Information: the World lawyers’ association (further – WLA) is the largest and the most influential international organization of lawyers, which unites the complete spectrum of profile associations (World association of judges, World association of bars, World association of law professors, World association on problems of economic law).
WLA was founded in 1963 on the first Congress which took place in the USA under patronage of that time President of the USA Lyndon Johnson. The formation of the Association became a respond to the necessity to create the opened forum, where judges, advocates, professors of law, and all relating to the law-making and law-implementing processes would unite the opinions and efforts for strengthening and activating influence of international legal public on development of international law in particular and on the processes of international social and political life on the whole.
“The world must be managed by law, not by force», such was the initial thesis of one of the ideologists of creation of the future Association William Howard Tafta, the ex-president of the USA, a prominent lawyer,a unique in American history politician who combined presidential duties with position of the Chairman of the Supreme Court of the USA. Since then the slogan of all legislators of the world, lawyers incorporated within the limits of the World association, is the Latin sentence of «Ðàõ orbis åõ jure » (The peace is in the world through the law).
On March 22, 2009 the grand opening of the 23d Congress of the World association of lawyers took place on the base of the National University of state tax service of Ukraine. Foreign guests from 140 countries of the world were met with bread-salt by the students in the Ukrainian folk suits. Under the sounds of the greeting song
Petro Mel'nyk, the Rector of the University and members of its administration, accompanied the guests to the modern conference-complex.
Triumphs on occasion of opening the 23d Congress of the World association of lawyers were started by
Valery Evdokimov, the Chairman of the Ukrainian Union of lawyers:
– «Integration in the world legal community is one of the main tasks of the Ukrainian Union of lawyers. Therefore from year to year the Ukrainian lawyers put the bricks of foundation of proof positive image of Ukraine’s activity in the world. I hope that by general efforts we will build democratic and legal, stable and cultural Ukraine in the consciousness of the world public.
The National University of the state tax service of Ukraine hospitably has met the representatives of the World association of lawyers not for the first time already. We are always glad to socialize with its teachers and talented young people. On behalf of participants of the 23d Congress of the World association of lawyers I sincerely thank to
Petro Mel'nyk, the Rector of the National university, for hospitality, sincerity, and, what is the most important thing, for the fact that under his guidance the modern educational process of training a new cohort of lawyers which are to continue implementing the principle of activity of the World association of lawyers «The peace in the world is through the law».
Ronald Greenberg, the President of the World association of lawyers, appealed to the participants of the Congress with a congratulatory word:
– «The World association of lawyers presents legal societies from over 140 countries of the world, in each the representative mission of the Association operates.
As the organization with the special deliberative status at Economic and social union of UNO, the World association of lawyers became a powerful lever on the way of achievement of international unity. Growth of international role of the Association is a common knowledge, as a deliberative function of the WLA, as expression of official opinion of all lawyers of the world, gets the concrete embodiments.
We constantly call all legislators of the world to exchange experiences, to general searches of solving conflicts and problems which the today's world runs into, traditionally we co-operate closely with the governments of the world countries, with other international government and non-government agencies, eloquently proving that people can and must realize the sovereignty by means of international law.
Due to the World association of lawyers the legislators of different countries of the world get possibility to unite the efforts regardless of the personal political tastes, religious looks, regardless of legal, social or economic level of their countries’ development.
Judging on this open-armed and business welcome in the National University of state tax service of Ukraine fruitful work expects us in Ukraine».
On behalf of the Ukrainian legal community Oleksandr Pasanyuk, the Chairman of the Supreme administrative Court of Ukraine, appealed to the participants of the Congress:
– «I am pleasant to be among the world legal elite, in fact it is pleasant to associate with our colleagues, lawyers, from other powers of the world. I hope that all days of the Congress work will be saturated with the important meetings, professional discussions. For Ukraine this Congress is a considerable event, in fact the Ukrainian lawyers always are the active participants of measures, which international organizations hold which are directed to exchanging opinions concerning different problems of law. I’d like to emphasize the importance of electing as a subject of the current Congress of the World association of lawyers the problem of supremacy of law and its role in the modern world, in particular, in defence of human rights. As a professional judge, I can confirm, that today exactly the proper level of human rights defence in the state is that important index, by which the state can be considered as such which cares of its citizens».
The participants of the Congress met with applauses
Petro Mel'nyk, the Rector of the National university of STS of Ukraine, Regional president of the World association of lawyers from Ukraine selected in Washington in 1999, Vice-chairman of the Union of lawyers of Ukraine:
– «I remember the year of 1997, when the Ukrainian delegation first took part in the work of the Congress of the World association of lawyers in Khaddar. Then
Valery Evdokimov headed our delegation, it included also the well-known lawyers, statesmen. I’d like to thank the legal association for the great trust, which you then gave Ukraine in relation to an acquaintance with experience of the world leading lawyers’ work.
Most of you are already not for the first time in our university, that is why you can make sure in its dynamic development. For the state we train lawyers, economists and officers of tax militia, who provide collecting revenues to the State budget of Ukraine, conduct a professional fight against a shadow economy and corruption.
I think it is possible to find many themes for discussion, to intercourse at the level of legal elite of the states, and levels of the universities in your countries. At our university much attention is paid to the development of international cooperation. Our teachers work on probation in the USA, in the countries of Europe, and students study in higher educational establishments of Poland, Spain, France, Russia.
I hope that our communication will proceed not only during the work of the Congress but also in the future».
Foreign guests familiarized with the terms of studies of the Ukrainian students, with a student township, the creative young people of the University complimented foreign guests with a festive concert.
In the early October the delegation of the National university of STS of Ukraine made a trip to the Republic of Poland on the invitation of the rector of the Finance Academy in Warsaw. The delegation consisted of the Deputy Pro-rector Doroshenko M. P., the Dean of the faculty of finance and banking Unynets'-Khodakivska V.P., the Dean of the accounting faculty Matselyukh N. P. and the Dean of the faculty of economics and taxation Kalach
G. M. The delegation took part in celebrations on occasion of the beginning of the academic year and carried out consultations future collaboration with the Academy of finance. During inauguration the Ambassador of the Polish Republic in Ukraine O. F. Motsyk made a speech.
About 50 students of our University studying by the master's degree program at the Academy of finance in Warsaw arrived to Republic of Poland too. The students were solemnly handed with the student tickets and test books.
In accordance with the agreement signed by the University and the Academy, it is the first group of the Ukrainian students who will study by such program in Poland and will the diploma of the European standard on economic speciality.
The delegation also visited the Opole State University, where the students of our educational institution study and take training these days.
The meeting with the Rector of the University concerning deepening cooperation between our educational institutions (the Contract on cooperation was signed in summer this year) was held. The agreement on possibility of organising summer intensive courses of the Polish language for the University students, training of our students at the Opole State University by law specialities was made.