National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Kyiv University of Law

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Kyiv, 7-A Dobrokhotova St.
(067) 386-88-01
Kyiv University
of Law
Kyiv, 7-A Dobrokhotova St.
(067) 386-88-01

Yurii Nikitin

Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Criminal Law and Procedure

Education

1977 — Taras Shevchenko Kyiv University (now Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv), degree in Law.

Professional experience

1977–1982 — served in operational units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

1982–1995 — Kyiv Higher School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (now the National Academy of Internal Affairs).

1995–2018 — Dean of the Faculty of Law at the National Academy of Management, a higher education institution with Level IV accreditation.

Academic degrees

  • Candidate of Legal Sciences (1985), specialty 12.00.08 — Criminal Law and Criminology; Criminal Enforcement Law.
  • Doctor of Legal Sciences (2013), specialty 12.00.08 — Criminal Law and Criminology; Criminal Enforcement Law.

Academic titles

  • Associate Professor (1993), Department of Theory and Practice of Operational and Investigative Activities.
  • Professor (2015), Department of Criminal Law and Procedure.

Member of Specialised Academic Council D 27.855.03 at the State Tax University.

Professional interests

  • Higher education methodology
  • Criminal law
  • Criminology
  • National security
  • Economic crime and its prevention
  • Legal psychology

Professional development

1. Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, University of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine.

Professional-development certificate, Series SS 40233365/1540-21. Topic: “Technology for Developing Distance-Learning Courses” (38 hours / 1 ECTS credit). Issued 22 April 2021. Registration No. 1540.

2. Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, private higher education institution European University.

Professional-development certificate, PK No. 24366800/002178-25. Topic: “Innovative Methods and Practices in Education” (180 academic hours / 6 ECTS credits). Issued 6 October 2025. Registration No. 9576/25.

Public and civic activities

  • 2006–2011 — member of the Council of the Ukrainian Bar Association.
  • Since 2011 — member of the Council of the Union of Lawyers of Ukraine.
  • Member of the All-Ukrainian Association of Criminal Law.
  • Member of the Institute of Independent Experts.

Participation in international projects.

Member of the Academic Council of the European Association for Security.

Researcher identifiers

  • h-index (Google Scholar): 9
  • ORCID: ID 0009-0006-8568-7180

Academic achievements

Author of more than 264 academic and teaching-methodology works, including:

  • 34 textbooks and study guides
  • 9 monographs, including co-authored works
  • 60 teaching-methodology works
  • 68 articles in professional journals
  • 93 conference papers

Publications indexed in Scopus and Ukrainian Category B journals (2022–2025)

  1. Criminological Security as a Component of Ukraine’s National Security. Scientific Bulletin of Public and Private Law. 2021. Issue 6. Vol. 2. P. 90–94.
  2. Ukraine’s Legal Culture as a Fundamental Factor in National Security and Integration into the European Union’s Legal Area. Legal Ukraine. No. 5(233), 2022. P. 6–13.
  3. War as a Means of Political Crime and National Security Threat: Psychological and Criminological Aspects. Philosophy, Economics and Law Review. Dnipro State University of Internal Affairs. Vol. 1, 2023. P. 230–238.
  4. Criminal Liability for Ecocide: National and International Dimension. Irpin Legal Chronicle: Academic Journal / Editorial Board: V. V. Topchii (Editor-in-Chief) et al. Irpin: State Tax University. 2025. Issue 2(19). P. 162–174.
  5. Nikitin Y., Zolka V., Korol M., Kushnir Y., & Demchyk N. Constitutional Right to Health Protection and Medical Care in Ukraine in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Politics and Law. Vol. 13, No. 4. P. 99–109. ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jpl/article/vien/0/43900
  6. Romanova V., Nikitin Y., Vozniuk N., Sverdlyk Z., Boichuk N., Kunderevych O. Responsibility for Dissemination of Inaccurate Information on the Internet. International Journal of Computer Science and Network Security. South Korea. 30 August 2021. No. 8. P. 137–140. Web of Science.
  • Excellence in Education of Ukraine badge
  • Distinguished Police Officer badge
  • Certificate of Honour of the Ukrainian Bar Association
  • Certificates of Honour of the Union of Lawyers of Ukraine
  • Commendation from the Mayor of Kyiv
  • Certificate of Honour of the National Academy of Internal Affairs
  • Commendation from the National Police of Ukraine
  • Certificate of the University of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine