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News Item
OSCE autumn school on criminal law aims at enhancing legal education in Ukraine and promoting co-operation in research
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University organized an autumn school in Kharkiv from 23 to 25 November 2015, bringing together law professors from different universities across Ukraine to learn about the current trends in criminal law and teaching methodologies...
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- Education, Rule of law
The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University organized an autumn school in Kharkiv from 23 to 25 November 2015, bringing together law professors from different universities across Ukraine to learn about the current trends in criminal law and teaching methodologies.
Prominent Ukrainian experts delivered presentations on criminal legislation in Ukraine, liability for human rights violations in criminal law, and the specifics of applying the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights within the criminal law of Ukraine. Following the discussions, the participants offered solutions to existing issues in the sphere of criminal law.
“Bearing in mind the importance of quality legal education as a basis for quality legal profession, we closely work with law schools and Ministry of Education and Science in modernizing the content and teaching methodologies for legal education, as well as assisting the stakeholders in developing the standards for legal education,” said Vaidotas Verba, the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine. “We also provide a platform for a dialogue for legal academia from across Ukraine.”
Vasyl Tatsii, Rector of the Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, which hosted the event, underlined his University’s strong research capacity, especially in the sphere of criminal law, and noted the fruitful co-operation with the OSCE on developing and reforming legal education in Ukraine.
This was the second autumn school on criminal law organized this year under an OSCE project aimed at helping law schools promote human rights. The project is supported by the German Government and implemented in co-operation with the Ministry of Education and Science and leading law universities.
Earlier this year, experts from the office of the Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine developed a draft national standard for Bachelor-level legal education and this was submitted to the Ministries of Education and Science, and of Justice. The document outlines the minimum requirements for every law faculty and is aimed at enhancing legal education in Ukraine.