▁Ukraine ▁( 2 0 0 9 ), ▁Hon ored ▁Law yer ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁( 1 9 9 7 ), ▁Editor - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁Ukrain ian ▁national ▁Leg al ▁Journal ▁“ L aw ▁of ▁Ukraine ” ▁( 1 9 9 5 – ), ▁Honor ary ▁Professor ▁of ▁Z apor iz h zh ya ▁National ▁University . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ole ks andr ▁S vi at ot sky i ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁in ▁L viv , ▁Ukraine . ▁ ▁Education ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Dr . ▁S vi at ot sky i ▁graduated ▁with ▁hon ors ▁from ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Law , ▁Ivan ▁Fran ko ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁L viv ▁( present ly ▁Ivan ▁Fran ko ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁L viv ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Ole ks andr ▁S vi at ot sky i ▁def ended ▁the ▁Ph D ▁dis sert ation ▁on ▁the ▁“ Form ation ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Bar ▁( histor ical ▁and ▁legal ▁aspects ) ” ▁( special ty ▁ 1 2 . 0 0 . 0 1 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Dr . ▁S vi at ot sky i ▁def ended ▁the ▁doctor al ▁dis sert ation ▁on ▁“ The ▁Bar ▁in ▁the ▁legal ▁mechanism ▁for ▁protect ing ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁citizens ▁( histor ical ▁and ▁legal ▁research ) ” ▁( special ty ▁ 1 2 . 0 0 . 0 1 ). ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁career