National University “Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine”

Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (Ukrainian: Національний юридичний університет імені Ярослава Мудрого) is a self-governing state higher law educational establishment of the IV level of accreditation, a national university, located in Kharkiv, Ukraine, named after Yaroslav the Wise. National Law University is the largest law school in Ukraine, which includes 10 faculties, institutes and colleges located in Kharkiv and Poltava.

In the rankings of national universities, National Law University is consistently ranked among the top three law schools in Ukraine.

History

As a separate law school, the institution was established in 1930 as Kharkiv Institute of Soviet Construction and Law. However, its heritage could be traced back to 1804 with establishment of the main city university, the Kharkiv University (now Karazin University).

Imperial Kharkiv University

The history of the school began in the 19th century by the order of Alexander I with the establishment of the Imperial Kharkiv University on 17 November [O.S. 5 November] 1804 and the Department of Moral and Political Sciences as its part.

During its initial decades, the organization and operation of Kharkiv Imperial University were governed by its founding charter of 1804, which had been approved by Alexander I. Subsequently, the university's legal framework relied on the general charters of imperial Russian universities enacted in 1835, 1863, and 1884. A more comprehensive structure was introduced by the "General Charter of Imperial Russian Universities" on July 26, 1835. Under these new regulations, the university's existing department of moral and political sciences was officially reorganized and renamed the Faculty of Law in 1835.

Pursuant to Article 100 of the 1835 Charter, the complete course of study at the Faculty of Law lasted four years. The charter also granted the faculty the authority to conduct examinations for academic degrees and hold dissertation defenses. For instance, in 1844, Alexander Palumbetsky successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in law, titled "On the System of Judicial Evidence in Ancient Germanic Law in Comparison with Russkaya Pravda and Later Closely Related Russian Laws."

Under the 1835 Charter, the curriculum of the Faculty of Law included seven core disciplines, each directly corresponding to an established academic chair. These fields of study encompassed the encyclopedia or general overview of the system of jurisprudence alongside Russian state laws, which comprised fundamental laws, laws on social estates, and state institutions. The curriculum also covered Roman legislation and its history, general, fundamental, and local civil laws, the laws of public order and decency (Blagochinie), laws on state obligations and finance, police and criminal laws, and the principles of general jurisprudence. Compared to the original 1804 charter, the 1835 reform established five new chairs dedicated specifically to domestic legislation and introduced a new foundational course, the Encyclopedia of Jurisprudence.

The University Charter of 1863 significantly expanded the faculty, providing for thirteen professors and six docents. The number of academic chairs was expanded to thirteen, incorporating highly specialized sub-disciplines. The curriculum grew to include the encyclopedia of law, which combined the encyclopedia of legal and political sciences with the history of the philosophy of law. It also featured the history of foreign legislation covering major ancient and modern foreign legal systems, the history of Russian law, and the history of Slavic legislation.

Campuses and buildings

The main academic premise is of 22,000.00 square meters, located in Kharkiv on Hryhorii Skovoroda Street, 77; architect Alexei Beketov built it in 1893. There are 26 departments, 8 lecture halls, sports premises and halls, 2 computer rooms, and library with reading rooms, equipped with computer networks, 2 halls of the Academic Council and the administrative units of the university.

Criminalistics Department building is of 3,000.00 square meters, located on Hryhorii Skovoroda Street, 84; it has 3 lecture halls, 4 photo-laboratories, 2 computer labs, Internet-studio video center, museum and forensic testing ground,

These educational buildings are architectural monuments. The educational building located on Hryhorii Skovoroda Street, 79/2 (2,700.00 square meters) has 5 lecture halls, classrooms, computer lab.

Premise of Crimean Law Institute with total area of 4,000.00 square meters has 4 lecture halls, lecture rooms, conference hall, library, food catering premises, hostel, sports premises, etc.

Total area of Poltava Law Institute premise is 13,917.00 square meters. There are six lecture halls, classrooms, lab for distance education, two conference rooms, two computer labs, a library, museum of criminology, 9-storied hostel of 5,607.00 square meters adjacent to main building, etc.

Currently University has premises with total area 246,611.07 square meters: 18 premises for education of 111,820.57 square meters including sports and cultural centers; 16 hostels of 113,684.00 square meters for 6861 persons; administrative buildings of 10,793.00 square meters; medical and food catering premises of 10,313.10 square meters.

Profile

The academy has significant research and educational potential. Teaching, research and tutorial work are realized by 34 departments, employing more than 800 lecturers. Among them 100 Doctors of Law, professors, about 600 Juris Doctors, associate professors; 1 Full Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; 15 Full Members of the National Academy of Law Sciences of Ukraine; 20 Corresponding Members of the National Academy of Law Sciences of Ukraine; 15 Honoured Science and Technology Workers; 2 Honoured Art Workers of Ukraine; 1 Honoured Higher School Worker; 15 Honoured Public Education Workers of Ukraine; 14 Honoured Lawyers of Ukraine; 1 Honoured Lawyer of Russia; 1 Honoured Builder of Ukraine; 7 Honoured Professors – Elders of the National Law Academy of Ukraine named after Yaroslav the Wise; 5 Honoured Culture Workers of Ukraine; 5 Honoured Artists of Ukraine; 10 State prize laureates.

Research

The university carries out scientific research concerning fundamental and applied problems of jurisprudence, apparently 17 targeted complex programs are being developed on four scientific directions, famous scientific schools known in Ukraine and abroad have been formed.

