Sergiy Panasyuk

Sergiy is a Ph.D in constitutional law; Lecturer at the Department of Constitutional Law of the Faculty of Law of Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic); Visiting Fellow at the Cologne/Bonn Academy in Exile (CBA) (Cologne/Bonn, Germany); Professor at the Ukrainian-American Concordia University and the European University (Kyiv, Ukraine); Former academic consultant of the Judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (2017-2023).

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Maymulakhin and Markiv v Ukraine: Perspectives on Same-Sex Relations in Ukraine in Light of the European Court of Human Rights’ Decision

Maymulakhin and Markiv v Ukraine: Perspectives on Same-Sex Relations in Ukraine in Light of the European Court of Human Rights’ Decision

Since the publication of our previous blog post about perspectives on same-sex marriage legalization in Ukraine, an online petition about this issue, submitted to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has received an answer. ...
The Use of Russian Language in Ukraine in Wartime

The Use of Russian Language in Ukraine in Wartime

After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on the 24th February 2022, the status of the Russian language and its use in Ukraine have come under critical attention. For many people in Ukraine, Russian became the ...
Balancing Human Rights Protection and Defense of the Motherland in Ukraine

Balancing Human Rights Protection and Defense of the Motherland in Ukraine

Image description: the Supreme Court of Ukraine in session The full-scale Russian military invasion of Ukraine on February 24 put tremendous strain on the legal system and showed legislative gaps. Mobilization posed a unique and ...
Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage Legalisation in Ukraine

Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage Legalisation in Ukraine

Image description: The Mariinskyi Palace, the official residence of the President of Ukraine. Despite the war and the challenging economic situation in Ukraine, the gender rights issues are still actual, and a source of worry to ...