Department of Civil and Economic Law and Procedure

The Department of Civil and Economic Law and Procedure of the International Humanitarian University was established in 2006 on the basis of the Department of Civil Law Disciplines.
Doctor of Law, Professor, Merited Lawyer of Ukraine R.M. Minchenko and Ph.D. in Legal Sciences, Associate Professor A.L. Tkachuk contributed to the formation of the scientific potential and organizational formation of the department.
Since April 2012 the department has been headed by Doctor of Law, Professor, Merited Lawyer of Ukraine O.S. Kizlova. The following department’s staff members make a valuable contribution to the training of highly qualified specialists: Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor O.S. Kizlova; Ph.D. in Legal Sciences, Associate Professors L.V. Didenko, A.O. Zgama, O.S. Kuzhko, O.V. Serykh, Yu.P.Ilyina; lecturer N.M. Denisyak, assistants V.V. Andriyenko, K.I. Berezovska, K.S. Savchenko. O.V. Shagaka and A.O. Pavlyuk.
The daily work of the laboratory assistants of the department O.V. Shagako and K.S. Savchenko.
Today the department provides the teaching of the following fundamental disciplines and special courses:
1. "Civil and Family Law"
2. "Civil procedure"
3. “Business Law”
4. "Commercial procedural law"
5. "Labor and social security law"
6. "Environmental Law"
7. “Land Law”
8. "Foundations of Roman Civil Law"
9. "Intellectual Property Rights"
10. “Customs Law”
11. “Notary bodies of Ukraine”
12. "Investment Law"
13. "Enforcement proceedings"
14. "Legal statistics"
15. “Insolvency and Bankruptcy in Law and Legislation”
16. "Ways of ensuring the fulfillment of obligations"
17. "Features of the tactics of representation in the civil procedure."

In order to provide scientific and methodological support for the educational process, the teaching staff of the department is constantly working on the development and publication of educational and methodological and scientific literature.

The basic direction of the department’s scientific activity is the work on the topic “Private legal sphere in Ukraine in the context of European integration” in 2012-2017. This research activity has resulted in the publication of monographs, textbooks, methodological manuals and scientific articles by the department’s academics.
In 2013 Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor Kizlova edited the collective monograph “Certain types of contracts in the modern legislation of Ukraine”, the reviewers of which were prominent civil law scholars Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Merited Scientist of Ukraine V.V. Luts and Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Merited Lawyer of Ukraine R.M. Minchenko; the text-book “Civil Law of Ukraine in additional questions and answers”.  

Teachers of the department have developed and published educational-methodical manuals, methodical instructions, recommendations, and workshops for practical (seminar) classes and independent work of students: "Civil and Family Law" (in 2 volumes) -  E.S. Kizlova), "Civil and Family Law" (Ph.D. in Legal Sciences - A.S. Kuzhko), "Fundamentals of Roman Civil Law" (Assistants K.I. Berezovska, V.V. Andrienko), "The Civil Process" (Ph.D. in Legal Sciences L.V. Didenko, lecturer N. Denysyak), "Notary bodies of Ukraine" (Ph.D. in Legal Sciences Yu. P. Ilyina) , "Labor Law" (Ph.D. in Legal Sciences O.V. Serykh), "Economic procedural law "(Ph.D. in Legal Sciences - Zkhama A.A.)," Statistics Law "( Denysyak N.M.).

One of the basic directions of the department’s work is holding conferences, scientific seminars, round-table discussions and discussions on topical issues of civil law, family law, civil procedure, economic law and procedure, etc. The lecturers actively participate in organization academic staff and students’ scientific and practical conferences; they are participants in inter-university, all-Ukrainian and international scientific and practical conferences, which are conducted at universities and scientific establishments of Odesa, Kherson, and Kharkiv as well as in СIS countries. The department’s staff members maintain constant ties with reputable legal educational institutions and take an active part in conferences and round-table discussions, which are conducted by Uzhgorod National University, Kyiv National T.G. Shevchenko University, National Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy, Kherson State University, Lviv National I. Franco University.

Lecturers and post-graduate students publish their scientific articles in the journals that are registered in the list of professional editions of Ukraine, namely “Naukovy Vistnyk Mizhnarodnogo Gumanitarnogo Universitetu” (Scientific Herald of International Humanitarian University), “Aktualny Problemy Derzhavy I Prava” (Topical Issues of State and Law), “Mytna Sprava” (Customs Service), “Pivdennoukrainsky Pravnychy Chasopys” (South Ukrainian Legal Papers), etc.
Students’ scientific society “Tendencies of public and private law development” operates within the department’s premises and researches into topical issues of civil law, civil proceedings, family law, economic law, labor law, etc.
Presently, the department trains post-graduate students in specialty 12.00.03 “Civil law and civil proceedings; family law; international private law”: O.O. Manita (scientific supervisor - Ph.D. in Legal Sciences, associate professor L.V. Didenko), A.A. Ovsepyan (scientific supervisor - Ph.D. in Legal Sciences, associate professor L.V. Didenko), V.V. Andriyenko (scientific supervisor - Doctor of Legal Sciences, professor O.S. Kizlova), Yu. V. Hoffman (scientific supervisor - Doctor of Legal Sciences, professor O.S. Kizlova) and others. The lecturer of the department N.M. Denisyak is successfully working on a dissertation.

