO “Prometheus”, “Media literacy for educators”, certificate, 10.10.2024, 2 ECTS credits (60 hours).

honors

  1. 13 state and departmental awards:
  • “For the safety of the people”
  • “Law and Honor”
  • “Honorary Badge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs”
  • “For conscientious service” 1st, 2nd and 3rd class.
  • “For distinction in the service” 1st and 2nd class.
  • “For courage and professionalism” II and III centuries.
  • “10 years of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine”
  • “15 years of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine”
  • “Veteran of the internal affairs bodies of Ukraine”
  1. Certificates of honor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
  2. Certificate of honor with distinction of the Poltava Regional Council.
  3. Other honors.

Professional identifiers

 ORCID: 0009-0003-2083-9647

H-index (Google Scholar): 4


Publications in WoS and Category B journals (2023–2025)

  1. Kanfui I.V. Procedural management of the prosecutor at the stage of pre-trial investigation through the prism of the type of criminal process. Journal of the Kyiv University of Law. 2023. № 2. C. 171 – 175.  DOI: 10.36695/2219-5521.2.2023.36
  2. Kanfui I.V. Directions of reforming the criminal justice system of Ukraine in the post-war period. European legal journal. No. 2, 2024. P. 110 – 114. DOI 36919/3041-1149(Print). 2.2024.110-114 
  3. Kanfui I.V., Romin A.A. Formation of the institute of international criminal justice. Journal of the Kyiv University of Law № 1, 2024. pp. 125–129. DOI: 10.36695/2219-5521.1.2024.25
  4. Rohatiuk, I., Ivchenko, B.Y., Kanfui, I., Solovyov, E., Yermenchuk, O., & Denysenko, O. (2024). Economic security of Ukraine in wartime: challenges and prospects. Amazonia Investiga, 75(81), 9-16. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.81.09.1 Rohatiuk I., Ivchenko Yu-B., Kanfui I., Solovyov E., Yermenchuk O., Denysenko O. (2024) Economic security of Ukraine in wartime: challenges and prospects. Amazonia Investiga, Volume 13 – Issue 75(81), pp. 9-16. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.81.09.1

Other publications (2023 – 2025)

 Articles:

  1. Kanfui I.V. The structure of the prosecution in the criminal process of Ukraine. “European Science”. 1/2023. P. 84 – 87. ISSN 2585-7738
  2. Kanfui I.V. The emergence and development of the inquisitorial (investigative) type of criminal process in the context of the content and form of the pre-trial investigation. European legal journal. No. 1, 2023. P. 83 – 87. DOI 10.36919/ELJ.1.2023.83
  3. Kanfui I.V. People’s and state sovereignty: theory and practice in Ukraine. Journal of the Kyiv University of Law № 4, 2024. P. 119 – 122. DOI: 10.36695/2219-5521.4.2024.19.
  4. Kanfui I.V. Martial law as a motivating factor for reforming criminal procedural legislation.  Journal of the Kyiv University of Law № 2, 2025.article in print.

Theses:

  1. Kanfui I.V. Directions of fighting corruption in justice, prosecutor’s office and police. The development of legal science in the conditions of martial law: Mat. international science and practice conf. (Kyiv, 17.05.2023). Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. – Vinnytsia: TVORY LLC, 2023. C. 96 – 100. ISBN 978-617-552-516-6
  2. Kanfui I.V. The current state of criminal proceedings in Ukraine in the context of martial law. The development of legal science in the conditions of martial law: Mat. international science and practice conf. (Kyiv, 17.05.2023). Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. – Vinnytsia: TVORY LLC, 2023. C. 173 – 177. ISBN 978-617-552-516-6
  3. Kanfui I.V. The nature of the problems of constitutionalism in Ukraine. The Constitution of Ukraine: state, prospects and implementation mechanisms: Mat. Ukrainian science and practice conf. (Kyiv, 27.06.2023) / Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. – Vinnytsia: TVORY LLC, 2023. 348 p. – P. 163 – 168. ISBN 978-617-558-025-7
  4. Kanfui I.V. The impact of the theoretical provisions and practice of applying a special regime of pre-trial investigation in the conditions of martial law on the further reform of the criminal process in Ukraine. Military criminal offenses and specifics of their investigation: materials of the round table held within the Days of Science at the Faculty of Legal Sciences of the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” (January 26, 2024). Kyiv: NaUKMA, 2024. 141 p. – P. 31 – 33.
  5. Kanfui I.V. Ukraine’s independence as a motivating factor in the development of criminal procedural legislation. Independence of Ukraine: state, prospects and implementation mechanisms: Mat. II All-Ukrainian science and practice conf. (Kyiv, June 27, 2024) / Kyiv University of Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine / under general ed. Doctor of Jurisprudence, Prof., Assoc. lawyer of Ukraine, rector of Kyiv. Yu.L. Law University of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Boshytskyi – Vinnytsia: TVORY LLC, 2024. 168 p. – P. 59 – 64. DOI:10.36695/2.2024.1
  6. Kanfui I.V. Directions for reforming criminal procedural legislation, taking into account the practice of bringing it into line with the requirements of martial law. Sector security and defense of Ukraine in defense of national interests: current problems and tasks in the conditions of martial law: theses of the 3rd International Scientific and Practical Conference (Khmelnytskyi, November 21, 2024). Khmelnytskyi: NADPSU Publishing House, 2025. 1804 p. C. 919 – 920. URL: https://dspace.nadpsu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/4767.
  7. Kanfui I.V. Problems of the use of combat immunity in Ukraine on the example of the “case of generals”. Crimes against the foundations of the national security of Ukraine: features of qualifications and methods of investigation: materials of a round table held within the framework of the Days of Science at the Faculty of Legal Sciences of the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” (February 28, 2025). Kyiv: NaUKMA, 2025. 181 p. – P.34 – 39.
  8. Kanfui I.V. Problems of legislative support for the creation and functioning of the military justice system in Ukraine. Actual problems of law-making in modern Ukraine: theses XV All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference (Rivne, April 30, 2025). Rivne, 2025 – theses in print.