Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor Andrii Lebid became the winner of the International Research Competition "Slavery in the past and present", organized with the assistance and support of the East European Historical Society (Washington, USA), Cherkas Global University (Washington, USA) and KAD International (Effiduase -Koforidua, Eastern Region, Ghana).

According to the protocol, scientific works of researchers from different countries were submitted to the competition. Evaluation of each competitive work was carried out by at least three experts according to each of the following criteria:

• Actuality of theme;
• originality and novelty of the approach;
• knowledge of research methods;
• systematicity, integrity and scientific validity;
• practical and theoretical significance of the work;
• quality and originality of the presentation.

The winners of the Competition were determined on the basis of the total rating of the evaluations of the members of the Competition Commission. The conclusion of the Competition was timed for December 2, 2023 - the International Day of the Struggle for the Abolition of Slavery, which has been celebrated since 1949. The Commission for summarizing the results of the Competition highly praised the results of the scientific research of Professor Andrii Lebid "Conceptualization and legalization of modern forms of slavery and practices similar to it in the system of international guarantees of human rights" and selected it as one of the best among many others submitted to the Competition. According to the results of the Competition, the winning researches were awarded monetary prizes.