Support Ukrainian Legal Education in the Time of War
Project need $250,000
The Center for American Studies (an American-led non-profit foundation operating in Ukraine, Poland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy) is ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐% ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐.๐. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ who are interested to continue their professional development while the war continues in Ukraine. The Program is hosted by the Center for American Studies, West Ukrainian National University Law Faculty, Uzhhorod National University Faculty of Law, and the Zakarpattian Bar Association.
Your donation will be income to the โUkrainian American Houseโ that has registered 501(ั) 3 non-profit organisation. No administration fee. 100% of fund goes to the project.
Ukraine is defending itself against unprecedented military aggression by Russia.
This is why The Center for American Studies (part of the Center for American & European Studies, an American-led non-profit foundation operating in Ukraine, Poland, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy) is ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐% ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐.๐. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ฌ who are interested to continue their professional development while the war continues in Ukraine.
The Program is hosted by the Center for American Studies, West Ukrainian National University Law Faculty, Uzhhorod National University Faculty of Law and the Zakarpattian Bar Association.
๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?
Attorneys are integral to the functioning and build-up of any democratic society governed by the rule of law. Ukraine is no exception. The professional development of Ukrainian attorneys during the war will assist Ukraine tremendously in its post-war reconstruction efforts, fighting for post-war restitutions and indemnifications, and combating future potential corruption in the process of using financial aid by national and local state institutions in Ukraine now and for years to come. Moreover, a strong legal community of Ukraine will be conducive to Ukraine meeting all necessary criteria of being accepted as a member of the European Union.
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐.๐. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ง๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ.
Normally, American LL.M. programs cost from $70,000 to $100,000 per student (depending on the cost of living). LL.M. degrees at such costs are completely inaccessible to Ukrainian lawyers. ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฒ (๐๐) ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐.๐. ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ (๐) ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ! Our LL.M. will be accessible to Ukrainian lawyers from all backgrounds and demographics, regardless of sex, gender, and economic status.
๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐% ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐.๐. ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐๐.๐. ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ. Because the Program is 100% free for Ukrainians, the criteria for admission will be: (a) the need for professional development presented in the application letter, b) economic and personal hardship, and (c) the desire to support Ukraine during and/or after the war (e.g., through pro bono legal assistance to war victims).
The budget for the program is estimated to be 250,000 USD. The initiative is not, in any way, financed by public institutions (state or local government) of any state. At least three coordinators will be employed to run the program full-time.
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Make your contribution via check to Ukrainian American House (UA House) headquartered in Rancho Cordova, California (a non-profit 501(c)(3) supporting organization and fiscal agent for the Center for American Studies). Checks should be marked โfor Ukrainian legal educationโ.
Your charitable contribution to the Ukrainian American House will be tax-deductible in accordance with U.S. law .
Donations should be made payable to โUkrainian American Houseโ, marked โfor Ukrainian legal educationโ, and sent to UA Houseโs office in Rancho Cordova, California:
Ukrainian American House
Ukrainian Legal Education
11290 Point E Dr., Ste. 215
Rancho Cordova, CA 95742
๐ Official fundraiser page: www.cfasofficial.com/en/help-ukraine
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Establishing and operating the Program carries substantial costs, such as U.S. law faculty compensation, setting up a learning management system, record keeping system, cybersecurity/data privacy system, marketing the program, as well as paying tech-support personnel, accountants, coordinators, and other support staff for the duration of the program (one year).
- The initiative is not, in any way, financed by public institutions (state or local government) of any state.
- At least three coordinators will be employed to run the program and five assistants will help them run every-day operations.
All faculty teaching in the Program will be the best American attorneys and law professors, graduates of leading American law schools (Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, Columbia, etc.). This guarantees excellence in teaching but generates substantial costs.ย
