Tetiana Khutor
chairwoman of the organization
Head of the Institute of Legislative Ideas, an expert in anti-corruption policy, legislative analysis, and asset recovery instruments.
She is a PhD researcher in law. Her research focuses on “Civil Confiscation of Unexplained Assets.” Tetiana has more than 10 years of experience in anti-corruption policy, legislative drafting and analysis, parliamentary procedures, and public oversight.
In 2016, she headed the Council of Public Expertise under the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Preventing and Combating Corruption. For two years, she led the legislative office of the Chair of this Committee and worked on legislative initiatives in the field of anti-corruption policy.
She is a co-author of draft laws on anti-corruption courts, illicit enrichment, limits on parliamentary immunity, and other legislative initiatives aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s anti-corruption infrastructure.
Since 2017, Tetiana has headed the Institute of Legislative Ideas and led its analytical work, including anti-corruption expert review of draft laws and policy analysis. Under her leadership, ILI assesses corruption risks in legislation, develops proposals for legislative amendments, and designs anti-corruption policy instruments.
Tetiana has developed both civil society and state methodologies for conducting anti-corruption expert review of draft legislation. She is also the author of manuals and training materials on this topic. She is engaged as an expert by international organizations and lectures in educational programs on anti-corruption legislation, parliamentary procedures, advocacy, and anti-corruption expert review tools.
She is an alumna of international programs at the CEELI Institute in Prague, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and the Professional Fellowship Program, within which she worked in the legislative office of a senator at the Massachusetts State House in Boston. She is also a certified anti-corruption specialist under the ACREC program.
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Shadow Report on the Activities of ARMA
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Submitting a claim for damages to the Register of Damages for Ukraine: practical advice to victims
The Manual, developed on the basis of official documents of the Registry, is intended to help victims receive clear and concise information on the possibility of filing a relevant application and the steps to be taken.
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Compensatory function of sanctions: mechanisms for providing restitution to victims
The analysis presented highlights two key mechanisms for implementing the compensatory function
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Hybrid Influence of the Aggressor State Through Real Estate: How Latvia and Finland Are Responding
Despite the EU’s extensive sanctions practice, the issue of access to the real estate market for citizens and entities linked to aggressor states is mostly addressed through national instruments. This analysis focuses on a new wave of legal and security measures in Europe aimed at closing “windows of vulnerability” in the real estate sector.
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Transposition of EU Directive 2024/1226 by EU Member States: Definition of Criminal Offences and Penalties for Violations of Union Restrictive Measures
This analytical study examines the transposition of EU Directive 2024/1226 on the definition of criminal offences and penalties for violations of Union restrictive measures by EU Member States and offers recommendations for improving Ukrainian legislation on the criminalisation of violations and circumvention of sanctions in the view of European integration.
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British practice of regulating restrictions on entities associated with aggressor states
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American practice of regulating restrictions on entities associated with aggressor states
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European practice of regulating restrictions on entities associated with aggressor states
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Lessons from the July crisis – how to preserve the independence of institutions under pressure from war, politics, and populism
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Analysis of the practice of the High Anti-Corruption Court regarding the application of sanctions in the form of confiscation of assets to the state budget for 2022-2025
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Foreign experience in managing seized assets: recommendations for Ukraine
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Amicus Curiae opinion
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Moratorium on the fulfillment of obligations to Russia and persons associated with the aggressor state: analysis of court practice
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TOP-10 corruption risks of medical and social examination for disability determination
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Civil confiscation and asset forfeiture for violation of sanctions. Steps to be taken by Ukraine
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Continued Operations Sanction Toll
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Windfall of war: what does distributive justice require?
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What should the International Register of Damage take into account when designing procedures for submitting and reviewing applications concerning destroyed or damaged housing?
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Assessment, management and implementation of assets in ARMA. How to improve the efficiency and functionality of the agency
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Submitting a claim for damages to the Register of Damages for Ukraine: practical advice to victims
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CIVIL SOCIETY REPORT on the implementation of Chapter II (Prevention) & Chapter V (Asset Recovery) of the UNCAC
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An effective and transparent procedure for accreditation of legal education programs as a prerequisite for the quality of legal education
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Establishment of actual control over the asset and protection of the rights of third parties in the practice of applying the sanction of asset recovery to the state revenue.
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How sanctions are enforced in the United States: a multi-level mechanism of responsibility
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Analysis of the impact of sanctions on the operations of extractive companies
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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
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Using frozen russian assets as a means of compulsory reparations to compensate for the damage caused by russia’s aggression
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Overview of the current regulation of liability for sanctions evasion: state of play and prospects
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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)
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4 ways russian money can serve to compensate for the damage caused by the war
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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
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Analysis of the High anti-corruption courts law concerning the application of sanction on the form of asset forfeiture
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Brief overview of HACCU decisions on confiscation of assets of Russian rectors
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Major concerns on the Ukrainian mechanism of asset forfeiture as a sanction
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Forfeiture of assets belonging to persons responsible for Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
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An overview of alternative instruments for stopping the war and sources of post-war recovery in Ukraine
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Designation of Russia a state sponsor of terrorism by the USA: How shall Ukraine benefit from it financially?
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Sanctioned confiscation of private assets in Ukraine: recommendations for application in the light of ECHR practice
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Sanctioned confiscation of private assets. Essence and implementation
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17 Aug. 2022
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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”
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Policy Brief. Access of enterprises to the 1.5 billion market of providing people with disabilities with technical rehabilitation equipment. Corruption risks and practice of their implementation
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Access of enterprises to the 1.5 billion market of providing technical rehabilitation equipment for people with disabilities
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1 Oct. 2021
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PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS: How to write a draft law without corruption-prone factors?
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Effectiveness of the Accounting Chamber's anti-corruption program and identification of ways to improve it
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