Taras Riabchenko
project manager
Master of Laws from the Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman.
Expert in the field of anti-corruption expertise of draft laws, management of sanctioned and seized assets, and sanctions policy. He has experience in analyzing Ukraine's fulfillment of its international anti-corruption obligations.
He is the author of amendments to the Law of Ukraine ‘On the State Budget of Ukraine’ on financing public broadcasting in Ukraine, financing the apparatus of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, etc.
Participated in discussions and roundtables on selected topics, including financing of decentralization, the role of the Accounting Chamber, tax reform in Ukraine, improving the efficiency of state budget administration, and the role of financial and economic justification in drafting laws.
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Sanctioned confiscation of private assets in Ukraine: recommendations for application in the light of ECHR practice
This document is a continuation of the Centre's work in this area and aims to help the authorities responsible for preparing materials, claims and decisions on the recovery of such assets to build future practice in accordance with current international approaches to asset confiscation and minimise the risks of further successful appeals against such procedures.
18 Aug. 2022
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Civil society report on Ukraine’s implementation and enforcement of the UN Convention against Corruption
This executive summary of the Institute of Legislative Ideas’ report reviews Ukraine’s implementation and enforcement of Chapters II (Preventive measures) and Chapter V (Asset recovery) of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). The report is intended as a contribution to the UNCAC peer review process of Ukraine covering Chapter II and Chapter V (Asset Recovery).
15 Dec. 2023
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Overview of the current regulation of liability for sanctions evasion: state of play and prospects
The research paper describes the state of play and main trends in Europe and the United States with regard to evasion of sanctions imposed as a result of Russian aggression and criminalisation of such activities.
7 Sept. 2023
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4 ways russian money can serve to compensate for the damage caused by the war
The study examines four ways in which sovereign Russian assets frozen in foreign financial institutions can be used to compensate for the damage caused by Russia's aggressive war against Ukraine
1 July 2023
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Policy Brief: Raid inspections of passenger road transport: a tool for detecting violators or an opportunity for abuse?
This policy brief presents the results of an independent study of the mechanism of conducting roadside inspections of passenger road transport as a form of state supervision carried out by the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety.
26 March 2024
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Windfall of war: what does distributive justice require?
The material was prepared with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation within the framework of the project “Creating a proper financial basis for economic stability and reconstruction of Ukraine at the expense ofRussian assets and excess profits obtained through the war”
24 Oct. 2024
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Anti-corruption examination of draft laws Verkhovna Rada of the IX convocation
The purpose of this study is objective assessment of the anti-corruption examination of draft laws by the Parliament Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy and the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) in the new political year - between September 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020 - based on quantitative and quantitative data on the work of these agencies
1 Oct. 2021
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Мораторій на виконання зобовʼязань перед РФ та особами, що повʼязані з державою-агресором: аналіз судової практики
РФ здійснила акт збройної агресії проти України. Проте вплив РФ на нашу державу має глибоке коріння. У сфері економіки - це спадщина спільного економічного минулого часів СРСР та сумнівної багатовекторної політики України в перші роки після відновлення незалежності у 1991 році
26 Dec. 2024
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Analysis of the High Anti-Corruption Court’s case law concerning the application of sanction in the form of asset forfeiture
This study presents an analysis of 15 decisions of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) and 2 decisions of the HACC Appeals Chamber imposing a sanction in the form of asset forfeiture
24 March 2023
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Assessment of the implementation of the anti-corruption program of the Accounting Chamber
This Policy Brief presents the results of the independent civic monitoring of the implementation of the Accounting Chamber's anti-corruption program for 2019-2021. The authors assessed the effectiveness of the implementation of the measures defined by the anti-corruption program to eliminate (minimize) the identified corruption risks.
4 March 2021
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Best practice of asset recovery: US case of imposing liability for sanctions evasion in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
An integral principle of both anti-corruption and sanctions policy should be the practical implementation of the principle "crime does not pay" and ensuring compensation for those directly or indirectly suffered from such actions.
