Olga Szkodzińska

Graduate of the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw
Graduate of the Faculty of International Relations, University of Warsaw (Bachelor’s degree in International Relations)
Graduate of the Refugee Law School, University of Warsaw

Comprehensive legal advice for an international NGO regarding the legalization of residence of its employees
Migration advisory for individual clients concerning both EU and national visa regulations, as well as residence legalization procedures in Poland, including applications for international protection
Cooperation in representing a client listed in the register of undesirable foreigners in Poland in domestic proceedings aimed at lifting the entry ban and legalizing residence; preparation of an application to the European Court of Human Rights after the client was denied access to classified materials forming the basis of the listing
Preparation of a comprehensive legal opinion identifying criminal law risks related to a real estate sale transaction involving potential creditor harm and the possibility of initiating criminal proceedings
Drafting applications to the European Court of Human Rights concerning tax, disciplinary, and excessive length of proceedings cases
Preparation of a communication to the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court concerning unlawful detentions and the Border Guard’s policy toward migrants on the Polish-Belarusian border, including an extensive legal argumentation on the elements of crimes against humanity and preliminary evidence sources

Representative of the University of Warsaw in international moot court competitions: Nuremberg Moot Court, International Migration and Refugee Law Moot Court, European Human Rights Moot Court Competition, All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition (2021)
Participant, International Law Section, University of Warsaw Legal Clinic (2021)
Graduate of the Human Rights in Asylum Procedure training, Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (2023)
Graduate of the Introduction to International Humanitarian Law training, College of Europe in Warsaw (2020, 2021)
Graduate of The Art of Argument at the Court Room training organized by the American College of Trial Lawyers in cooperation with the Warsaw Bar Association (2023)
Author of publications including: The Justification of the Genocidal Rape Allegation in the Context of the Ongoing War in Ukraine (2023); The Model of Proceedings Before the International Criminal Court: At the Intersection of Common and Civil Law Traditions (2022)

First place in the All-European International Humanitarian and Refugee Law Moot Court Competition (2021)
Four-time recipient of the Rector’s Scholarship for Best Students, University of Warsaw
Winner of the First Prize in the 24th Edition of the Prof. Remigiusz Bierzanka Academic Paper Competition organized by the Polish School of International Humanitarian Law

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