VIII All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation: “The Formation and Development of the Rule of Law: Issues in Theory and Practice”

Date: September 8–10, 2017

Venue: Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, Mykolaiv, 9 Heroes of Ukraine Ave. (Main Building of the University) and the University’s “Korabel” Campus

Number of participants: 100

Names of foreign countries and the number of participants from each (for international events):

Republic of Belarus – 5; People's Republic of China – 1; Turkmenistan – 2

The purpose of the event is to identify the challenges arising during the establishment and development of the rule of law in Ukraine and to explore ways to address them; to foster connections between representatives of legal scholarship and legal practice; and to engage students and young scholars in academic research;

A brief summary of the most significant scientific achievements obtained over the past 3–5 years in the relevant field, including the universities and research institutions that were involved in the collaboration.

Between 2011 and 2016, 195 papers were published in the proceedings of the scientific and practical conferences titled “The Formation and Development of the Rule of Law: Issues in Theory and Practice,” and more than 80 participants, including students and young scholars, were involved in the research. The following individuals were invited to collaborate:

National Academy of Public Administration, Kyiv; V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv; Institute of the Penitentiary Service, Kyiv; Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; V. Vynnychenko Kirovohrad State Pedagogical University, Kirovohrad; Ivan Franko National University of Lviv; National Aviation University, Kyiv; Ivan Chernyakhovsky National Defense University of Ukraine; Odessa Institute of Entrepreneurship and Law, Odessa; Odessa National Economic University, Odessa; Odesa National Maritime University, Odesa; I.I. Mechnikov Odesa National University; Pervomaisky Branch of the Private Higher Educational Institution “Kirovograd Institute of Regional Management and Economics,” Pervomaisk; Private Higher Educational Institution “International University of Business and Law,” Kherson; Private Higher Educational Institution “University of Modern Knowledge,” Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv Oblast; Kharkiv Petro Vasylenko National Technical University of Agriculture; Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, Kharkiv; Kherson Institute of Economics and Law, Kherson; Gomel Branch of the International University “MITSO” (Republic of Belarus); Yancheng Institute of Industrial Technology (People’s Republic of China).

At the conferences of the same name, research findings were presented on the department-wide themes of “Ukraine and the Rule of Law in the World Ocean” and “The Formation and Development of the Rule of Law.” Research in the field of administrative law was particularly well represented.

Key topics for discussion.

Participants may present papers on a wide range of topics in the following sections:

1. Theory and History of the State and Law. Philosophy of Law.
2. Constitutional Law. Administrative Law. Administrative Procedure.
3. Civil and Family Law. Civil Procedure.
4. Criminal Law. Criminal Procedure. Criminology. Forensic Science.
5. Law of the Sea. Public International Law. Private International Law.
6. Fundamentals of Legal Clinical Practice. Free Legal Aid in Ukraine.