Human Rights in the Digital Era: Value Foundations and Protection Mechanisms
Panel Discussion
«Human Rights in the Digital Era: Value Foundations and Protection Mechanisms»
September 25–26, 2025 | 09:00–13:00 (Kyiv time)
Simultaneous interpretation in English and Ukrainian will be provided
This two-day panel discussion will address a broad spectrum of issues related to digitalization and its implications for human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. The sessions will engage with:
- Fundamental values, rights, and legal standards in the digital context;
- International and national protection mechanisms;
- The challenges posed by contemporary technologies, with particular attention to artificial intelligence and its governance;
- Comparative perspectives from the European Union, Ukraine, and the United States.
The debates will bring together diverse viewpoints and highlight practical approaches to safeguarding human rights in rapidly evolving digital environments.
The event is organized by the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University within the framework of the IX Kharkiv International Legal Forum; this event is also part of the project The Jean Monnet Center of Excellence European Fundamental Values in Digital Era, 101085385 – EFVDE – ERASMUS-JMO-2022-HEI-TCH-RSCH. Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or EACEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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SPEAKERS
Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou is Professor of European Law and Reform and Head of the School of Law at UCLan Cyprus. Director of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence for the Rule of Law and European Values (CRoLEV) at UCLan Cyprus, she is also Visiting Professor at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). […]
Petro Sukhorolskyi is PhD in law, Department of Political Science and International Relations (Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine). He is an author of the book Foundations of Futures Studies (2021), as well as numerous publications devoted to human rights in the digital era, data protection, challenges of the […]
Yulia Razmetaeva, PhD in Law, is a Head of the Center for Law, Ethics and Digital Technologies and Associate Professor at the Department of Human Rights and Legal Methodology at the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine) and Uppsala University visiting researcher (Sweden). She is the author of the books “Human Rights as a Fundamental […]
PhD in Law, Associate Professor of the Department of International and Criminal Law (Institute of Law, Psychology and Innovative Education, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine). Author of a number of publications on international law topics, as well as on the impact of artificial intelligence development on the legal sphere. He is an expert of the […]
Laima Vaige is Associate professor and Senior lecturer at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her research focuses on private international law, with a particular emphasis on international family law. She obtained PhD in international law at Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania), and another one in family law at Uppsala University. She is involved in several projects at the […]
Dr. Gintarė Makauskaitė-Samuolė is an international law researcher at Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania, as well as a practitioner working in digital services. She is interested in technology regulation, focusing on transparency and the right to know.
Dr. Zuzana Buzzell is an Associate Dean for Business at Southern New Hampshire University in the United States. She has 18 years of experience developing, training, and teaching multiple successful Finance, Business, Project Management, and Economics programs in traditional, hybrid, and online settings for academic institutions, government agencies, and the private sector. She was a […]
Attorney-at-Law, counsel at Grain Law Firm. An expert in legal defense in complex criminal cases that require strong analytical skills, strategic thinking, and a high level of professional expertise. His experience covers all stages of the criminal process – from representing clients before law enforcement agencies at the early stages of investigation to defending against […]
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Law. Head of the Scientific Laboratory of Digital Transformation Theory and Law of the Scientific Center for Digital Transformation and Law of the State Scientific Institution “Institute of Information, Security and Law of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine”. He is the President of «ASSOCIATION «METAVERSE-UA». Oleksii is […]
Maria Bergström is Associate Professor of European Law at Uppsala University. She holds a Doctor of Laws from the European University Institute in Florence. Her research interests and publications include judicial protection of private parties and EU criminal law and procedure in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.
Head of the Queritius Kyiv office. He has more than 21 years’ experience acting on behalf of clients at all stages of litigation, international arbitration, and enforcement, offering versatile advice on contentious matters. Sergiy has handled arbitrations under a variety of international institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules, including ICACU, LCIA, LMAA, SCC, ICC, UNCITRAL, […]
MODERATORS
Yulia Razmetaeva, PhD in Law, is a Head of the Center for Law, Ethics and Digital Technologies and Associate Professor at the Department of Human Rights and Legal Methodology at the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine) and Uppsala University visiting researcher (Sweden). She is the author of the books “Human Rights as a Fundamental […]
Nataliia Filatova-Bilous is a PhD in law, Associate Professor at the Department of Civil proceedings, Arbitration and Private international law of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University and Leading Specialist of the Center for Law, Ethics and Digital Technologies at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukraine). She is an author of publications on private-law problems […]
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Co-Chairman of Organizing Committee
Rector of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Anatoly Hetman