Contribution

The university makes a major contribution to the perfection of a jural state in Ukraine, improvement of legislative and law enforcement processes. The university's scholars took direct participation in the development of the Constitution of Ukraine currently in force and other laws and normative legal acts, are actively influencing law enforcement practice in the country. The university cooperates with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Office of the President of Ukraine, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, ministries and departments, bodies of local government in the legislative field. Many of the university's scholars are consultants, members of consultative councils of the Supreme Court of Ukraine, Higher Economic Court, General Prosecutor's Office, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine and others government bodies.

Reputation

The university takes a leading position in national legal education. It is confirmed by the results of Ukrainian rating of higher educational establishments «Compass», which taking into account the rating of employers and graduates, according to which, the university is the leader among legal educational establishments of Ukraine. The university has been awarded by the Gold Medal of XIII International Exhibition of educational establishments "Modern Education in Ukraine 2010″ in the nomination «Innovations in using IT technologies in the educational process» for the innovative project «Modern architecture of informative educational environmental» (foresight-project); has taken the first prize and awarded by Diploma in the nomination of «Innovation in higher education» for the innovative project «Semantic informative educational portal of the National University "Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine"» in the international exhibition-presentation «Innovation in the education of Ukraine»; has taken the Grand Prize «The Leader of the higher education of Ukraine» in the international exhibition «Modern educational establishments 2010».

Structure

Institutes and faculties

• Faculty of the Prosecutor’s Office
• Faculty of Law and Economic Security Archived 22 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine
• Faculty of Investigative and Detective Activities
• Faculty of Justice
• Institute of the Security Service of Ukraine
• Institute of Military Law
• Faculty of International and European Law
• Faculty of Advocacy
• Poltava Law Institute
• Poltava Professional College

Departments

• Department of Administrative Law and Administrative Activity
• Department of Business Law
• Department of State Building
• Department of Environmental Law
• Department of Land and Agricultural Law
• Department of Foreign Languages
• Department of History of State and Law of Ukraine and Foreign Countries
• Department of Constitutional Law of Ukraine
• Department of Forensic Science
• Department of Criminal and Legal Policy
• Department of Criminal Law
• Department of Criminal Procedure
• Department of Cultural Studies
• Department of International Law
• Department of Tax Law
• Department of European Union Law
• Department of Theory and History of Law
• Department of Labour Law
• Department of Physical Education
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Financial Law
• Department of Civil Legal Policy, Intellectual Property Law and Innovations
• Department of Civil Law
• Department of Civil Procedure, Arbitration and Private International Law
• Department of Civil Justice and Advocacy
• Department of Administrative Law
• Department of Reserve Officers Training
• Department of Human Rights and Legal Methodology

Honorable doctors and famous alumni

Mikhail Alekseyenko was Russian lawyer, professor of finance law, public figure, member of the State Duma of the Russian Empire of 3rd and 4th convocations (by the list from the Union of October 17), and rector of the Kharkov University (1890–1897).

Dmitri Kachenovsky was a famous Russian jurist.

Mikhail Taube was a famous Russian international lawyer, statesman and legal historian.

Ilya Timkovsky, Lawyer, professor and dean of the moral faculty of Kharkov University.

Vladimir Koretsky, Head of International Law and Director of the Institute of State and Law of the USSR Academy of Sciences; graduated in 1916.

Vladimir Stashys, Honoured professor of the National University «Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine», honoured professor of National Academy of Internal Affairs, honoured doctor of National University of «Kyiv-Mohyla Academy», honoured academician of International Solomon University, honoured academician of National University of Ostroh Academy, member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, member of Lawyers' Union of Ukraine, member of the International Association of Legal Methodology in Canada, London Academy of Diplomacy, European Association of Legislation (EAL), European Society of Criminology.

Violetta Konovalova, Honored scientist of Ukraine (1981), winner of the prize Yaroslav the Wise, for outstanding achievements in field of science education (2001) and in nomination «For series of works on criminalistics» (2003).

Vasyl Tatsiy, Soviet and Ukrainian scientist in the field of jurisprudence. Doctor of Law, Professor. Rector of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University (1987–2020). President (1993–2016) and honorary president (2016–2022) of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, member of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1998–2022). One of the authors of the Constitution of Ukraine (1996), Hero of Ukraine (2004).

Oleksandr Lavrynovych, Minister of Justice of Ukraine.

Vitaliy Boiko, Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

Fedir Hlukh, Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

Vasyl Onopenko, Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

Petro Pylypchuk, Chairman of the Supreme Court of Ukraine.

Hennadiy Kernes, Mayor of Kharkiv.

Ekaterina Zgurskaya, Minister of Justice of Ukrainian SSR.

Rectors

• 1930—1931 Brandt Karl Karlovich
• 1931—1932 Mark Yeminnyk
• 1932—1934 Semyon Tsarehradskyi
• 1934—1937 Sergey Kanarskyi
• 1937 Mykola Levikov
• 1937—1939 Yevheniy Monastyrskyi
• 1939—1948 Vasily Barakhtyan
• 1948—1950 Solomon Vilnyanskyi
• 1950—1962 Olexander Nebotov
• 1962—1987 Vasily Maslov
• 1987—2020 Vasily Tatsiy
• 2020—present Anatoly Hetman

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