On June 7-8, 2019, the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Development of legal science: choice mechanism and priorities implementation” was held in Snina (the Sloval Republic). The conference’s co-organisers (Pan European University, the Center for Ukrainian and European Scientific Cooperation, public organisation “Lex Pro Omnes” and Uzhhorod National University) put a great deal of effort to carry out event at a high international level.
The conference was devoted to the celebration of the 5th foundation anniversary of «Visegrad Journal on Human Rights», the first legal journal on human rights within the Visegrád Group. The first issue was published in October, 2014 and publicly-presented among outstanding scholars of the Central and East Europe. The focus and title is closely related to “Visegrad Four” or “V4”, an alliance of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia for the purposes of cooperating in areas of interest in the context of general European integration. The four central European countries always have been exchanging cultural and intellectual values; further, they strive to conserve and consolidate traditions which have common roots. In order to keep and promote cooperation, V4 attaches great importance to information sharing. In addition, activity of the Visegrád Group aims at effective collaboration with all countries, in particular with neighbours; the ultimate objective is a democratic development of all European parts that is impossible without due attention to the problems of protection of human rights. For this very reason, «Visegrad Journal on Human Rights» was created in October 2014 covering the most topical issues in the areas of realising and protecting human rights and freedoms.
On June 6, conference participants met in Uzhhorod where the guests came from all over Ukraine. During the day they were accommodated in “Praha” hotel, and then guests rested after the trip and walked around a picturesque city. In the evening, all participants who came to Uzhhorod visited the festal stand-up party in the hotel where guests were introduced with organisers and partners of the conference. Acquaintance and communication took place in pleasant and friendly atmosphere. On June 7, in the morning all participants were organised to move to the Slovak Republic where the very international scientific and practical conference devoted to the celebration of the 5th anniversary of «Visegrad Journal on Human Rights» was held.
The following Ukrainian participants joined the event:
Bashtannyk Vitalii Volodymyrovych – Doctor of Public Administration, Professor, Professor at the Department of Law and European Integration, Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine;
Bielov Dmytro Mykolaiovych – Doctor of Law, Professor, Professor at the Department of Constitutional Law and Comparative Jurisprudence of Uzhhorod National University, Director of the Center for Ukrainian and European Scientific Cooperation;
Bysaha Yurii Mykhailovych – Doctor of Law, Professor, Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Constitutional Law and Comparative Jurisprudence of Uzhhorod National University;
Buletsa Sibilla Bohdanivna – Doctor of Law, Professor, Head of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure of Uzhhorod National University;
Vashchuk Olesia Petrivna – Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Professor at the Department of Criminalistics of the National University “Odessa Law Academy”;
Vikhliaiev Mykhailo Yuriiovych – Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Member of the Executive Board of the Center for Ukrainian and European Scientific Cooperation;
Hloviuk Iryna Vasylivna – Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Criminal Procedure of the National University “Odessa Law Academy”;
Holovko Kateryna Volodymyrivna – PhD in Law, External Doctoral Candidate of the Department of Constitutional Law and Comparative Jurisprudence of Uzhhorod National University, Lawyer, Head of Legal Department of Black Sea Research Institute of Economy and Innovations;
Holovko Oleh Pavlovych – PhD in
Economics, Director of the Publishing House “Helvetica”, Member of the Executive Board of the Center for Ukrainian and European Scientific Cooperation;
Hradova Yuliia Volodymyrivna – PhD in Law, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Constitutional and Municipal Law of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University;
Hromovchuk Myroslava Volodymyrivna – PhD in Law, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Constitutional Law and Comparative Jurisprudence of the Faculty of Law of Uzhhorod National University;
