Department Talk: Legal Challenges and Solutions for Ukrainians at Home and Abroad

Link for participation on Zoom: https://donau-uni.zoom.us/j/65436360095?pwd=UGFsbGJMOGFranBKaWpHYW51NXhjZz09

The war in Ukraine has become an event of worldwide relevance. Millions of Ukrainians fled the war and moved to EU member states, others stayed. For the everyday lives of ordinary Ukrainians at home and abroad a myriad of legal questions have arisen in the areas of labor law, property, housing, medical service etc.  

This talk discusses current issues of martial law, introduced in Ukraine on 24^th of February 2022, special provisions on property law (forcible seizure and alienation, compensation of damages) and labor law, specifically including restrictions of fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens. Special focus is given to the judicial system of Ukraine operating during war as well as international commercial arbitration and tax law issues.

Welcome address by Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Business and Globalization and Head of the Department of Law and International Relations Prof. DDr. Thomas Ratka, LL.M. and introductions by asst.Prof. Dr. Gabriel M. Lentner, Deputy Head of the Department of Law and International Relations, University of Krems

Presentations and Q&A with

Prof. Dr. Yurii Prytyka – Head of Civil Procedure Department of the Law Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; Arbitrator at the International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC); ex-Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine

Property Law Regulation under Martial Law in Ukraine (forcible seizure and alienation, compensation of damages). International Commercial Arbitration in Ukraine Today (15 minutes)

Prof. Dr. Iryna Izarova – Professor of Civil Procedure Law at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; Professor at the Department of Legal Studies and International Relations of the University for Continuing Education Krems

Ukrainian Judiciary and Litigation Amid War (15 minutes)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Liubov Maliarchuk – Associate Professor at the Law School of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Enforcement of Judicial Decisions on the Occupied Territory in Ukraine (15 minutes)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Olena Terekh – Associate Professor of Civil Procedure at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Labor Law Regulations (restrictions of rights and freedoms of citizens under the martial law) (15 minutes)

Vira Savchenko – CEO, BDO in Ukraine; DBA Student Bled School of Management, Slovenia

Tax legislation updates in Ukraine during martial law  (15 minutes)