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Alexander Muchnik
Portrait of Alexander Muchnik
Born (1954-05-10) May 10, 1954 (age 70)
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Alexander Muchnik. Philosophy of dignity, freedom and human rights". samlib.ru. Archived from the original on 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n «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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e f "Brochure about the Fund (New York, 1991)". 1991. Archived from the original on 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Report of the Standing Committee on Social Policy of the Odesa City Council on May 17, 2000". Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2023. (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". Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. 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). Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2017-09-30. (in Russian)
  15. ^ Decree of President of Ukraine Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Ukrainian)
  16. ^ "РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ". zakon.rada.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-23. (in Ukrainian)
  17. ^ "Сканировать1.JPG". Google Docs. Archived from the original on 2015-09-28. 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.), archived from the original on 2022-08-13, retrieved 2019-08-23 (in Russian)
  30. ^ "House with an angel" Archived 2017-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  31. ^ сайт «Украинский выбор» Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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