Oleg Manyuta

Lawyer, historian and academic non-fiction writer
Dr Manyuta Law Office
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UKRAINIAN MAECENAS International Charitable Foundation
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Swiss Institute of Culatural Diplomacy
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Ukrainian National Bar Assiciation
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Solicitors Regulation Authority
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The Law Society
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Academic writer, Educational writer, Historian, Independent / self-published author, Journalist, Non-fiction writer
Available for:
Collaboration, Editing, Lecturing and teaching, Media, Mentoring, Public speaking, Reader reports, Translation, Workshops
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I’m a lawyer, author, and researcher with over 25 years of practice in international law — from commercial and financial matters to trust structures, tax planning, and the fast-evolving world of blockchain and digital assets. My work has taken me from the courtrooms and boardrooms of Europe to advising global technology start-ups, always with a focus on cross-border problem-solving.

Alongside my legal career, I’ve been deeply engaged in writing and research. I believe that law and history share the same heartbeat: both tell the story of how people and ideas move through time. Much of my work blends these two worlds.

Writing and Research
My forthcoming monograph, The Sovereign Order of Malta: Spiritual Knighthood, Legal Sovereignty, and the Afterlife of Empire, reimagines my earlier studies of the Order’s unique place in international law. It’s a project that combines legal analysis, history, and a fascination with the idea of sovereignty without territory — and how that idea might work in the digital age.

I was honoured to be the scientific editor for the Russian edition of Milton Friedman and Anna Schwartz’s A Monetary History of the United States, 1867–1960 (Vakler, 2007), and to have authored Legal Analysis of the Trust Services Market (2000), which helped shape trust law in Ukraine. I’ve also published articles exploring cryptocurrency regulation, blockchain governance, and financial sovereignty.

What Inspires My Work
I’m drawn to questions that sit at the edges of law:

Can a state exist without land?
How will decentralised finance reshape our legal systems?
What happens when centuries-old institutions meet digital-first realities?
Current and Upcoming Projects

Publishing my Sovereign Order of Malta monograph with maps, archival illustrations, and academic references, designed to appeal both to scholars and general readers.
Building CryptoLaw.Solutions, a platform for practical cross-border legal guidance on blockchain and digital assets.
Researching the legal intersections of constitutional sovereignty, digital sovereign states, decentralized autonomous organization, digital assets and Web 3.0 regulation.