Zakhar Tropin

Autobiographical reference

Was born on June 27, 1980 in Kyiv.

Graduated from Sumy Grammar School with Advanced Learning of English Language in 1997.

Education / Academic accomplishments

2004 – degree (summa cum laude) of Bachelor of International Relations from the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

2006 – degree (summa cum laude) of Master of International Law from the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with specialization in international private law, international lawyer, English interpreter.

2009 – PhD degree with thesis “Mechanism of International Dispute Settlement under the Energy Charter Treaty”.

2012 – title of Associate Professor of International Law.

2012 – degree (magnum cum laude) of Bachelor of Law from the Chernihiv State Institute of Economics and Management.

2013 – degree (magnum cum laude) of Specialist of Law from the Chernihiv State Institute of Economics and Management.

2017 –2018 – Academic Secretary of Council for Defending of Thesises on International Law and International Private Law with Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Employment

1997-1998 – English interpreter of Department of scientific & technical information of Science & Research Institute of Electronic Microscopes of JSC “Selmi”.

2004-2006 – assistant, 2008-2011 – associate, 2011-2016 – counsel of Law Firm Proxen & Partners.

2007-2008 – assistant of the Department of Comparative and European Law of Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

2008-2011 – assistant, 2011 – at present – Associate Professor with the Department of International Law at the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

2020 – Associate Professor with the Department of International Relations at the Sumy National Agrarian University.

Languages: Fluent at Ukrainian, English and Russian languages.

Fields of research: peaceful settlement of international disputes, international procedural law, international economic law, international energy law, international investment law.

Main publications

Zakhar V. Tropin Means of international dispute settlement under the Energy Charter Treaty: contemporary state and problems of implementation / Zakhar V. Tropin // Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of International Relations. – Fenix, 2012. – 212 p.

Zakhar V. Tropin Proving of military and paramilitary activity of state within the territory of other state in the case Republic of Nicaragua v. USA / Zakhar V. Tropin // Chronicles of Kyiv University of Law. – 2016. – № 2. – P. 360-363.

Zakhar V. Tropin Problem issues of settlement of international disputes under the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement / Zakhar V. Tropin // European Journal of Law and Political Sciences. – 2017. – No3. – P. 35-38.

Zakhar V. Tropin To the notion of peaceful means of settlement of international disputes / Zakhar V. Tropin // Ukrainian Journal of International Law. – 2017. – № 1. – P. 16-21.

Co-author of textbook: International Law : textbook : in 2 vol. / [V.V. Mytsyk, M.V. Buromenskiy, M.M. Gnatovskyy and others] ; edited by V.V. Mytsyk. – Kharkiv : Pravo, 2018. Vol.2 : Main branches. – 2018.- 624 p.

Zakhar V. Tropin Local and international legal means of bringing states to responsibility for spreading of coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic / Zakhar V. Tropin // Ukrainian Journal of International Law. – 2020. – № 2. – P. 80-82.