Husar Olha Anatoliivna – PhD in Law, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law of the National Aviation University;
Drozd Oleksii Yuriiovych – Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Head of the Department for Doctoral and Postgraduate Training of the National Academy of Internal Affairs;
Dubynskyi Oleh Yuriiovych – PhD in Law, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Law, Vice Rector for Scientific-Academic Affairs of Economic, Legal and Social Issues of Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding;
Dubynskyi Yurii Anatoliiovych – Director of Private Company “Expert service”;
Karapetian Serhii Oleksandrovych – Director of Internet-shop of juridical literature “Yurknyha”;
Kozytska Olena Hennadiivna – PhD in Law, Deputy Head of the First Unit of Investigation Department of Khmelnitsky Police Unit of the Police Headquarter of the National Police in Khmelnitsky region;
Kolomoiets Tetiana Oleksandrivna – Doctor of Law, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine, Dean of Law Faculty, Zaporizhzhya National University;
Kotviakovskyi Yurii Oleksandrovych – PhD in Law, Senior Instructor at the Department of Justice, Sumy National Agrarian University;
Kuznichenko Serhii Oleksandrovych – Doctor of Law, Professor, Vice Rector, Odessa State University of Internal Affairs, Senior Research Associate of the Legislation Institute of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine;
Lazur Yaroslav Volodymyrovych – Doctor of Law, Professor, Dean of Law Faculty of Uzhhorod National University;
Pashkovska Liudmyla Ivanivna – PhD in Law, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Maritime and Customs Law of the National University “Odessa Law Academy”;
Pashkovskyi Mykola Ivanovych – PhD in Law, Associate Professor,Scientific Adviser of «Barristers» Law Firm;
Pryimachenko Dmytro Volodymyrovych – Doctor of Law, Professor, Vice Rector for Scientific Affairs of University of Customs and Finance;
Sarnavskyi Mykola Oleksandrovych – Postgraduate Student of the Department of Problems of Civil, Labor and Business Law of V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law;
Tytarenko Maryna Volodymyrivna – Postgraduate Student of the Department of Administrative and Business Law of Zaporizhzhya National University;
Tolkachova Iryna Anatoliivna – PhD in Law, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law of National Aviation University;
Fridmanskyi Roman Mykhailovych – PhD in Law, Deputy Head for Discipline of Law Faculty of Uzhhorod National University;
Shkolyk Andrii Mykhailovych – PhD in Law, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Administrative and Finance Law of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv;
Shopina Iryna Mykolaivna – Doctor of Law, Professor, Professor at the Department of Administrative Legal Disciplines of Lviv State University of Internal Affairs.
The Slovak part was represented by JUDr. Beáta Hrušková, PhD., LL.M., MBA; Prof. ThDr.Dr.h.c. Jozef Krajči, PhD.; JUDr. Denisa Soukeníková, PhD., LLM, MBA; JUDr. Andrea Vitkóová, PhD.; JUDr. Jozef Beňo, PhD.; JUDr. Pavol Judiak, PhD.; PaedDr. Zuzana Kurucová, PhD.; JUDr. Tomáša Lisanského; JUDr. Júlia Ondrová, PhD.; Prof. JUDr. Peter Vojčík, CSc.; Silvia Treľová; JUDr. Miroslav Hlivák, PhD., LLM; JUDr. Peter Majtán; Doc. PhDr. Drahomíra Ondrová CSc.; PhDr. JUDr. Štefan Hrčka; PhDr. JUDr. Igor Kleniar; JUDr. Lenka Nižníková; PhDr. JUDr. Ing. Marián Sabó; doc. PhDr. JUDr. Marcela Tittlová, PhD.; prof. JUDr. Stanislav Mráz, CSc.; prof. JUDr. PhDr. Miloš Večeřa, CSc.
The conference was organised in Snina manor-house of Terézia van Dernáthová of 1781 (Snina, the Slovak Republic). Snina Mayor Ing. Daniela Galandová opened the event with commencement address. There were welcome speeches of reputable Ukrainian scholars in the festive atmosphere. Lazur Yaroslav Volodymyrovych, Doctor of Law, Professor, Dean of Law Faculty of Uzhhorod National University, Bysaha Yurii Mykhailovych, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine, Head of the Department of Constitutional Law and Comparative Jurisprudence of Uzhhorod National University, Bielov Dmytro Mykolaiovych, Doctor of Law, Professor, Professor at the Department of Constitutional Law and Comparative Jurisprudence of Uzhhorod National University, Director of the Center for Ukrainian and European Scientific Cooperation, Kolomoets Tetiana Oleksandrivna , Doctor of Law, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Honoured Lawyer of Ukraine, Dean of Law Faculty, Zaporizhzhya National University, Vashchuk Olesia Petrivna, Doctor of Law, Associate Professor, Professor at the Department of Criminalistics of the National University “Odessa Law Academy” delivered welcoming remarks.
