Alexander Muchnik
Portrait of Alexander Muchnik
Born (1954-05-10) May 10, 1954
Odesa, USSR
Occupation(s)lawyer, activist, journalist
Known forPresident of the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights, Ukraine

Alexander Muchnik (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Мучник; Ukrainian: Олександр Геннадійович Мучник; born May 10, 1954, in Odesa, USSR) is a lawyer,[1] human rights activist[2][3][4][5] and journalist.[6][7][8]

He is a founder and the president of the Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund, which was the first non-profit non-governmental charitable organization in the Soviet Union.[2][9][10]

He is also the president of the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights.[1][2][5][11][12][13][14]

Education

In 1981, Muchnik graduated with honors from the Faculty of Law, Ilya Mechnikov State University of Odesa (now Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University).[1]

His research is in the fields of constitutional law, philosophy of law, theory and history of state and law of the Soviet Union, organization of public authority.[1]

Professional activity

Book - "Philosophy of dignity, freedom and human rights"

Muchnik is the President of the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights.[1][2]

In 2002, he was appointed as an adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine.[1]

He was also Scientific Advisor on human rights and constitutional law to the President of Ukraine from 2002 to 2005.[1][15][16]

In 2005, he was appointed as an adviser to the Secretary of National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.[1]

He is an Honored Lawyer of Ukraine.[1][17]

He has authored several books, including Philosophy of dignity, freedom and human rights[1][2] and Commentary on the Constitution of Ukraine (Book One).[1][2]

He has also written on the concepts of constitutional political science,[18] semi-presidential republic in Ukraine,[19] and constitutional reform in Ukraine[20]

Among his other projects are the Charter of the city of Odesa,[2][21] Law of Ukraine "On civil society in Ukraine",[22] a new edition of the Constitution of Ukraine;[23] a number of comments on the fundamental rights of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights;[24][25][26][27][28] and brochures about the Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund (1991, New York, US).[9]

Charity

Brochure about Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund (1991, New York, USA)

Muchnik was the founder of the first non-governmental charitable organization in the Soviet Union, the Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund.[1][2][9][10]

He was one of the founders of the Janusz Korczak Institute of medical rehabilitation of children with central nervous system lesion[2][9][10][29]

He was assisted by Boris Litvak in the creation of the Center for Rehabilitation of Disabled Children "The Future", better known as the "House with an angel".[2][30]

International activity

On May 28, 1991, Alexander Muchnik made a presentation on the history and activities of the Dr. Haass Social Assistance Fund in the Center for the Study of Philanthropy (New York City, United States), and a Brochure was published by the Centre and distributed among the US charitable organizations.[2][9][10]

On July 15, 1991, Muchnik gave a presentation on the activities of the Fund in the United Nations Office at Vienna Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs (Vienna, Austria).[2][9][10]

Journalistic activities

He has many publications in Ukrainian media,[2][31]. and is recognized as a founder of juridical publicism in Ukraine.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Books: "Philosophy of dignity, freedom and human rights" (in Russian)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 «Портрет правозащитника в социальном интерьере» — газета «2000», № 9 за 2.03.2016 г. Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ↑ http://dialogs.org.ua/ru/dialog/page152-2339.html Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  4. ↑ «Правозащитник и губернатор — получится ли диалог?» — газета «2000», № 11 от 18.03.2016 г. Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  5. 1 2 "Чи з'явиться в області свій омбудсмен?". Одеські Вісті - газета Одеської обласної ради. 2016-04-06. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23. (in Ukrainian)
  6. ↑ Колонка Мучника А. Г. в газете «День» Archived 2015-01-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  7. ↑ Колонка Мучника А. Г. на сайте «Украинская правда» Archived 2016-03-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  8. ↑ Колонка Мучника А. Г. в газете «2000» Archived 2018-01-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Brochure about the Fund (New York, 1991)". 1991.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Report of the Standing Committee on Social Policy of the Odesa City Council on May 17, 2000". (in Russian)
  11. ↑ "На шляху до громадянського суспільства". Одеські Вісті - газета Одеської обласної ради. 2015-10-10. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23. (in Ukrainian)
  12. ↑ "В інтересах муніципальної демократії та прав людини в Україні". www.2000.ua. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2019-08-23. (in Ukrainian)
  13. ↑ "В борьбе за созидание гражданского общества и украинского правового государства". Общественно - политическая газета "СЛОВО". Retrieved 2019-08-23. (in Russian)
  14. ↑ "Институт демократии и прав человека: 15 лет в борьбе за права человека | Институт экономических стратегий". www.inesnet.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-09-30. (in Russian)
  15. ↑ Decree of President of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
  16. ↑ "РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ". zakon.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2019-08-23. (in Ukrainian)
  17. ↑ "Сканировать1.JPG". Google Docs. Retrieved 2019-08-23. (in Ukrainian)
  18. ↑ «Мы и Конституция» (вступительня статья к книге первой «Комментарий к Конституции Украины») Archived 2015-07-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  19. ↑ «Президент — адвокат народа». — Газета «Голос Украины», № 181 от 3.10. 2002 г. (in Russian)
  20. ↑ Конституционная реформа: цели, алгоритм, формы реализации. Газета «День» № 183 от 24.10.2007 г. Archived 2015-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  21. ↑ Проект Хартии города Одессы. — Газета «ЮГ», № 106,107 от 20.07.1999 г. (in Russian)
  22. ↑ Проект Закона Украины «О гражданском обществе в Украине». — Газета «Голос Украины», № 187 от 11.10.2002 г. (in Russian)
  23. ↑ Проект Конституции Украины в новой редакции (in Russian)
  24. ↑ «Право на неприкосновенность человеческого достоинства» //русскоязычная версия журнала «Право Украины» № 2 за 2013 г. Archived 2015-12-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  25. ↑ «Право на свободу» //русскоязычная версия журнала «Право Украины» № 3 за 2013 г. Archived 2015-04-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  26. ↑ «Право на личную неприкосновенность». — Інтернет-издание «Украинский выбор» от 3.06.2013 г. Archived 2015-04-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  27. ↑ «Право на неприкосновенность личной и семейной жизни, жилища и коммуникаций человека». — Інтернет-издание «Украинский выбор» от 25.07.2013 г.Archived 2015-04-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  28. ↑ «Право на восстание». — Газета «2000» от 14.02.2014 г. Archived 2017-12-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  29. ↑ Интервью профессора И.В. Галиной о деятельности Фонда им. доктора Ф.П. Гааза (1995 г.), retrieved 2019-08-23 (in Russian)
  30. ↑ "House with an angel" (in Russian)
  31. ↑ сайт «Украинский выбор» Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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