Oleksandra Yanovska

Oleksandra Yanovska

Expert of the «Tomorrow’s Lawyer» Program, doctor of judicial sciences, professor at the Department of Justice at the Law Faculty of Kiev National University after Taras Shevchenko, ad hoc judge at the European Court of Human Rights.

EDUCATION:

  • Doctor of judicial sciences («The Theoretical and Organizational Principles of Functioning and Development of the Adversarial Criminal Justice (12.00.10), 2012;
  • Associate Professor of Law, 2006
  • Candidate of Judicial Sciences («Legal Guarantees of Activities of a Criminal Defense Lawyer in Ukraine» (12.00.09), 1998;
  • Kyiv National University after Taras Shevchenko, specialty “Jurisprudence”, qualification – lawyer 1988 -1993.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

  • Professor at the Department of Justice of the Law Faculty of Kyiv National University after Taras Shevchenko, 2012 – till present;
  • Professor of the Department on Criminal Proceedings of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, 2011 – 2012;
  • Associate Professor at the Department on Constitutional and Administrative Law at the Faculty of Law at Kyiv National Economic University after Vadym Hetman, 2000 – 2011;
  • Advocate at «Podilskiy Law Office in Kyiv”, 1994 – till present;
  • Secretary-codifier of the Presidium of the Kyiv City Bar, 1987 – 1994.

ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE LEGAL PROFESSION AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • Ad hoc judge of the European Court of Human Rights;
  • National expert at the Council of Europe. The author of a series of seminars on professional training of judges, prosecutors and lawyers, including the Centres of Free Secondary Legal Aid.
  • Member of the Expert Council of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine;
  • Member of the Advisory Commission to the Ukrainian Helsinki Union of Human Rights;
  • Chairman of the Qualification Chamber of Qualification-Disciplinary Bar Commission in Kyiv;
  • Member of the Selection Committee of the election of the Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (2014 -2015);
  • Lecturer of the National School of Judges of Ukraine.
  • Member of the specialized Academic Councils on Thesis Defence at the Kyiv National University after Taras Shevchenko. (D 26.001.05) and the National Academy of Internal Affairs (D 26.007.05).
  • Member of the Scientific and Methodological Council of the Law Faculty of Kyiv National University after Taras Shevchenko.
  • Awarded with the Horary Award of the National Association of Advocates of Ukraine «Outstanding Lawyer of Ukraine»; Inter-Departmental Honour of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine – the Medal «For the development of science, technology and education»; diplomas of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, Union of Lawyers of Ukraine, Kyiv City Qualification-Disciplinary Bar Commission and diploma winner of professional competition «Advocacy – 2013» in the nomination «For active legislative work».

Author of over 100 scientific and methodical papers.