Constitutional Justice in Times of War and Transformation: Challenges of Independence, Trust, and the Balancing of Rights

Panel discussion
22 september 2025
13.00 - 17.00
Online
Registration of participants for the event in Zoom format
Free

SPEAKERS

Oleksandr Petryshyn

Doctor of Law, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Judge and Acting Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.

Alexandru Tănase

Member of the Venice Commission (European Commission for Democracy through Law) (2017-2019), Minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova (2009–2011; 2018), President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova (2011–2017).

Mykola Gnatovskyy

Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Ukraine, former President of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (2015–2021).

Topic of speech: “Russian Aggression against Ukraine as a Challenge to Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms in Europe: New Case-Law of the European Court of Human Rights”

Fernando de Brito Alves

Professor, Doctor of Law, State University of Northern Parana, Brazil.

Topic of speech: “Constitutional Justice in Times of Crisis: Lessons from Ukraine and Brazil on the Defense of the Rule of Law, Human Rights, and the Balance of Powers”

Stanislav Shevchuk

Doctor of Legal Sciences; Professor, Department of General Theory of Law and Public Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy; Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (2018–2019); ad hoc Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Ukraine.

Topic of speech: “European and Constitutional Identity: The Necessity of Consistent Interpretation by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine”

Marieta Safta

Habilitated PhD, Professor of Constitutional Law and Vice-President of the Senate, “Titu Maiorescu” University of Bucharest, First Assistant Magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Romania (2010–2022), Assistant Magistrate of the Court (2003–2010), Liaison Officer of the Constitutional Court of Romania to the Venice Commission (2012–2017), Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice of Romania (2017–2018).

Topic of speech: “Weaponized Rights, Digital Manipulation, and Distrust: New Frontiers for Constitutional Justice”

Oleksandr Vodiannikov

Candidate of Legal Sciences (PhD), Judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.

Giorgi Papuashvili

Member of the Venice Commission (European Commission for Democracy through Law) (2017-2018), Dean of the School of Law, Ilia State University (Tbilisi, Georgia), President of the Constitutional Court of Georgia (2006–2016), Visiting Professor, Vilnius University (Lithuania).

Rainer Birke

Chairman of the German-Ukrainian Bar Association, Partner at Wessing & Partner (Düsseldorf), Doctor of Law (Germany).

Olena Boryslavska

Head of the Department of Constitutional Law at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Doctor of Law, Professor.

Oksana Shcherbanyuk

Head of the Department of Procedural Law at Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Doctor of Law, Professor, Visiting Professor, Vilnius University (Lithuania).

MODERATORS

Tetyana Slinko

Head of the Department of Constitutional Law of Ukraine, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, PhD in Law, Professor.

Olena Boryslavska

Head of the Department of Constitutional Law at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Doctor of Law, Professor.

Oksana Shcherbanyuk

Head of the Department of Procedural Law at Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Doctor of Law, Professor, Visiting Professor, Vilnius University (Lithuania).

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Co-Chairman of Organizing Committee
Rector of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Anatoly Hetman