Viktor Shyshkin

Viktor Shyshkin

Viktor Shyshkin was born in 1952 in Tyraspol, Moldavian SSR.

He started to work in 1969. He served a regular term in the army.

In 1973 he finished Tyraspol technical school no. 2, and worked as a locksmith.

In 1981 he graduated from the Law Faculty of Odesa Illia Mechnykov State University. The same year he was elected people’s judge at Oleksandrivskyi district people’s court in Kirovohrad region.

1982- 985 - people’s judge of Kirovskyi regional people’s court in Kirovohrad.

1985-1990 - Judge of Kirovohrad regional court, Deputy Chairman of this court.

He was a People’s Deputy of Ukraine of the I, II and III convocations, Deputy Head of the Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

1991-1993 - Prosecutor General of Ukraine.

In November 2005 he was appointed Judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine by the President of Ukraine. He swore the oath on August 4, 2006.

Candidate of Legal Sciences (constitutional law). In 1987 he defended the thesis “The constitutional right of the Soviet citizens to appeal acts of officials, state and civil bodies”. Associate Professor. In 1996 V.Shyshkin was awarded with the title “Distinguished Lawyer of Ukraine” for elaboration of the Constitution of Ukraine.

Author of over 100 publications in Ukraine and abroad (Poland, the United States of America, Hungary, Germany), in particular monographs “Constitutional Right to Challenge Acts of the Officials in Court” (1990), “Ensuring Human Rights in the US Justice (organisational and procedural principles)” (2000) and text-books “Judicial Systems of the World States”, (two volumes) (2001) “Principles of Administrative Justice and Administrative Law” (in co-authorship) (2006). 

In July 2015 the President of Ukraine accepted Mr. Shyshkin’s resignation.