{"id":14729,"date":"2026-10-30T19:55:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.ukma.edu.ua\/fpvn-naukma-doluchyvsya-do-mizhnarodnoyi-dyskusiyi-pro-genderno-pravovu-ekspertyzu-v-oksfordi\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T18:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T14:36:42","slug":"fpvn-naukma-doluchyvsya-do-mizhnarodnoyi-dyskusiyi-pro-genderno-pravovu-ekspertyzu-v-oksfordi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.ukma.edu.ua\/en\/fpvn-naukma-doluchyvsya-do-mizhnarodnoyi-dyskusiyi-pro-genderno-pravovu-ekspertyzu-v-oksfordi\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender-legal expertise and EU integration: NaUKMA Faculty of Law engages in discussions at Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine\u2019s European integration requires not only aligning national legislation with EU law but also improving legislative procedures. Gender-legal expertise plays an important role in assessing how legislation affects equal rights and opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>These issues were discussed at the international academic and expert event \u201cGender-Legal Expertise on the Way to the EU: Rule of Law, Gender Procedures and Requirements for the Legislative Process \u2013 Comparative Experience\u201d, held at University of Oxford and co-organised by the Rule of Law Research Centre of the Faculty of Law at National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.<\/p>\n<p>The event brought together scholars, parliamentary representatives and experts from different countries to explore how gender-legal expertise can improve legislative processes.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion was part of the research project \u201cReforming Parliamentary Service for Enhanced Governance and European Integration: A Comparative Study of Ukraine and Poland\u201d, funded by the Foundation for Polish Science FNP.<\/p>\n<p>Other co-organisers included the EU Law Discussion Group at Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, the Faculty of Law and Administration at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toru\u0144, and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Constitutional Studies at Uniwersytet Jagiello\u0144ski w Krakowie.<\/p>\n<p>Opening remarks were delivered by Volodymyr Venher, Dean of the Faculty of Law at NaUKMA; Maciej Serowaniec, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Administration at Nicolaus Copernicus University; and Barbara Havelkova of the University of Oxford.<\/p>\n<p>The programme focused on two areas:<br \/>\n&#8211; Practical aspects of gender-legal expertise: legislative procedures, parliamentary practice, gender impact assessment and the role of parliamentary services. Moderated by Dr Barbara Havelkov\u00e1.<br \/>\n&#8211; Theoretical and constitutional foundations of gender-legal expertise in EU Member States and candidate countries, including legal approaches to gender equality. Moderated by Monika Florczak-W\u0105tor, Professor of Law at Jagiellonian University.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14631\" src=\"http:\/\/law.ukma.edu.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/o2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Participants included academics and parliamentary law experts, among them Maksym Bondar, a PhD student at the Faculty of Law of NaUKMA.<\/p>\n<p>For the Faculty, such international initiatives contribute to research on the rule of law, parliamentary institutions and Ukraine\u2019s European integration. Comparing European practices provides insights for improving Ukraine\u2019s legislative process.<\/p>\n<p>We thank the Secretariat of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (the Ukrainian Parliament)\u00a0for its cooperation in this activity and for delegating a representative to the event.<\/p>\n<p>We also thank our international partners and participants, as well as Larysa Chovnyuk, Vice President for International Cooperation at NaUKMA, for her support in organising the event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukraine\u2019s European integration requires not only aligning national legislation with EU law but also improving legislative procedures. Gender-legal expertise plays an important role in assessing how legislation affects equal rights and opportunities. 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