Concept and Types of Systematization of Legislation
A comprehensive analysis of legislative systematization, including codification, consolidation, incorporation, accounting of normative acts, and selected foreign approaches.
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Scholarship that builds the foundation for practical reform.
This collection brings together Hanna Kotyk's research on legislative systematization, juvenile law, child protection, international standards, and comparative legal-policy development.
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Protecting Children's Rights During Armed Conflict
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An 18-slide presentation examining the impact of armed conflict on children, the unlawful transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children, the applicable international legal framework, and practical avenues for accountability, advocacy, humanitarian cooperation, and national response.
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Current Research Editions
Published frameworks and comparative research tools.
The current research library includes Draft 4.0 of the Model Juvenile Justice Act suite and the Phase I ten-state U.S. State Juvenile Justice Statutory Index.
Current Flagship Edition
Model Juvenile Justice Act — Draft 4.0
Complete twelve-module research edition with companion Commentary and Analytical Report. Published August 2, 2026.
Explore Draft 4.0 suite Comparative Statutory ResearchU.S. State Juvenile Justice Statutory Index — v0.4
Phase I expanded ten-state research edition with statutory mapping, Model Act comparison notes, and verification protocol. Published August 10, 2026.
View the 10-state index Development ArchiveU.S. State Index — Sample v0.3
Original two-state New York–Texas sample dated August 1, 2025, preserved as the development precursor to the ten-state edition.
View the historical sampleHuman Rights in the Context of Gender and Juvenile Policy in Different Legal Systems
A comparative study of how different legal systems shape gender and juvenile policy and the formation and protection of women's and children's rights.
View publicationImplementation of International Standards for Prevention and Fight Against Trafficking in Children and Child Execution in the National Legal System
Examines Ukraine's implementation of international obligations addressing child trafficking and kidnapping and identifies prospective directions for improving national legal safeguards.
View publicationIncorporation as a Principle of Efficient Codification of Juvenile Laws
Explores incorporation as a method for harmonizing existing laws and regulations and as a practical principle for the efficient codification of juvenile legislation.
View publicationLegal Composition and Algorithms of the Convention on the Rights of the Child: Legal-Technological Analysis
Analyzes the Convention's formal and substantive construction, legal algorithms, drafting features, and universal role in protecting children's rights and development.
View publicationLegal Technologies of Consolidation of the Juvenile Legislation of Ukraine
Defines the methods, stages, subject composition, and intellectual tools used to consolidate fragmented juvenile normative material into a coherent legal act.
View publicationNew Ukrainian Laws in the Field of Children's Rights Protection
Reviews developments in Ukrainian child-rights legislation and the state's legal obligations to protect children's welfare, safety, development, and equal rights.
View publicationNotion of Law Systematization in Modern Legal Doctrine
Examines legal systematization as a response to conflicts, gaps, repetition, and inconsistent terminology within large and evolving bodies of law.
View publicationSystem of Legislative Acts of Ukraine in the Field of Childhood Protection
Maps the constitutional, family, civil, criminal, social-service, and child-welfare laws that collectively form Ukraine's legal framework for childhood protection.
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Flagship Application
From research on systematization to a model legal framework.
The Model Juvenile Justice Act translates long-term research on juvenile legislation, child protection, legal technique, and comparative reform into a complete twelve-module resource for state-level analysis.
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