Postwar Justice: Accountability for Aggression and War Crimes, and Access to Justice
September 22 – 23, 2026
Kharkiv / online
09:30 – 16:00 (EEST)
Session Schedule
September 22 • 10:00 – 13:00
Kharkiv / hybrid
Polygraphology in the Mechanism of Protecting Human Rights and Freedoms: Current Challenges, International Standards and Legal Practice
The panel is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the role of polygraphology in legal practice through the lens of protecting human rights and freedoms amid martial law and the digital transformation of society. Participants will discuss the constitutional and legal guarantees governing the use of the polygraph, the procedural status of examination results in judicial proceedings, international standards and ECtHR case law, as well as emerging challenges related to military operations, digital technologies, and neurotechnologies for verifying polygraph-derived information. The discussion is expected to produce recommendations for improving the legislative regulation of polygraph practice in Ukraine.
Viktor Shevchuk
Panel Moderator
Doctor of Law, Professor
September 22 • 13:00 – 16:00
Kharkiv / online
Current issues regarding russia’s liability under international law for its aggression against Ukraine
The panel is expected to discuss the grounds for and operational details of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, the Joint Investigation Team, the International Criminal Court, the International Register of Damage for Ukraine (RD4U) and other related issues in the context of holding russia accountable under international law for its aggression against Ukraine
Volodymyr Steshenko
Panel Moderator
Candidate of Legal Sciences, Professor
September 23 • 09:30 – 15:30
Kharkiv / online
Criminal Justice in Wartime: Interaction of Jurisdictions, Procedural Reform and Compensation for Damage Caused by the Aggression against Ukraine
The panel will address contemporary challenges facing criminal justice in wartime and explore effective mechanisms for cooperation among Ukrainian, foreign and international jurisdictions to ensure accountability for international crimes. Participants will discuss the practice of the International Criminal Court and national courts, the role of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine, the application of universal jurisdiction, the modernisation of criminal procedure, the collection, documentation, preservation and cross-border use of evidence, and the coordination of parallel investigations and court proceedings.
Particular attention will be paid to the protection of victims’ rights, their effective access to justice, and the development of national and international compensation mechanisms for damage caused by the aggression against Ukraine.
Tetiana Vilchik
Panel Moderator
Doctor of Law, Professor
September 23 • 13:00 – 16:00
Kharkiv / online
The Right to a Fair Trial in the Context of Armed Conflict and Post-War Reconstruction through the terms of the ECHR
The panel will focus on the implementation of the right to a fair trial in the context of armed conflict and Ukraine’s post-war recovery through in terms of the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights. Key issues will include challenges to access to justice, judicial independence and effectiveness, reasonable time requirements, enforcement of judgments, and the application of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights during and after the war. The discussion aims to identify approaches to ensuring the resilience of the justice system and effective fair trial guarantees in accordance with European standards.
Tetiana Tsuvina
Panel Moderator
Doctor of Law, Professor
September 23 • 13:00 – 16:00
Kharkiv / online
Criminal Law Responses to Contemporary Security Challenges
This panel is dedicated to criminal law responses to contemporary security challenges. The discussion will focus on war as a challenge to global security.
The war has necessitated the strengthening of criminal law protections for the foundations of Ukraine’s national security, peace and security for humanity, the proper conduct of military service, public order, and property.
Ruslan Orlovsky
Panel Moderator
Doctor of Law, Professor
September 23 • 09:30 – 14:00
Kharkiv / hybrid
Law Enforcement Activities of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Context of Armed Conflict: Current Challenges, New Technologies, and International Legal Mechanisms
The purpose of the event is to create a professional forum for discussing current issues in law enforcement during armed conflict, exchanging practical experience and research findings, and identifying opportunities to improve mechanisms for documenting, investigating, and preventing criminal offenses related to full-scale aggression.