Guest Lectures by Ms. Maryia Zharylouskaya, MA (Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania)
We are delighted to announce that next week, our Faculty will welcome a visiting lecturer, Ms. Maryia Zharylouskaya, MA, from Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania.
Ms. Zharylouskaya will deliver an engaging online lecture on:
Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
Time: 9:15–11:00 AM (CET)
Topic: “State Responsibility for Violation of Jus Cogens Norms”
This event is open to all members of our Faculty and the University community. We warmly invite you to join and participate in this exciting opportunity to explore the complexities of state responsibility in cases of breaches of peremptory norms in international law.
About the lecture: The current peacekeeping and human rights protection framework, established in the aftermath of World War II and primarily represented by the United Nations, assigns the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as the principal body responsible for maintaining international peace and security. Under this mandate, the UNSC is expected to reflect the collective will of the international community in addressing violations of jus cogens norms committed by States.
However, given Russia’s status as a permanent member of the UNSC and its exercise of veto power in matters related to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it is impractical to expect the UNSC, under its existing legal framework, to play any meaningful role in regulating or resolving this war.
Accordingly, the lecture will explore critical aspects of the Law of State Responsibility in the context of jus cogens norm violations by States. Topics will cover the legal consequences of State responsibility, including reparation; the legal regime governing aggravated State responsibility; erga omnes obligations; and potential legal frameworks that could enable third States, not directly affected or injured by the internationally wrongful act, to intervene.
To receive the event link, please contact Ms. Joanna Zakrzewska at joanna.zakrzewska@ug.edu.pl
Ms. Maryia Zharylouskaya is a PhD Candidate in Law and junior researcher at Mykolas Romeris University (Lithuania). Her main areas of research are State responsibility for jus cogens norms violations, third States’ reactions under regime of aggravated State responsibility and erga omnes obligations in the case of jus cogens norms violations, and legal basis for freezing and confiscation of financial assets of a responsible State and affiliated persons.
Maryia graduated from Belarusian State University with a Law bachelor’s and master’sdegrees in 2012 and 2013 and received her second Law master's degree, specialising in "International Law and European Union Law", from European Humanities University in 2022.
From 2011 until 2022 she worked as a lawyer in Belarus in the field of business lawand since 2020 - has worked as a legal advisor with strong expertise in international human rights law and law lecturer at European Humanities University (Lithuania) and Open Society University Network (OSUN).
She has several book chapters, articles in professional legal journals, and papers presented at international conferences.