The staff of the institute
PAVKO Yana Anatoliivna — Senior Researcher, Department of International Law and Law of the European Union, Candidate of Laws, Associate Professor.
In 2014, she graduated with honors from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a degree in International Law, and in 2018, she completed postgraduate studies at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Completed an international scientific and pedagogical internship at the Vasyl Goldish Western University (Arad (Romania), April 4–May 13, 2022); internship topic: “Modern trends and directions of training future international lawyers”.
She defended her PhD thesis on the topic: “International legal regulation of cooperation between states in the Arctic”.
After defending her PhD thesis, she worked as a research fellow at the Department of International Law and Comparative Law of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine, and from 2021 to the present, she has been a senior research fellow at the same department (now the Department of International Law and Law of the European Union).
Scientific research: current issues of international environmental and international maritime law.
Scientific works. Author of over 150 scientific works, including a solo monograph: International Legal Regulation of Cooperation of States in the Arctic: monograph. Kyiv: Lyudmila Publishing House, 2021. 358 p.; Modern International Legal Regime for Environmental Protection during Armed Conflicts. The Rule of Law State. 2021. Issue 32. Pp. 465‒474.; International legal responsibility of the Russian Federation for committing crimes against the environment during the war in Ukraine. Ukraine in the conditions of transformation of the international security system: materials of the international scientific and practical conference (Lviv, May 9, 2022) / editors: Malsky M. Z., Leshchenko L. V., Kuchyk O. S., Vovk R. V. Lviv: Faculty of International Relations of the I. Franko National University of Lviv, 2022. P. 78 - 82; Nuclear terrorism in the light of the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Voice of Ukraine. 2022. No. 179. P. 4.; Legal issues of the exchange of prisoners of war in the conditions of the Russian-Ukrainian war. Problems of the effectiveness of international legal regulation of the rights of prisoners of war: materials of the round table (Kharkiv, June 23, 2023): electronic scientific. ed./ed.: V. S. Batyrgareeva, N. M. Onishchenko, O. O. Pashchenko et al.; Research Institute for the Study of Crime Problems named after Acad. V. V. Stashys of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University. Kharkiv: Law, 2023. pp. 62–66; The Destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant: Prospects for Bringing Criminals to Accountability. Voice of Ukraine. 2023. No. 166. p. 4; Peculiarities of International Legal Protection of Children during the Russian-Ukrainian War. Protection of Socially Vulnerable Groups: International and National Dimensions: Collection of Materials of the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference (Kyiv, October 19, 2023). Kyiv: Akademperiodika, 2023. P. 66 - 72.; Legal principles of greening higher education in Ukraine. Global trends and problems of higher education development: collection of materials of the international scientific-practical conference (Kyiv, December 1, 2023). Kyiv, 2023. P. 105–108; Implementation of the European Green Deal as a condition for Ukraine's full membership in the European Union. Current issues of legal science in the research of young scientists: collection of materials of the All-Ukrainian scientific-practical conference dedicated to the Day of Science and the 30th anniversary of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine (Kyiv, May 18, 2023). Odesa: Publishing House "Yurydika", 2023. P. 1088–1091; International legal protection of the environment during armed conflicts. Peculiarities of international legal protection of civilians in modern armed conflicts: a collective monograph. To the 75th anniversary of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine / V. N. Denisov, K. O. Savchuk, I. M. Protsenko, Ya. A. Pavko and others; ed. by V. N. Denisov. Kyiv: Parliamentary Publishing House, 2023. pp. 129–173; The significance of the Ukrainian “Peace Formula” for environmental protection and combating climate change. Legal State. 2024. No. 35. pp. 708–722.; Will the Russian Federation compensate for damage to the Ukrainian environment? World. 2024. No. 1–2. pp. 7; Legal responsibility of the Russian Federation for damage to the environment and climate. The war in Ukraine: conclusions drawn and unlearned lessons: a collection of theses of the international scientific-practical conference (Lviv, February 22–23, 2024) / ed. U. O. Tsmots. Lviv: Lviv State University of Internal Affairs, 2024. P. 658 ̶ 662; Magdeburg Law in the Territory of Ukraine. Tribune. 2024. No. 4. P. 44–45; Post-war Environmental Restoration: Essence, Trends and Prospects. Svit. 2024. No. 37–38. P. 7.
In 2021, she received the Award for Young Scientists of the NAS of Ukraine “Talent. Inspiration. Work”. In 2023, she was awarded the NAS of Ukraine Prize for Young Scientists. In 2024, she received the Gratitude of the Kyiv Mayor. In 2025, she became the laureate of the Kyiv Mayor's Award for special achievements of youth in the development of the capital of Ukraine - the hero city of Kyiv.
Awards: Certificate of Honor for significant personal contribution to the development of Ukrainian legal science in connection with the 70th anniversary of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine (2019), Letter of Appreciation for many years of fruitful creative work, high professionalism, active participation in the life of the team and on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the V. M. Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the NAS of Ukraine (2024), Certificate of the Department of History, Philosophy and Law of the NAS of Ukraine for fruitful work, significant contribution to the development of legal science and education and on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the institution's founding (2024); Laureate of the Kyiv Mayor's Prize for special achievements of youth in the development of the capital of Ukraine - the hero city of Kyiv (2025).