Department of Theory of Law and Human Rights

Brief history

The Faculty of Law at Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University was reestablished on May 1, 1992. Since then, the Department of Theory and History of State and Law has been part of the faculty. At the time of its establishment, the department included renowned scholars and practitioners who, through their joint efforts, contributed to its formation and further development: A.V. Dubrovina and K.F. Yanosh, Candidates of Legal Sciences and associate professors; A.A. Kozlovsky, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences; and Candidates of Historical Sciences and associate professors.

In September 1993, V.P. Marchuk, Candidate of Legal Sciences and Associate Professor, became head of the department. From 2001 to 2008, the department was headed by A.A. Kozlovsky, Doctor of Law and Professor; from September 2008 to January 2017, by M.V. Nikiforak, Doctor of Law and Professor; from January 2017 to December 2021, by S.V. Savchuk, Candidate of Legal Sciences and Associate Professor. Currently, the department is headed by N.A. Guralenko, Doctor of Legal Sciences and Professor.

According to the to Order No. 141 of the Rector of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, dated November 11, 2014, the department was renamed the Department of Philosophy, Theory, and History of Law; on April 27, 2018, pursuant to Rector’s Order No. 113, it was renamed the Department of Human Rights; On May 11, 2021, pursuant to Rector’s Order No. 184, it was renamed the Department of Theory of Law and Human Rights.

Activities

The educational and training process is supported by the department’s qualified faculty: Doctor of Law, Professor (N.A. Guralenko); Candidates of Law, Associate Professors (O.B. Bunchuk, O.D. Maksymiuk, T.A. Hrekul-Kovalyk, O.P. Donchenko, O.I. Myronyuk), Candidate of Legal Sciences, Assistant Professor (A.G. Pavliuk), and PhD, Assistant Professor (Z.V. Baytalyuk).

This research is being conducted as part of the department’s research topic “The Implementation and Protection of Human Rights in the Information and Digital Space” (State Registration Number: 0121U109357).