Department of Criminal law and Сriminology

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The department was set up under the Rector`s of Ivan Franko State University of
Lviv order No.158 of February 16, 1999, as the result of criminal law and procedure
department`s division.
The teaching staff of the department provides the training of the following subjects:
criminal law of Ukraine, criminology and criminal executive law. Moreover, the
department provides the special courses training for the maintaining of qualification
level of “Master of Law”.
The leading specialists-criminalists enriched students` knowledge in the department`s
disciplines (subjects) in different years.
In the XIX century Doctor of Law, Dean of the Law Faculty in 1894 – 1895, an
expert in criminal executive law F. Hryzetskyi as well as Ya. Dobryanskyi, Doctor of
Law, a prominent researcher of Austrian criminal law, etc. worked at the department.
In the XX century the following teachers worked at the department:
Yu. Makarevych, Doctor of Law, Professor of Krakiv and Lviv Universities,
Dean of Law Faculty (1909 – 1910), Rector of Lviv University (1923 – 1924);
M. Pashe-Ozerskyi, Doctor of Law, head of the department of criminal law and
procedure (1940 – 1941; 1944 – 1947) and Rector of Lviv University (1944);
V. Stanik, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, head of the department of
criminal law and procedure (1957 – 1962);
M. Naklovych, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, a well-known
researcher of the issues of criminal resistance to state and collective property stealing.
Since December 2003, A. Boyko, Associate Professor, was elected head of the
department. At present he is Professor, Doctor of Law.
Since October 2014, V. Burdin was appointed acting head of the department (at
present he is Dean of the Law Faculty).
From September 2015 till November 2016, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor V.
Vasylash was appointed acting head of the department.
Since November 2016, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor V. Markin was
appointed acting head of the department. In June 2019, he was elected head of the
department.
Nowadays the following full-time specialists provide the scientific activity at the
department:

 Volodymyr Burdin, Doctor of Law, Professor, Dean of Faculty of Law;
 Victor Markin, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor, head of the
department;
 Oleksandr Marin, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor;
 Oksana Panchak, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor;
 Lidiya Palyukh, Doctor of Law, Associate Professor;

 Mykola Senko, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor;
 Olga Denkovych, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor;
 Maryana Shupyana, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor;
 Dmytro Kryklyvets, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor;
 Volodymyr Hordiyenko, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor;
 Iryna Sen, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor;
 Solomiya Denys, Candidate of Law, Associate Professor;
 Iryna Vakula, Candidate of Law, Lecturer;
 Nataliya Zhdynyak, Candidate of Law, Lecturer;
 Iryna Hrynyha, Lecturer;
 Ruslan Bodnarchuk, Lecturer;
 Oleksandr Kondra, Lecturer;
 Yuliia Kovalyk, Lecturer;
 Yustyna Burachynska, Lecturer.

Employees

ChairpersonViktor MarkinChairperson
Professor (by-worker)Volodymyr BurdinProfessor (by-worker)
Associate ProfessorOlha DenkovychAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorSolomiya DenysAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorVolodymyr HordiienkoAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorDmytro KryklyvetsAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorLidia PaliukhAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorOksana PanchakAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorIryna SenAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorMykola SenkoAssociate Professor
Associate ProfessorMariana ShupianaAssociate Professor
LecturerRuslan BodnarchukLecturer
LecturerYustyna BurachynskaLecturer
LecturerIryna HrynykhaLecturer
LecturerOleksandr KondraLecturer
LecturerYuliia KovalykLecturer
LecturerIryna VakulaLecturer
LecturerNataliya ZhdyniakLecturer
Senior Department SecretarySolomiya BelskaSenior Department Secretary
Senior Department SecretaryMaryana ValkoSenior Department Secretary

Lecturers' schedule



Interinstitutional Working Group Begins Work on Developing Recommendations for improving syllabi in constitutional, administrative, criminal and civil law

25.01.2025 | 18:43

During a meeting of the Academic Board of the EU4UA project consortium, it was agreed to establish an Inter-University Working Group tasked with developing Recommendations aimed at enhancing the curricula of four fundamental disciplines to address issues related to Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
The working group included representatives of five Ukrainian law schools (Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Yuriy Fedkovych National University of Chernivtsi, and Zaporizhzhia National University)...

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Surveys of Student and Employer Expectations were Conducted

31.12.2024 | 10:58

Surveys of Student and Employer Expectations were Conducted
The EU4UA project has conducted two surveys that will become an essential source of information on students’ and employers’ knowledge needs regarding issues related to Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
Representatives from Ukrainian partner universities created questionnaires regarding student expectations and employer needs, which were discussed at consortium board meetings.
The student expectations survey included 516 respondents who were enrolled in bachelor’s and master’s programmes at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Taras Shevchenko National...

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Advanced training for university educators on European Union law and NATO integration

02.11.2024 | 15:50

Advanced training for university educators on European Union law and NATO integration

Course Overview: This comprehensive 30-hour professional development course is designed specifically for university educators in Ukraine who seek to enhance their expertise in European Union law and the process of integration into NATO structures. As Ukraine continues strengthening its relationship with the European Union and NATO, academic staff must deeply understand these institutions’ legal, political, and structural aspects to equip their students for an interconnected world better.
Course Structure:
Lectures:...

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Educational Visit of Ukrainian Legal School Representatives to Vytautas Magnus University (Kaunas, Lithuania)

10.10.2024 | 13:21

A visit to Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania, took place for faculty members from five higher education institutions as part of the Professional Development Program within the Erasmus+ Project “Modernization of Legal Education to Support Ukraine’s European and Euro-Atlantic Integration” (EU4UA).

The delegation included Ukrainian scholars from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia National University.
Sharing experience is the best way to achieve...

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Feedback on the study visit to Nicolaus Copernicus University (Toruń, Poland)

30.09.2024 | 14:20

FEEDBACK ON THE STUDY VISIT TO NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY
(Toruń, Poland)

The study visit to the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Nicolaus Copernicus University (Toruń, Poland) was organised at a high level and left an unforgettable impression. The proposed topics of the training sessions covered a wide range of issues of legal education reform in the context of European and Euro-Atlantic integration, including Europeanization and improvement of the teaching of constitutional, administrative, criminal and other branches of law, development of...

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