Читати українською. A historic day. The European Commission recommends initiating negotiations for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. Ursula von der Leyen, the EC President, highlights that Ukraine has fulfilled 90% of prior recommendations, emphasising that the duration of negotiations hinges on reform progress. What has Ukraine already done? Ursula von der Leyen noted that… Continue reading Judicial reform and legal education are at the centre of demands for Eurointegration.
The Council of Judges has published the list of candidates for the Constitutional Court under the quota of the Congress of Judges. There are many candidates on this list whose integrity or professionalism is in reasonable doubt. Here is more information about them. Oksana Blazhivska, a former HCJ member, secured a judgeship in the Commercial… Continue reading Who is trying to sneak into the Constitutional Court?
The Parliament announced candidates for the post of judge of the Constitutional Court (CCU) under its quota. It seems that the authorities are in no hurry to stop the practice of political bias of judges, which is the main source of problems in the Constitutional Court: the list includes two MPs from “Servant of the People”, Oleksandr… Continue reading Two current MPs from the “Servant of the People” are candidates for the Constitutional Court. This violates the Constitution
On October 16, Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Oksana Vasylchenko, the director of the Law Institute at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, to the Advisory Group of Experts (AGE). Joining her as deputy is Ihor Protsyuk from Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University. With this appointment, the formation of the AGE nears completion, pending the final decision of the… Continue reading The selection commission for the Constitutional Court is almost formed. The President appointed a member under his quota
On October 13, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to an esteemed panel of international experts tasked with selecting judges for the Constitutional Court. The distinguished experts include: Hanna Suchocka, the 5th Prime Minister of Poland and honorary president of the Venice Commission. Aleš Zalar, former Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs of the Republic… Continue reading Who will select judges of the Constitutional Court? The Cabinet of Ministers appointed international experts, with two more Ukrainian experts to come
Today, the High Qualification Commission of Judges will determine the schedule for reviewing the qualification assessment results of Judge Vilchynskyi. Let’s revisit the notable aspects of this controversial judge’s history: In 2019, the Public Integrity Council recognised Vilchynsky as judge of low integrity. This was primarily due to his associations with judges from the DACK, failure to… Continue reading Because of one judge, the qualification assessment of two thousand judges is at risk. Will the new HQCJ bend under him?
The Ethics Council has announced its intention to publish the interviews conducted with members of the HCJ and candidates for positions. Over the course of a year and a half, approximately a hundred such interviews were conducted. Despite requests from ten candidates and current HCJ members, including individuals like Tetyana Bondarenko, Vitaliy Salikhov, and Inna… Continue reading The Ethics Council will publish the interviews with current members and candidates for the HCJ
The President made the timely announcement of a competition for the second member of the High Council of Justice under his quota. This decision comes as the HCJ is preparing to review disciplinary complaints against judges, and there are already approximately nine thousand such complaints, making it an appropriate move. However, the status of the… Continue reading The President has recently initiated a competition for the second member’s position within the High Council of Justice (HCJ) under his quota. No one has been appointed to the first position yet.
As reported by “Schemes” journalists, Valentyna Simonenko, a former judge from the Civil Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court, possesses a Russian passport and is currently enjoying an honourable retirement. Starting from April 2023, she receives a monthly sum of approximately UAH 200,000. Simonenko acquired Russian citizenship in 2003, though her Russian passport is now considered… Continue reading “Schemes” discovered that the retired judge of the Civil Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court, Valentyna Simonenko, has a Russian passport
At the Plenum, the Supreme Court supported MP Pavlish’s draft law No. 9643-1 on changing the structure of the Grand Chamber, which foresees creating a weak and dependent Grand Chamber. Notably, the decision received 75 votes in favour, while 31 votes opposed it during the Plenum session. It’s worth mentioning that there were initially 129 judges… Continue reading The Supreme Court supported the draft law on the “manual” Grand Chamber
Following the HCJ’s decision, the High Anti-Corruption Court will have a total of 42 judges in the first instance court and 21 judges in the appellate court, adding 24 positions compared to the previous arrangement. The next step involves the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) organizing a competition for these new judge positions. However, there… Continue reading The HCJ increased the number of the HACC judges. What will happen with the competition?
Ivan Shemelynets, expert on legal education On September 28, 2023, students pursuing master’s degrees in law will participate in the first Unified State Qualification Exam (USQE). This initial session will serve as a pilot or trial. However, a comprehensive evaluation of master’s degree graduates through the USQE is scheduled for November. Background: The introduction of… Continue reading The Unified State Qualification Exam: what should students of the Master of Laws degree expect in the near future?
