Kresin Alexey Veniaminovich

Leading Researcher of the Department of International and European Union Law, Head of the Center for Comparative Law, Doctor of Law, Professor

b. February 24, 1976, Sloviansk, Donetsk region.

KRESIN Oleksii Veniaminovych is a leading researcher at the Department of International Law and European Union Law, Head of the Center for Comparative Law, Doctor of Law, Professor.

Dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Law on the topic: «Political and Legal Heritage of Ukrainian Emigration in the First Half of the 18th Century» (2001, dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Law on the topic: «Formation of Theoretical Foundations of Comparative Legal Studies in the Second Half of the 18th — First Third of the 19th Century: Comparative Conceptualization» (2017).

In 1992-1997 he studied at Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv, and in 1997-2000 he completed postgraduate studies at the V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Since 1994 he has been working at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Since 2010 he has headed the Center for Comparative Law of the V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

Since 2004 - Senior Researcher at the Department of International Law and Comparative Law of the V. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and since 2018 - Leading Researcher.

Research interests: comparative law, history of state and law, history of political and legal doctrines, law of the Council of Europe.

Has 517 scientific publications, including over 25 books and brochures individually and in co-authorship, is the editor of over 30 publications, the scientific editor of over 30 publications. In addition, he has over 70 publications of a journalistic and popular science nature in periodicals, is the author or co-author of 37 translations of scientific works from English. He has made over 140 appearances at scientific conferences, over 20 appearances on television and radio, and is the organizer of a number of conferences and seminars.

Under his scientific supervision, 1 PhD thesis was defended.

Member of the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance since 2013. President of the Ukrainian National Committee of the International Association of Legal Sciences since 2012. Coordinator of the Ukrainian National Committee of the International Academy of Comparative Law since 2012. Founder and Scientific Secretary of the Ukrainian Association of Comparative Law since 2006.

Selected scientific publications: 

1. Kresin O.V. The United Nations General Assembly Resolutions. Their Nature and Significance in the Context of the Russian War against Ukraine / Ed. by W.E. Butler. Hannover, Stuttgart: ibidem-Verlag, 2024. 226 p. (Series: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, No. 282).
2. Kresin O.V. Comparative Law in Warsaw: 1800–1835 / Editor and translator W.E. Butler. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, 2021. XIII, 242 pp.
3. Kresin O.V. Formation of comparative legal thinking of Warsaw lawyers in the first third of the 19th century: monograph / V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine. Kyiv: Norma prava, 2021. 252 p.
4. Kresin O.V. Indigenous peoples: international law and legislation of Ukraine: monograph / V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine. Kyiv: Norma prava, 2021. 168 p.
5. Peacekeeping Operations in Ukraine / Ed. by O.V. Kresin; transl. and ed. by W.E. Butler. London: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2019. 201 p.
6. Discovering the Unexpected: Comparative Legal Studies in Eastern and Central Europe / Ed. by W.E. Butler, O.V. Kresin. Clark, New Jersey: Talbot Publishing, 2021. 562 pp.
7. Rebet L. The Comparative Method in the Science of Law / Ed. and transl. by W.E. Butler, O.V. Kresin. Clark, NJ: Talbot Publishing, 2022. XXIV, 203 pp.
8. De‐Occupation of Ukraine. Legal expertise [Electronic publication] / State University of Trade and Economics, Ukrainian Association of Comparative Jurisprudence, Ukrainian Association of International Law, Association of Reintegration of Crimea; Ed. by O.V. Kresin. Kyiv: State University of Trade and Economics, 2022. 58 p.
9. Deoccupation. Legal Front [Electronic edition]: materials of the International Expert Round Table (Kyiv, March 18, 2022) / State University of Trade and Economics, Ukrainian Association of Comparative Law, Ukrainian Association of International Law, Association of Crimean Reintegration; compiled and scientific editor O. V. Kresin. Kyiv: State University of Trade and Economics, 2022. 224 p.
10. Kresin O.V. Indigenous Peoples: International Law and Legislation of Ukraine: monograph / V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine. Kyiv: Norma prava, 2021. 168 p.
11. Stoiko O.M., Kresina I.O., Kresin O.V. Revival of Post-Conflict Territories: World Experience and Ukraine: Scientific Note / V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine. Kyiv: Norma prava, 2020. 148 p. (chapters 2 and 3 — co-authored with I.O. Kresina).
12. Kresin O.V. Comparative Legal Studies: 1750 to 1835. Approaches to Conceptualization: In 2 vols. / Edited and translated by W.E. Butler. London: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2019. Vol. I. XXXV+292 p. Vol. II. XVII+413 p
13. International legal principles of peacekeeping activities of international regional organizations in the context of restoring the territorial integrity of Ukraine: Scientific note / Kresin O.V. (editor-in-chief, scientific editor), Savchuk K.O., Protsenko I.M.; V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law, NAS of Ukraine. Kyiv: Norma prava, 2019. 212 p.
14. Peacekeeping Operations in Ukraine / ed. by O. V. Kresin; transl. and ed. by W. E. Butler. London: Wildy, Simmonds & Hill, 2019. 204 p.
15. Political and legal principles of the peacekeeping operation in Donbas: world experience for Ukraine: Scientific note / Kresin O.V. (editor-in-chief, scientific editor), Protsenko I.M., Savchuk K.O., Stoyko O.M. Kyiv: V.M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law, NAS of Ukraine, 2018. 243 p.

Awarded with the Certificate of Honor of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (2012), Certificate of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (2019), Gold Medal "Talent, Inspiration, Work" (award of the NAS of Ukraine for young scientists, 2009), Honorary Diploma of the NAS of Ukraine for achievements in solving the most important scientific and scientific and technical problems (2018), Awards of the NAS of Ukraine for young scientists in 1996 and 2006; M. P. Vasylenko Award of the NAS of Ukraine (2020).