The Slovak organisers and scholars also joined the opening speech: UDr. Martina Řeřichová, PhD., Head of Slovak public organization «Lex Pro Omnes»; Doc. JUDr. Julius Kovac, CSc., JUDr.; Jozef Beňo, PhD marked successful functioning of «Visegrad Journal on Human Rights» and its role in the sharing cultural and intellectual values in activities of the “Visegrad Four”. With respect to the conference participants, Slovak organisers prepared a surprise for guests – performance of Slovak duet from Košice who sang the songs in Ukrainian.
After welcoming, the main part of the scientific event was started with the performance of the conference participants who presented their research results. Then, participants received collections of abstracts, certificates of participation in the international scientific event and memorable gifts from the conference organisers. After the completion of the main part of the event, participants had an opportunity to join a mutual photo session, acquaint with each other and communicate with the city administration, share feelings with others. According to the participants, they were impressed by the manor-house of Terézia van Dernáthová of 1781 which now is a museum, one of the magnificent sights of the city.
During the banquet, solemn awarding of the winners of the Scholarship Competition of Research Papers on Defense, Implementation and Protection of Human Rights devoted to the 5th anniversary of successful functioning of the scientific journal «Visegrad Journal on Human Rights», who also came to Snina, took place. They got a wonderful opportunity to participate in the international scientific event free of charge and were invited to participate in the conference at the expense of the Center for Ukrainian and European Scientific Cooperation. On May 24, 2019, the competition’s winners were defined by the Scholarship Commission consisting of academic staff of the Department of Constitutional Law and Comparative Jurisprudence of Uzhhorod National University headed by Director of the Center for Ukrainian and European Scientific Cooperation, Doctor of Law, Professor Bielov Dmytro Mykolaiovych. Thus, Savinova Albina Volodymyrivna, 5th year student of the Faculty of Advocacy of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, was awarded 1st place winner certificate and a prize to the value of 200 EUR; Novikova Yevheniia Oleksandrivna, 2nd year student of Law Faculty of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv was awarded 2nd place winner certificate and prize to the value of 150 EUR; Benko Anastasiia Vitaliivna, 3rd year student of Academic and Research Institute of Law of Sumy State University, was awarded 3rd place winner certificate and prize to the value of 100 EUR. Karapetian Serhii Oleksandrovych, Director of Internet-shop of juridical literature “YurKnyha”, personally awarded the winners and provides them with gift certificates for books purchase in the Internet-shop “YurKnyha”: 1st place – 1000 UAH certificate, 2nd place – 800 UAH and 3rd place – 600 UAH. During the event, the winners of the competition had an opportunity to communicate with outstanding legal scholars. They expressed a desire to start a scientific career in the future and participate in the scientific events of the Center for Ukrainian and European Scientific Cooperation.
Papers of the participants of the Scholarship competition of research papers on protection, implementation and security of human rights were published in the collection which is available at the link. Every participant received a copy of the collection of research papers and a certificate of participation in the Scholarship competition devoted to the celebration of the 5th anniversary of successful functioning of the scientific journal «Visegrad Journal on Human Rights».
The next day, June 8th, all conference participants visited Košice, Slovak city, and explored the main street of the city which is called –Main Street (Hlavna ulica). Almost the entire Main Street is a pedestrian area. There are three parks where each has a fountain. The singing fountain is considered to be the biggest and gorgeous. It is situated in the middle of the street near the State Theater in Košice. History experts believe that there is no street in the whole Slovak that would have more historic buildings than the main street of Košice.
The Center for Ukrainian and European Scientific Cooperation, as one of the organisers of the conference, expresses gratitude to the co-organisers of the event: Pan European University, public organisation “Lex Pro Omnes” and Uzhhorod National University, and official partners of the conference, among which are Intern-shop of juridical literature “YurKnyha”, Publishing House “Adam Marszałek Publishing” and “Praha” hotel (Uzhhorod city) for comprehensive support and assistance in preparing for the international scientific and practical conference. We express special gratitude to all participants of the conference who created a positive, friendly atmosphere of the event. We look forward to further meetings and future scientific events!
Thank all of you so much!