11 Dec. 2023
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CIVIL SOCIETY REPORT on the implementation of Chapter II (Prevention) & Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the UNCAC
With the aim of contributing to the national UNCAC review in Ukraine in its second cycle, this parallel report was written by Institute of Legislative Ideas, using the guidance materials and report template designed by the UNCAC Coalition and Transparency International.
12 June 2024
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Analysis of the impact of sanctions on the operations of extractive companies
A study on blocked subsoil enterprises with detailed performance indicators
15 April 2024
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How sanctions are enforced in the United States: a multi-level mechanism of responsibility
The research focuses on the mechanism of enforcement of sanctions restrictions in the United States and the two levels of liability for circumventing sanctions - civil and criminal. This mechanism has demonstrated its effectiveness and can serve as an example for both Ukraine and other Western democracies interested in the strength of sanctions policy.
30 April 2024
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Analysis of the High anti-corruption courts law concerning the application of sanction on the form of asset forfeiture
This study presents an analysis of 15 decisions of the High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) and 2 decisions of the HACC Appeals Chamber imposing a sanction in the form of asset forfeiture
24 March 2023
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Оцінка, управління та реалізація активів в АРМА. Як підвищити ефективність та вдосконалити функціонал органу
Публікація видана аналітичним центром Інститут законодавчих ідей за підтримки ICAP Єднання у межах проєкту Ініціатива секторіальної підтримки громадянського суспільства України, що реалізується ICAP Єднання у консорціумі з Українським незалежним центром політичних досліджень (УНЦПД) та Центром демократії та верховенства права (ЦЕДЕМ)
13 Sept. 2024
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Major concerns on the Ukrainian mechanism of asset forfeiture as a sanction
This Brief provides an overview of the main substantive and procedural problems of the Ukrainian legislative framework of sanctions in the form of asset forfeiture together with the first court case on application of this sanction. This analysis is based on the standards of non-conviction based forfeiture and the ECHR case-law.
15 Nov. 2022
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Standards of trial in absentia and the case law of the HACC concerning collection of sanctioned persons assets into state income (summary)
The study addresses the applicability of the standards of trial in absentia (in the absence of the accused) to cases concerning the application of a sanction in the form of asset forfeiture under Article 5-1 of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Sanctions’
7 July 2023
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Conclusion on the results of the examination of the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine №590 “On Approval of the Procedure for the Use of Photo and Video Recording Equipment by Officials of the State Service of Ukraine for Transport Safety”
Opinion on the results of the examination of a regulatory legal act regulating the process of conducting raid inspections of carriers
9 Aug. 2022
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Forfeiture of assets belonging to persons responsible for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF UKRAINIAN LEGISLATION AND PRACTICE OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION
3 Nov. 2022
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Sanctioned confiscation of private assets. Essence and implementation
Analysis and recommendations for improving Ukrainian legislation and its implementation
17 Aug. 2022
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Analysis of the practice of the High Anti-Corruption Court on the application of sanctions in the form of asset forfeiture to the state for 2022-2023
This study presents an analysis of 32 cases of the High Anti-Corruption Court in which the sanction of asset forfeiture was applied
5 Jan. 2024
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Brief overview of HACCU decisions on confiscation of assets of Russian rectors
Brief overview of HACCU decisions on confiscation of assets of Russian rectors
14 Dec. 2022
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Effectiveness of the Accounting Chamber's anti-corruption program and identification of ways to improve it
This report presents the results of the independent civic monitoring of the implementation of the Accounting Chamber's anti-corruption program for 2019-2021. The study also provides recommendations for improving the quality of corruption risk assessment and the anti-corruption program.
4 March 2021
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Evidentiary standards in the practice of the UN Compensation Commission: Lessons for Ukraine
This document contains our analysis of the practice of the UN Compensation Commission, which was established in 1991. by the UN Security Council to consider claims and pay compensation for damage and losses caused by Iraq's illegal invasion of Kuwait and subsequent occupation of Kuwait in 1990-1991.
23 Feb. 2024
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