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Illia Vlyalko
PhD
Acting Head of the Chair, Associate Professor, Coordinator for monitoring the meaningful content of the educational process and ensuring the quality of education at the EaS IIR
EU Law, EU Material Law, EU Economic Law, EU Public Procurement Law

Courses: EU Economic Law, Methodology of European Law Research, Public Procurement & State Aid Regulation in the EU, Legal Regulation of Public Procurement in the European Union, EU Commercial Law

Education: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations, International Law Department, 2005.

Worked at the Ministry of Justice (2004-2005), an expert on EU sectoral policy issues within the framework of the Association4U project in the Government Office for the Coordination of European and Euro-Atlantic Integration (2017-2019), an expert on EU law on monitoring European integration processes (Association4U Phase II) in the Government Office (2019-2022), Association4U Phase III (2023-2024).

vlyalkoillia@knu.ua 

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Researcher ID: KLD-3430-2024

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білас
Ivan Bilas
Doctor of Law, Doctor of Historic Sciences
Professor
History and philosophy of law, history of Ukraine, defense of Ukraine, national and international security, national and international law and order

Courses: Theory of State and Law History of State and Law of Ukrine and of Countries of the World, History of Political and Legal Sciences

Education: Ivan Franko Lviv State University, 1978. 1983 graduated from Ivan Franko Lviv University - Faculty of Law. 1993 graduated from Ukrainian Free University (Munich, Germany) - Faculty of Law. National Academy of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in 1994. 2004 National Defense Academy of Ukraine majoring in "Management of Military Units Actions and Formations of Armed Forces.  

Law enforcement and human rights legal activities 1973-1993 in state authorities; Chairman of the Committee on Legislative Support for Law Enforcement Activities of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, legislative work as a People's Deputy of Ukraine during 1994-2002; participation in the protection of the territorial integrity and defense of the country as part of the SFO of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from 2022 to the present.

ivan.bilas@knu.ua 

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Researcher ID: KLE-2358-2024

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Смирнова Ксенія Володимирівна
Ksenia Smyrnova
Doctor of Jur. Sciences (Dr.hab)
Professor, Vice-Rector for Education (International Affairs) of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
EU Competition Law, EU Transport Law, Legal Regulation of Ukraine's Relations with the European Union, EU Law in the Field of Justice and Home Affairs

Courses: EU Law, EU Transport Law, EU Competition Law

Education: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations, International Law Department, 2002.

Member of the Expert Advisory Council at the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (since 2017).– Member of the Legal Reform Commission under the President of Ukraine (since August 2019).

The head of the Section of the EU Law at the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence (Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv) (2019-2022).

kseniia.smyrnova@knu.ua 

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Researcher ID: D-9269-2019

Scopus ID: 5721918286357222122741

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Попко Вадим Вікторович
Vadym Popko
Doctor of Jur. Sciences (Dr.hab)
Professor
International criminal law; transnational organized crime; international legal regulation of cybercrime; state jurisdictional immunities; responsibility of states and individuals for international crimes

Courses: Procedures for the Investigating of Criminal Cases in Ukraine and Foreign Countries, Comparative Municipal Law; European Union Private Law, European Union Commercial Law, Transnational Criminal Law and Procedure; European Private Law.

Education: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations, International Law Department, 2003.

Managing Partner of Law Firm “Popko Brothers & Partners”, an attorney with extensive practical experience and expertise in international criminal law, human rights, and the protection of individuals affected by armed conflict.

On 23 September 2024, by Decree No. 513/2024 of the President of Ukraine, he was awarded the honorary title “HONORED LAWYER OF UKRAINE”.

On January 3, 2025, he was appointed Honorary Adviser to the President of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine.

On March 21, 2025, he was elected an arbitrator of the Sports Arbitration Court under the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine for a five-year term.

On April 28, 2025, pursuant to Order No. 641 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, he was appointed a member of Specialized Academic Council D 26.001.10.

vadympopko@knu.ua 

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Researcher ID: GLV-6117-2022

Scopus ID: 57865981500

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Olha Shpakovych
Doctor of Jur. Sciences (Dr.hab)
Professor
Law of International Organisations, EU Law

Couses: European Union Law, Law of International Organizations, Current Issues of European Law, Comparative Administrative Law.

Education: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations, International Law Department, 2000.

Worked in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, conducted expert activities in the Ukrainian-European Advisory Centre on Legislation, is constantly involved in conducting scientific expertise in the field of European law in NGO’s, and has also worked in the commission for the selection of candidates to the European Court of Human Rights from Ukraine, in the committee for the selection of candidates to be appointed to the position of member of the High Council of Justice by the President of Ukraine.

olha.shpakovych@knu.ua 

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Scopus ID: 57201980173

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Костюченко
Yaroslav Kostyuchenko
PhD (293 – International Law)
Associate Professor
European Union law; banking and financial law, EU competition law; law and economics, entrepreneurship and business; European integration of Ukraine

Education: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations, International Law Department, 2007, LSE LL.M. 2009, IE Business School MBA 2012.

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Бенедик Яна Степанівна
Yana Benedyk
PhD
Associate Professor

Fields of Research: EU Energy Law, EU Environmental Law, Legal Regulation of the EU-Ukraine Cooperation, Universal and Regional Human Rights Protection Mechanisms, International Humanitarian Law, International Criminal Law.

Education: National University "Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise", faculty of training lawyers for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2013).

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Гончарук Ольга Володимирівна
Olha Honcharuk
PhD
Associate Professor
Comparative Legal Studies, Comparative Criminal Law, Comparative Criminal Procedure, EU Criminal Legislation, Comparative Judicial Law, Comparative Administrative Law, Comparative Administrative Procedure, Theory of State and Law, Roman Law

Education: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations, International Law Department, 1998.

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Лисенко Олена Миколаївна
Olena Lysenko
PhD
Associate Professor
Comparative Legal Studies, Comparative Constitutional Law, Human Rights, Law of Public Elections

Education: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Faculty of Law, 1997.

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Святун Олена Володимирівна
Olena Sviatun
PhD
Associate Professor
EU Law, Human Rights Protection in the EU, Dispute Settlement in the EU Law, EU Migration Law

Education: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations, International Law Department, 2002.

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федорова
Alla Fedorova
PhD
Associate Professor
Human Rights, the Council of Europe Law, the European Court of Human Rights, Labour and Social Law, EU Labour and Social Law

Education: Donetsk State University, Faculty of Law, 1998.

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Веселовський
Bohdan Veselovskyi
PhD (293 – International Law)
Associate Professor (part time)
European Union law (general aspects, institutional law, foreign policy’s aspects); EU competition law; international humanitarian law; international criminal law; problems of European integration of Ukraine.

Education: Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Institute of International Relations, International Law Department, 2019.

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