Dmytro Yagunov is the author of more than 140 peer-reviewed articles and 14 books, published in Ukrainian, English, and other languages. His scholarship covers the ECHR and CPT case law, penitentiary policy, prison reform, probation, criminology, penology, informal prison hierarchies, and human-rights protection in criminal justice.
Books & Monographs (selected)
- Yagunov, D. (2023). Practices of the European Court of Human Rights and the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture. 4th ed. Tübingen–Odesa: Feniks. 604 p. — Forewords by M. Gnatovskyy, A. Kostin, R. Haverkamp, and D. Yagunov.
- Yagunov, D. (2021). The ECHR Case Law and the Standards of the CPT. Odesa: Phoenix. 420 p.
- Yagunov, D. (2020). Penitentiary Policy as a Component of Social Control. Odesa: Feniks. 674 p.
- Yagunov, D. (2013). European Probation Rules: Translation, Academic and Practical Commentaries, and Auxiliary Materials. Council of Europe / Odesa: Phoenix. 236 p.
- Yagunov, D. (2011). Penitentiary System of Ukraine: Historical Development, Current Problems and Prospects for Reform. 4th ed. Odesa: Phoenix. 446 p. — Recommended by the State Penitentiary Service as practical guidance for prison and probation officers.
- Yagunov, D. (2010). Modern Penology: An Alternative Course. Odesa: Phoenix. 176 p.
Recent Articles (selected)
- Yagunov, D. (2025). Latin American street and prison gangs in the United States: economics, subculture, hierarchies and case law. European Journal of Economics and Management, 11(1), pp. 23–45.
- Yagunov, D. (2024). The Ukrainian prison and probation policy (1991–2024): modulations and key indicators. European Journal of Economics and Management, 10(4), pp. 17–86.
- Yagunov, D. et al. (2023). The Phenomenon of Informal Prison Hierarchies and the Simulacrum of Prison Subculture in Contemporary Power Relations. European Political and Law Discourse, 10(4), pp. 5–55.
- Yagunov, D., Kuryliuk, Y., Chernousov, A., Haverkamp, R. (2023). Human Trafficking in Ukraine and Satellite Crimes: Transformation of Criminological Indicators (January 2006 – April 2023). European Political and Law Discourse, 10(3), pp. 5–38.
- Yagunov, D. (2022). The criminal justice system of Ukraine in wartime: impacts and challenges. European Political and Law Discourse, 9(4), pp. 33–51.
- Yagunov, D. (2022). Impact of the 2022 Russian military aggression on crime trends in Ukraine. European Political and Law Discourse, 9(6), pp. 35–80.
- Yagunov, D. (2023). The concept of total institutions in modern standards of prison management. European Political and Law Discourse, 10(3), pp. 63–99.
- Yagunov, D. (2023). Ill-treatment in the light of Bouyid v. Belgium: from the minimum level of severity to the criterion of necessity. Political Life, 4, pp. 101–118.
Databases & Online Platforms
Dmytro Yagunov has developed and administers several specialised online databases of ECHR case law and CPT standards (in Ukrainian and English):
- www.echr-cpt.com — CPT standards and ECHR case law on torture prevention (English)
- www.cpt-echr.com — CPT standards, news and research (Ukrainian)
- www.fair-policing.info – Fair policing (English)
- www.crime-war.info – Research Centre for Crime and Armed Conflicts (English)
- www.prisongang.info — prison gangs and informal hierarchies (English and Ukrainian)
- www.torturestop.wordpress.com — ECHR case law under Article 3 (Ukrainian)
- www.echrliberty.wordpress.com — ECHR case law under Article 5 (Ukrainian)
- www.echrlife.wordpress.com — ECHR case law under Article 2 (Ukrainian)
