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I Reproductive Law International Congress
“Reproductive law, bioethics and the enforcement of human reproductive rights today and in the future”
20–21 April 2018 · Kyiv, UBI Congress Hall

Format
In person and online participation
Working languages
Ukrainian, English, Russian
Programme
5 sessions, 15 invited speakers, a panel discussion and practical events on day two

Programme
Congress programme
As published on the Congress website in 2018.
20 April, Friday
Session 1
Perspectives of reproductive law as a separate branch of law
Moderator: Sergii Antonov
Sergii Antonov
Ukraine
Perspectives of reproductive law as a separate branch of law
Olexander Yuzko
Ukraine
Current problems of the legal regulation of reproductive medicine in Ukraine
Yulia Kazmiryk
Ukraine
Legal regulation of the use of assisted reproductive technologies: national and international experience
Aliya Dautbayeva
Kazakhstan
Challenging issues of the legal regulation of ART: the experience of Kazakhstan
Session 2
Exercise and protection of human reproductive rights
Moderator: Kateryna Moskalenko
Konstantin Svitnev
Russia
Enforcement and protection of the reproductive rights of single persons
Kateryna Moskalenko
Ukraine
Legal status of the human embryo
Anna Yushchak
Ukraine
The rise of commercial surrogacy: international and Ukrainian experience
Session 3
Protection of the rights and lawful interests of participants in ART programmes
Moderator: Anna Yushchak
Olga Danchenko
Ukraine
Gaps in Ukrainian family and civil law in the field of surrogacy
Oksana Lutsenko
Ukraine
Enforcement and protection of the rights and interests of fertility clinics
Vyacheslav Samsonenko
Ukraine
Breaches of law and legal liability under Ukrainian legislation in the field of ART
Session 4
Rights of children born through ART
Moderator: Olga Danchenko
Rolf Behrentin
Germany
Protection of children born through ART from the perspective of German law
Franco Antonio Zenna
Spain
Recognition of the parental rights of foreign intended parents after returning home with their newborns
Aliona Kalchuk
Ukraine
The best interests of the child in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights
Session 5
Bioethics and reproductive technologies
Moderator: Yana Trynova
Yana Trynova
Ukraine
Bioethical aspects of the legal status of the human embryo depending on its origin
Radmyla Hrevtsova
Ukraine
Human reproduction: legal and ethical challenges in the bioinformatic era
Panel discussion “Postponed parenthood: social, legal and ethical aspects”
21 April, Saturday
- Participants’ presentations, questions and discussion
- Brain-ring contest for law students
- Workshop on selecting surrogates and documenting the relationship
- Master class on notarising a surrogacy agreement for a foreign couple
Photos
Photographs
I Congress, Kyiv, 20–21 April 2018. Historical photos.












