About the Speaker
Professor Yuliya Zabyelina teaches in the Department of Political Science in the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at CUNY. She specializes in interdisciplinary socio-legal research that combines theories and methodologies from international relations, criminal justice, and legal studies. Within her broader research on international criminal justice, she has maintained a particular focus on the countries of the former Soviet Union.
About the Talk
In her talk, Dr. Zabyelina discussed crimes committed by state bodies and international representatives, and particularly those who are protected by immunity from prosecution. In addition to her analysis of criminal activities, such as trafficking crimes, corruption, and sex and labor exploitation, she evaluated the existing response mechanisms developed by domestic agencies and international organizations.
Interpol Headquarters, Lyon, France
Publications by the Speaker
Zabyelina, Y. G. (2017). Can Criminals create Opportunities for Crime? Malvertising and Illegal Online Medicine Trade. Global Crime, 18(1), 31–48. https://doi.org/10.1080/17440572.2016.1197124
Zabyelina, Y. (2017). Lustration beyond Decommunization: Responding to the Crimes of the Powerful in Post-Euromaidan Ukraine. State Crime Journal, 6(1), 55. Retrieved from http://www.library.illinois.edu/proxy/go.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=124116416&site=eds-live&scope=site
Zabyelina, Y. (n.d.). Politicized Justice in Emerging Democracies: A Study of Courts in Russia and Ukraine. EUROPE-ASIA STUDIES, 66(7), 1207–1209. Retrieved from http://www.library.illinois.edu/proxy/go.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edswss&AN=000341525500021&site=eds-live&scope=site
Zabyelina, Y. (n.d.). Respectable and Professional? A Review of Financial and Economic Misconduct in Diplomatic Relations. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW CRIME AND JUSTICE, 44, 88–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2015.07.001
Zabyelina, Y. (n.d.). Russian Politics. The Paradox of a Weak State. EUROPE-ASIA STUDIES, 66(2), 343–345. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2014.882643
Zabyelina, Y. (2013). The Untouchables: Transnational Organized Crime behind Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities. Trends in Organized Crime, 16(3), 343–357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-012-9184-y
Zabyelina, Y. (2010). Unpacking Pandora’s Box: Defining Transnational Crime and Outlining Emerging Criminal Trends. Central European Journal of International & Security Studies, 4(2), 124. Retrieved from http://www.library.illinois.edu/proxy/go.php?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edb&AN=57276782&site=eds-live&scope=site