The Ukrainian Bar Association is invited to join the discussion about public officials declarations and position of Ukraine in foreign and international courts: international law perspective.

Topics to discuss:

Panel 1. “What” and “How”?

 1.     What is public officials' declarations? When words of public official amount to declaration? 

2.     How does it influence the position of Ukraine in international courts and arbitration?

Panel 2. Case study.

1.     Does criteria of effective control over the territory are applicable to Donbass and what effect has President`s expression regarding “the partial loss of control over mercenaries” on that?

Experts:

Brian Kotick, associate at Winston Strawn (London, UK); Tribunal secretary; visiting lecturer at Stockholm and Uppsala Universities (Sweden).

Peter Rižnik, senior associate at Konrad Partners (Vienna, Austria) specialised in international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration; arbitrator. 

Olga Kuchmiienko, Ph.D., Attorney-at-Law (Ukraine), LL.M. in Investment Treaty Arbitration (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Moderator:

Anna Bukvich, Deputy Chairman of the International Law Committee of UBA, PhD

Venue: The event is organized in the form of webinar. Participants may connect online or come in person at the address: Kyiv,  KhreshchatykStr., 6th, 2nd floor, office 2

 Pre-registration is required.

For all questions regarding the event, as well as for partnership, please contact the Secretariat of the Ukrainian Bar Association at (044) 492-88-48 or write to: komitet@uba.ua. Contact person - Mariia Kopytsia.