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SUMMARY:Teach-In on Russia’s War in Ukraine: Dmytro Vovk, “The Rule of Law in Uk
	raine”
DESCRIPTION:\n&ldquo\;The Rule of Law in Ukraine&rdquo\;\n\nDmytro Vovk\
	, Associate Professor and Director of the Center of Rule of Law and Reli
	gion Studies at Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University in Kharkiv\, Ukr
	aine\n\nThis talk provides an overview of how the rule of law requiremen
	ts have been implemented in Ukraine&#39\;s legal system. Ukraine has bee
	n relatively successful in establishing and maintaining democratic insti
	tutions (competing political systems\, independent media\, freedom of sp
	eech\, association and religion)\, but much less successful in establish
	ing the rule of law in the narrow sense (independent judiciary\, effecti
	ve law enforcement system\, fight against corruption\, accountable gover
	nment\, oligarchic economy etc.). This has ramifications for the war and
	 other challenges the country faces at this time.\n\nDmytro Vovk is an e
	xpert on constitutional law\, rule of law and religious freedom. He is t
	he author of numerous academic articles and op-eds on rule of law and le
	gal reform\, involving civil liberties and human rights\, in post-social
	ist societies.\n\nMeeting ID: 325 783 1800\n\nFor more details: https://
	events.la.psu.edu/event/dmytro-vovk/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head></head><body><p><b>&ldquo;The R
	ule of Law in Ukraine&rdquo;</b></p><p><b>Dmytro Vovk, Associate Profess
	or and Director of the Center of Rule of Law and Religion Studies at Yar
	oslav Mudryi National Law University in Kharkiv, Ukraine</b></p><p>This 
	talk provides an overview of how the rule of law requirements have been 
	implemented in Ukraine&#39;s legal system. Ukraine has been relatively s
	uccessful in establishing and maintaining democratic institutions (compe
	ting political systems, independent media, freedom of speech, associatio
	n and religion), but much less successful in establishing the rule of la
	w in the narrow sense (independent judiciary, effective law enforcement 
	system, fight against corruption, accountable government, oligarchic eco
	nomy etc.). This has ramifications for the war and other challenges the 
	country faces at this time.</p><p>Dmytro Vovk is an expert on constituti
	onal law, rule of law and religious freedom. He is the author of numerou
	s academic articles and op-eds on rule of law and legal reform, involvin
	g civil liberties and human rights, in post-socialist societies.</p><p>M
	eeting ID: 325 783 1800</p><p>For more details: <a href='https://events.
	la.psu.edu/event/dmytro-vovk/'>https://events.la.psu.edu/event/dmytro-vo
	vk/</a></p></body></html>
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