For lawyers and others involved in efforts to support Ukraine
Thank you to Prof. Alan Blakely for his help compiling these resources, intended for law professors, legal English professors, and others involved in supporting legal education and the legal profession in Ukraine. Please feel free to email Prof. Stephen Horowitz at sh1643@georgetown.edu with suggestions for additional resources to include.
Most Up-to-Date Resource List
Ukrainian Resources Google Doc – Curated by Prof. Alana Blakely. View this Google Doc for the most current info and resources. It includes everything below plus additional items.
Ukraine Resource Clearinghouse (Facebook page) – Created by Prof. Alan Blakely to provide updates on information and resources related to supporting Ukraine’s legal education and legal system.
General
Ukrainian/American Bar Association – uaba.org – An organization of Ukrainian and USA attorneys. Resources include attorneys by location and by specialty. Events, legal resources for lawyers. Networking possibilities.
USAID – usaid.gov/ukraine – US government agency that provides aid around the world. Contains information about projects in Ukraine.
Chemonics, Inc. – chemonics.com – Private contractor that manages projects around the world and in Ukraine.
Ukraine House (DC) – ukrainehouse.us – Private entity that produces programs and links to valuable resources.
New York State Bar Association – nysba.org – Claims to be the largest private bar association in the world. Sponsors a Ukrainian Task Force, Serhiy Hoshovsky, co-chair. Provides resources for lawyers in the US and in Ukraine.
Spilka – spilka.uk – British non-profit that provides practical tools for professional growth including educational resources and English tutoring to equip Ukrainian lawyers for success in their careers.
The Ukraine Institute (NTC) – ukraineinstitute.org – Private entity that produces programs, links to resources, and a beautiful museum of Ukraine near Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Institute for War and Peace Reporting and The Reckoning Project – iwpr.net and thereckoningproject.com/justice – Journalists who are documenting Russian war crimes and other issues after the Russian invasion. Professional reporting and videos available.
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine [Parliament of Ukraine] Documents in English – https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/main/en/llenglaws – includes official translations of bankruptcy code, code of civil procedure, criminal code, and numerous others.
Legal Education & Ukraine
ILAC Ukraine Law Report (“Legal Education,” pp. 78-85)
“Keys to Unlocking Policy Locks: Legal Education in Ukraine” by Artem Shaipov, which includes the chart below.
Articles
Cross-Cultural Differences Between Americans and Ukrainians, by Elina Koliada & Iryna Kalynovska, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University
War Crimes
Map overlay project – Events from the current conflict to include the occasional war crime are captured and geolocated in a “daily archive” type format. The team maintaining it seems to do painstaking work.
Culture
“Ukraine War Music” – a series of blog posts by UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh that have appeared on his blog The Volokh Conspiracy (shared with his permission.)
