XVII Annual International Scientific and Practical Conference “Mechanism of Law Implementation in the Context of Modern Transformations”

On March 24, 2026, at the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine in a mixed format (offline and online in video conference mode on the ZOOM platform), the XVII Annual International Scientific and Practical Conference “Mechanism of Law Implementation in the Context of Modern Transformations” was held.

The Department of State and Law Theory of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine

The conference was attended by leading domestic scientists, judges of the Supreme Court, people's deputies of Ukraine, and scientists from foreign countries. This scientific event brought together researchers, teachers, practitioners and students around an extremely relevant issue - the effective functioning of law in conditions of profound social changes.

The discussion focused on the essence and content of the mechanism of law enforcement: traditional approaches and conceptual renewal; forms of law enforcement: modern requirements of legal development and main trends of transformation; formal and real law enforcement: between purpose and result; transformation of forms of law enforcement in conditions of martial law and other emergency legal regimes; the influence of international and European law on the national mechanism of law enforcement and its forms; the content and methods of law enforcement in the aspect of digitalization of social relations; directions for improving forms of law enforcement in conditions of legal reforms.

The Director of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Academician of the NAPRN of Ukraine, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine Oleksandr Skrypniuk addressed the participants of the Conference with a welcoming speech. In his opening speech, Oleksandr Skrypniuk noted that the conference is taking place within the framework of the project “Strategy for the Development of Ukrainian Legislation in the Post-War Period”, and is being carried out in the period 2025-2027. 13 scientific notes and 5 monographic studies were published, devoted to all branches of legal science, except for economic and civil law. In the context of modern transformations, covering both global and local processes, — the speaker emphasized, — the study of the mechanism of law implementation is becoming particularly relevant. Changes in the political, socio-economic and cultural spheres, the development of digital technologies, the convergence of legal systems and the complication of public administration structures necessitate a rethinking of traditional approaches to the implementation of law and the definition of new criteria for its effectiveness. Rethinking the essence and structure of the mechanism for implementing law in the context of modern realities is not only an important scientific task, but also an urgent social need. «The current international scientific and practical conference is another attempt to comprehensively understand the category of «mechanism for implementing law» from the standpoint of modern scientific paradigms»,»

After the welcoming and introductory remarks, the main part of the Conference began. The following speakers delivered reports: «Lawmaking and Law Implementation: Some Aspects of Interrelation and Interdependence» — Olexandr Bakumov, People's Deputy of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Law and Humanities of Ukraine; «Subjective Factors of Influence on the Mechanism of Law Implementation» — Nataliya Onishchenko, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Law and Humanities of Ukraine, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine; «Implementation of Law in Conditions of Different Legal Regimes: Peculiarities, Problems and Prospects» — Nataliya Parkhomenko, Head of the Department of Theory of State and Law of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine; «Interpretation of Law as a Form of Realization of Law: To the Theoretical Principles of Formulating a Concept» — Vasyl Kostytsky, Professor of the Department of Theory and History of Law and State of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Law of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Doctor of Law, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; «Respect for National Identity and the Principle of Primacy» — Olga Snyadach, Oleksandr Strasburcher, Doctor of Law, Associate Professor of the Department of European Law and Comparative Law of the University of Gdansk (Poland); «Between moral obligations and the horizontal mechanism for the protection of human rights. Brief reflections on modern philosophy and certain concepts of human rights in times of war» — Tomasz Snarski, Doctor of Law, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Gdańsk; « When algorithms rule: AI, code and the erosion of the legal order» — Antonio Incampo, Professor of Philosophy of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy; « Application as a form of law implementation by an administrative court: traditions and innovations» — Semen Stetsenko, Judge of the Supreme Court, Doctor of Law, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine; « Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights: Concepts and Main Functions» — Svitlana Bobrovnyk, member of the Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of Prosecutors, Doctor of Law, Professor; «Prejudice as a dynamic principle of the modern doctrine of law enforcement» — Evgeny Kubko, chief researcher of the Department of Theory of State and Law of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine; «Methodological Foundations of Law Enforcement in Law Enforcement Activities (Theoretical and Legal Aspect)» — Roman Lutsky, director of the Academician Ivan Lutsky Research Institute of King Danylo University, Doctor of Law, Professor; «Implementation of the Rule of Law in the Activities of the National Police of Ukraine» — Stanislav Gusarev, Leading Researcher of the Department of Organization of Scientific Work of Higher Education Applicants of the Department of Organization of Scientific Activity of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, Doctor of Law, Professor, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine; «Analysis of the Dynamics of Crime in the Field of Radioecological Safety» — Yulia Turlova, Leading Researcher of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Problems of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Senior Researcher; «Modern Trends in Lawmaking in the Field of Protection of Veterans' Rights: Conceptual Update, Problems of Regulation and Implementation» — Nataliya Kaminska, leading researcher of the Department of International Law and European Union Law of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor; «Transformation of the Mechanism of Law Enforcement in the Conditions of a Digital State: Additional Forms, Change of Subjects or the Emergence of a New Doctrine?» — Yulianna Tsvetkova, Associate Professor of the Department of Theory and History of Law and State of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Law of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Doctor of Law, Associate Professor; «The Problem of Legal Protection of Land Resources of Ukraine: Status, Content, Concept of Solution in the Postwar Period» — Pavlo Kulynich, Head of the Department of Agrarian, Land, Environmental and Space Law Problems of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine.

Summing up the results of the XVII annual International Scientific and Practical Conference, Nataliya Parkhomenko, Head of the Department of Theory of State and Law of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAPRN of Ukraine, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, noted that the current event has theoretical and practical significance for the development of the legal system of Ukraine in the conditions of extremely complex challenges associated with ensuring law and order under martial law, European integration and digitalization of social relations.

In turn, Oleksandr Skrypnyuk, Director of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Law, Professor, Academician of the NAPRN of Ukraine, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, emphasized that the current event has practical significance for the development of the legal system of Ukraine in the conditions of transformational processes.

In general, the participants noted that the discussions that took place today within the framework of the International Scientific and Practical Conference will play a key role in developing recommendations and adopting new decisions aimed at ensuring the proper adaptation of the legal system of Ukraine to modern conditions. A correct understanding of the essence of the law enforcement mechanism, an analysis of its transformations and problems of adaptation to new challenges - all this will contribute to the development of effective strategies aimed at strengthening the rule of law and protecting human rights in modern conditions.