The scientific and pedagogical staff of the department :

Kizlova Olena
Head of the Department, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine. She graduated from the Law Institute of Odessa I.I. Mechnikov  National  University in 1995 in the specialty "Law" and defended her Ph.D. thesis on the topic"The evolution of the mortgage institution in the context of state formation in Ukraine (historical and legal aspects)" in 1998; in 2011 - a doctoral dissertation on the topic: "Mortgage in the civil law of Ukraine (conceptual principles and legal nature)"; in 2012 he was awarded the title of Honored Lawyer of Ukraine.
Scientific interests: civil law, contracts in civil law, enforcement of obligations.
She has more than 100 scientific papers, including scientific and practical commentaries, monographs, textbooks.

Halyna Ulyanova
Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor
She graduated from the Odessa National Law Academy in 2005 in the specialty “Law” and defended her Ph.D. thesis on the topic "Copyright protection in legal relationships that arise in connection with advertising" in 2008; in 2015 she defended her doctoral thesis on "Methodological problems of the civil legal protection of intellectual property rights against plagiarism". In 2012-2014, as a researcher, she participated in fundamental research on the topic "Legal problems of copyright and related rights protection against counterfeiting, piracy, and plagiarism". Since 2015, as a research associate, she has been involved in fundamental research on the topic of "Intellectual Property Rights Protection on the Internet".
Scientific interests: intellectual property law, corporate law, advertising relations.
She is the author of more than 100 scientific and methodological publications, including monographs and textbooks.

Didenko Larisa
Ph.D. in Legal Sciences, Associate Professor. She graduated from Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University in 1997 in the specialty "Law" and has been working at the International Humanitarian University since 2009. She defended her Ph.D. thesis on the topic: "The Institute of the Death Penalty in Ukraine (International Legal and Historical and Social Aspects)" (2001).
Scientific interests: civil law, civil process, civil procedural relations, representation in the civil procedure.
Larisa Didenko teaches courses in the following disciplines: "Civil procedure", "Features of tactics of representation in the civil process", "Ways to ensure fulfillment of obligations".
She has more than 30 scientific, educational and methodical works and popular publications.

 Kuzhko Oleksandra
Ph.D. in Legal Sciences, Associate Professor. She graduated from Odessa National Law Academy in 2005  in the specialty "Law" and has been working at the International Humanitarian University since 2010. She defended her Ph.D. thesis on the topic: "Freight forwarding contract" in the specialty 12.00.03 - civil law and civil process; family law; private international law (2008). Scientific interests: civil law, freight forwarding.
Oleksandra Kuzhko teaches courses in the following subjects: "Civil and Family Law", "Contract Law", "Fundamentals of Roman Civil Law" and is an author of more than 30 scientific, educational and methodical works and popular publications.

Zkhama Antonina
Ph.D. in Legal Sciences, Associate Professor. She graduated with honors from the Law Faculty of Kyiv National Economic University in 2005 in the specialty "Law" and has been working at the International Humanitarian University since 2006. She defended her Ph.D. thesis on the topic: "Court of Appeal's Jurisdiction in the Economic Process", specialty 12.00.04 - Business Law; economic procedural law (2012).
Scientific interests: commercial law, commercial procedural law.
Teaches courses in the following disciplines: "Commercial Law", "Commercial Procedural Law", "Bankruptcy and Insolvency in Law and Legislation".
Antonina Zkhama has more than 20 scientific and educational works and popular publications.

Denysiak Natalia
Teacher
She graduated from the Odessa National Law Academy in 2006 in the specialty "Law" and has been working at the International Humanitarian University since 2007. Natalia Denysiak is working on her Ph.D. thesis on the topic: "Legal basis of the activities of a notary under the legislation of Ukraine: substantive and procedural aspect" (specialty 12.00.03. - Civil Law and Civil Procedure; Family Law; International Private Law) and teaches classes in the disciplines: "Notary bodies of Ukraine", "Legal Statistics", "Civil and Family Law", "Intellectual Property Law".
Scientific interests: Notary bodies of Ukraine.
Author of more than 20 scientific, educational and methodical works and popular publications.

Andrienko Valentina
Assistant
She graduated from Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University in 1997 in the specialty "Law" and has been working at the International Humanitarian University since 2013.She is working on her Ph.D. thesis on the topic: "Forfaiting Contract in Civil Law" (specialty 12.00.03. - Civil Law and Civil Procedure; Family Law; Private International Law).
Scientific interests: civil and family law. Teaches courses in the following disciplines: "Civil and family law", "Civil procedure".
Valentina Andrienko has 5 scientific publications.
Berezovska Karina
Assistant
She graduated with honors from Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University in 2010 in the specialty "Law"; is a postgraduate student (correspondence сourse). She has been working at the International Humanitarian University since 2013 with the main place of work in the Commercial Court of Odessa region as the chief specialist. She is working on a dissertation on the topic: “Adoption of children with the participation of foreigners”.
Scientific interests: family law, business process.
Teaches courses in the following disciplines: "Civil Process", "Roman Civil Law". Has 8 scientific publications.
Laboratory assistants:
Kateryna Savchenko
Shagako Olexander