Alexander Muchnik

Alexander Muchnik (Russian: Александр Геннадьевич Мучник; Ukrainian: Олександр Геннадійович Мучник; born May 10, 1954 in Odessa, USSR) is a lawyer,[1] human rights activist[2][3][4][5] and journalist.[6][7][8]

Alexander Muchnik
Born (1954-05-10) May 10, 1954
Odessa, USSR
Occupationlawyer, activist, journalist
Known forPresident of the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights, Ukraine

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][15]

Education

In 1981, Muchnik graduated with honors from the Faculty of Law, Ilya Mechnikov State University of Odessa (now Odessa 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
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][16][17]

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][18]

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,[19] semi-presidential republic in Ukraine, and constitutional reform in Ukraine.[20]

Among his other projects are the Charter of the city of Odessa,[2][21] Law of Ukraine "On civil society in Ukraine",[2][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, USA).[29]

Charity
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][30]

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][31]

International activity

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

He has many publications in Ukrainian media,[2][32] and is recognized as a founder of juridical publicism in Ukraine.[2]

References
  1. Books: "Philosophy of dignity, freedom and human rights" (Russian)
  2. "A Portrait of a Human Rights Activist in the Social Interior" - "2000" newspaper, # 9 on March 2, 2016 (Russian)
  3. http://dialogs.org.ua/ru/dialog/page152-2339.html Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine (Russian)
  4. "Правозащитник и губернатор — получится ли диалог?". www.2000.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  5. "Чи з'явиться в області свій омбудсмен?". Одеські Вісті - газета Одеської обласної ради (in Ukrainian). 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  6. http://www.day.kiev.ua/ru/profile/aleksandr%5B%5D (Russian)
  7. "Александр Мучник". Украинская правда (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  8. http://www.2000.ua/avtory/profail-avtora.htm?id_avtor=5679 Archived 2016-03-21 at the Wayback Machine (Russian)
  9. "Brochure about the Fund (New York, 1991)".
  10. "Report of the Standing Committee on Social Policy of the Odessa City Council on May 17, 2000". (Russian)
  11. "На шляху до громадянського суспільства". Одеські Вісті - газета Одеської обласної ради (in Ukrainian). 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  12. "В інтересах муніципальної демократії та прав людини в Україні". www.2000.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  13. "В борьбе за созидание гражданского общества и украинского правового государства". Общественно - политическая газета "СЛОВО" (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  14. "Институт демократии и прав человека: 15 лет в борьбе за права человека | Институт экономических стратегий". www.inesnet.ru. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  15. "Институт демократии и прав человека: 15 лет в борьбе за права человека | Институт экономических стратегий". www.inesnet.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  16. Decree of President of Ukraine(Ukrainian)
  17. "РОЗПОРЯДЖЕННЯ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ". zakon.rada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  18. "Сканировать1.JPG". Google Docs. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  19. "Мы и Конституция (2000 г.)". vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  20. "Президент – адвокат народа (3.10.2002 г.)". vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  21. "Проект "Хартия города Одессы" (1999 г.)". vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  22. "проект Закон Украины "О гражданском обществе в Украине" (11.10.2002 г.)". vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  23. "Проект Конституции Украины в новой редакции, разработанный в 2003 г." vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  24. "Право на неприкосновенность человеческого достоинства". vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  25. "Право на свободу". vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  26. "Право на личную неприкосновенность". vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  27. "Право на неприкосновенность личной и семейной жизни, жилища и коммуникаций человека". vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  28. "Право на восстание". vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  29. "Brochure about the Fund (New York, 1991)".
  30. Интервью профессора И.В. Галиной о деятельности Фонда им. доктора Ф.П. Гааза (1995 г.), retrieved 2019-08-23
  31. "House with an angel" (Russian)
  32. "Александр Мучник - Авторы | VYBOR.UA". vybor.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2019-08-23.
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