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LL.B.; LL.M. (St. Petersburg University, School of Law)

LL.M. (University of Hamburg, School of Law)

EMLE (University of Hamburg, Ghent University, LUMSA University); LL.M. (University of Illinois, College of Law)

Ph.D. Candidate (St. Petersburg University, School of Law)

 

Prof. Aleksei Vorona

Assistant Professor

Email aleksei.vorona@jgu.edu.in
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Key Expertise My primary line of research lies in protecting a weak party in civil law relations. Protection of a weak party is a classical civil law issue that has been the subject of a significant number of research. However, the emergence of economic analysis of law in the second half of the XX century as an independent school of legal science made it possible to re-evaluate many of the classic civil law issues. I have been dealing with the issue of the protection of the weak party for a while. I have chosen this topic for my PhD study at Saint Petersburg State University. Being enrolled on the LLM study at the University of Hamburg, I decided to develop a similar topic – on protection of a weak party in a contract from the Law&Economics perspective. Thus, at the University of Hamburg, I wrote my master’s thesis on the topic “Protection of a Weak Party in a Contract: Law&Economics Approach”, which was graded “magna cum laude”. Then I followed developing this topic by writing a master’s thesis within the EMLE programme on the topic “Limits of Regulation of Freedom of Contract to Protect the Weak Party In a Contract: Law&Economic Analysis” (graded 45/60). Then, during my studies at the University of Illinois, I conducted empirical research on the effect of dimensionality of source dependence on redistribution preferences – an economic issue relevant to the protection of weak parties. Finally, I took a class Fintech Law&Policy at the University of Illinois. There, I wrote an essay on the topic “Is the Concept of Smart Contract New Uber? Policy Advice on the Regulation of Smart Contracts With an Emphasis on Protection of the Weak Party”, which was a form of examination. The mere fact that I took this course and chose this topic proves that I consider analysing Digital Transformation Law issues within my PhD thesis. For now, I have already researched a significant part of my PhD project topic – particularly defining when parties could be considered weak. In my PhD thesis and papers devoted to this topic, I want to show how the development of modern means in social sciences – first of all, in statistics, sociology, and empirical legal studies – allows us to find new solutions for this long-lasting issue. Then, I want to demonstrate how purely legal instruments can cement these solutions in constitutions or legislation and make them work for economic efficiency, growth, and social justice. The main research question is to what extent and how exactly the rule-of-law state should effectively and fairly protect weak contractual parties. In the first chapter of my thesis, I analyse the concepts of key terms of the topic (freedom, contractual freedom and its limits, weak parties in a contract). Then, I define the economic substance of a deal and the economic prerequisites of one party’s weakness. In the second chapter, I propose criteria for determining when a weak party does not deserve protection through private law. Finally, in the third chapter, I analyse and compare the main methods to protect a weak party proposed by economic analysis of law and classical contract law and suggest their optimal ratio. In doing so, I analyse an already existing concept of an “average actor” and modify it for the purposes of a weak party’s protection. Overall, my thesis attempts to solve a long-existing problem from a fundamental point of view using modern social sciences methods. The research results in a formulation of specific policy advice.

LL.B.; LL.M. (St. Petersburg University, School of Law)

LL.M. (University of Hamburg, School of Law)

EMLE (University of Hamburg, Ghent University, LUMSA University); LL.M. (University of Illinois, College of Law)

Ph.D. Candidate (St. Petersburg University, School of Law)

 

Biography

Mr. Aleksei Vorona is an Assistant Professor at the Jindal Global Law School. He did his Bachelor in Law at Saint Petersburg State University. While studying, he founded and headed the Debate Club at the Law School, which later became the most successful Russian debate club (ranking-wise). Then Prof. Vorona obtained four master’s degrees from high-ranked European and American universities.

Before joining O.P. Jindal Global University, Prof. Vorona worked as a senior lawyer at PJSC BANK URALSIB, where he was involved in the financing review process, legal risks analysis and regulation assessment for the Association of Banks of Russia.

While practising law, Prof. Vorona also finished two of three years in the Saint Petersburg State University Ph.D. program. The topic of his Ph.D. thesis is “Protection of a weak party in a civil law relation: comparative law research”. Working on his Ph.D. thesis, Prof. Vorona wrote two master theses on specific issues of protection of a weak party in a contract.

Prof. Vorona’s main interest in research and teaching lies in the economic analysis of law, contract law and theory, and human rights law and theory.

 

1. Human Rights Law and Theory at JGU (Fall 2023).
2. Debate, Public Speaking, Foundations of Argumentation and Critical Thinking at Saint Petersburg State University (2014 – 2021).

 

“The division of fiscal payments on taxes and dues in the Constitution of the Russian – Collection of materials of the International Conference “Tenth Constitutional Readings”, 2016

“Legal aspects of Uber activity in Russian” – Young Lawyer, Vol.2, 2016
Email aleksei.vorona@jgu.edu.in
Key Expertise My primary line of research lies in protecting a weak party in civil law relations. Protection of a weak party is a classical civil law issue that has been the subject of a significant number of research. However, the emergence of economic analysis of law in the second half of the XX century as an independent school of legal science made it possible to re-evaluate many of the classic civil law issues. I have been dealing with the issue of the protection of the weak party for a while. I have chosen this topic for my PhD study at Saint Petersburg State University. Being enrolled on the LLM study at the University of Hamburg, I decided to develop a similar topic – on protection of a weak party in a contract from the Law&Economics perspective. Thus, at the University of Hamburg, I wrote my master’s thesis on the topic “Protection of a Weak Party in a Contract: Law&Economics Approach”, which was graded “magna cum laude”. Then I followed developing this topic by writing a master’s thesis within the EMLE programme on the topic “Limits of Regulation of Freedom of Contract to Protect the Weak Party In a Contract: Law&Economic Analysis” (graded 45/60). Then, during my studies at the University of Illinois, I conducted empirical research on the effect of dimensionality of source dependence on redistribution preferences – an economic issue relevant to the protection of weak parties. Finally, I took a class Fintech Law&Policy at the University of Illinois. There, I wrote an essay on the topic “Is the Concept of Smart Contract New Uber? Policy Advice on the Regulation of Smart Contracts With an Emphasis on Protection of the Weak Party”, which was a form of examination. The mere fact that I took this course and chose this topic proves that I consider analysing Digital Transformation Law issues within my PhD thesis. For now, I have already researched a significant part of my PhD project topic – particularly defining when parties could be considered weak. In my PhD thesis and papers devoted to this topic, I want to show how the development of modern means in social sciences – first of all, in statistics, sociology, and empirical legal studies – allows us to find new solutions for this long-lasting issue. Then, I want to demonstrate how purely legal instruments can cement these solutions in constitutions or legislation and make them work for economic efficiency, growth, and social justice. The main research question is to what extent and how exactly the rule-of-law state should effectively and fairly protect weak contractual parties. In the first chapter of my thesis, I analyse the concepts of key terms of the topic (freedom, contractual freedom and its limits, weak parties in a contract). Then, I define the economic substance of a deal and the economic prerequisites of one party’s weakness. In the second chapter, I propose criteria for determining when a weak party does not deserve protection through private law. Finally, in the third chapter, I analyse and compare the main methods to protect a weak party proposed by economic analysis of law and classical contract law and suggest their optimal ratio. In doing so, I analyse an already existing concept of an “average actor” and modify it for the purposes of a weak party’s protection. Overall, my thesis attempts to solve a long-existing problem from a fundamental point of view using modern social sciences methods. The research results in a formulation of specific policy advice.
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