Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University is self-governing (autonomous) state higher law educational establishment of IV level of accreditation. The history of the University has begun since XIX century, on November 17 1804 the Kharkiv Empire University was established by the order of Alexander I and the ethics and political department was part of it. In 1835 it was officially renamed as the Law department of University. At present time about 23 thousand students study at the University. There are such educational structural departments as: The Institute of training workers for Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine, the Institute of training legal personnel for Security Service of Ukraine, Personnel Training Institute for the Bodies of Justice of Ukraine, the Institute of raising the level of professional skills, 7 day-time faculties, 2 correspondence departments, evening faculty and separated structural subdivision the Poltava Law Institute. At the University the research work concerning fundamental and applied problems of jurisprudence is fulfilled, 17 objective complex programmes on four scientific directions are being developed, famous scientific schools which are known in Ukraine and abroad have been formed. The University makes the major contribution to formation of legal country, updating of law making and law enforcement processes. The scholars took direct participation in making of valid Constitution of Ukraine and others rules and regulations. In the field of law making process the cooperation with the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Secretariat of the President, Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, ministers and departments, bodies of local government is uphold. The scholars of the Academy actively impact on practice of using legislation. Many of them are consultants, members of consultative councils of the Supreme Court, Higher Economic Court, General Prosecutor’s Office, Ministry of Interior, Central Electoral Commission of Ukraine and others.