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High Council of Justice 2.0: reboot (analysis of competitive selection for vacant positions and evaluation of the current members)

Читати українською.This report analyzes the HCJ reboot process: ● formation of the Ethics Council,● operations of the Ethics Council in assessing compliance with the criteria of professional ethics andintegrity of HCJ current members and candidates,● conducting competitions for these positions. Over the course of approximately a year and a half of operation, the Ethics Council… Continue reading High Council of Justice 2.0: reboot (analysis of competitive selection for vacant positions and evaluation of the current members)

Yanukovych’s henchman and Vovk’s accomplice: the Council of Judges elected Yaroslav Romanyuk and Volodymyr Kuzmenko to the selection commission for the Constitutional Court

The Council of Judges appointed Yaroslav Romanyuk, who served as the head of the Supreme Court of Ukraine during the Yanukovych era, to join the commission responsible for selecting judges for the Constitutional Court. 

4 years, 2 laws, 16 members: how the new composition of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine was selected

Читати українською. This report covers the competitive selection for positions in the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine held in 2021–2023. Our goal was to reflect on the results of the competitive selection, which took over a year and a half, highlight the key advantages and shortcomings of the process. We hope this report… Continue reading 4 years, 2 laws, 16 members: how the new composition of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine was selected

The President delays the appointment of a member of the HCJ under his quota

In April, the commission responsible for recommending candidates for the High Council of Justice (HCJ) sent a list of potential appointees for vacant positions to the President. However, it is now September, and there is still no update.

Vovk against the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors: MP Slavytska tried to break the transparent competition by conflicting provisions in the new law

Today, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the draft law on competition for the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors (No. 9483-2). It is on this draft law that the start of consideration of complaints against judges and their dismissals depends. Additionally, it introduces a competitive selection process for leadership positions within the Service, including the Head, Deputy Head, and Inspectors.

The MPs will resume the consideration of disciplinary complaints against judges, but they intend to sabotage the competition for the SDI

Tomorrow, the MPs can finally start the consideration of disciplinary complaints against judges. They are planning to vote on draft law No. 9261, which, in particular, proposes to provide the High Council of Justice with the opportunity to consider complaints as soon as the law on transparent competition for the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors is adopted.

Kivalov’s legacy and the monopoly of “special” universities: What’s wrong with the Congress of Legal Scholars that elects members of the HCJ?

On September 21, 2023, the Congress of Legal Scholars will be convened once again to elect one member of the High Council of Justice. The last Congress, which took place on June 2, 2023, could not elect anyone since none of the candidates got the majority of votes.

The third composition of the Public Integrity Council was elected

Today, representatives of the NGOs elected a new composition of the Public Integrity Council, which will help the renewed High Qualification Commission to form a decent judiciary. The third member of the PIC includes specialists of various profiles: lawyers, journalists, human rights defenders and other representatives of NGOs, who have been promoting justice and anti-corruption reforms for years.

MPs of the “Batkivshchyna” party are blocking the cleansing of the courts

Yesterday, on August 10, a draft resolution was registered, which cancels the decision of the Verkhovna Rada to restore the disciplinary function of the HCJ and ensure competition for the positions of disciplinary inspectors. The initiators were MPs of the “Batkivshchyna” party.

The HCJ will start considering complaints against judges, and the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors has a chance for a transparent competition

On August 9, the Verkhovna Rada adopted two important draft laws that will finally foresee the start of consideration of disciplinary complaints against judges and the establishment of the body responsible for the dismissal of judges of low integrity.

NGOs’ Statement: Judicial system needs real cleansing, not populism

Читати українською. As representatives of NGOs dedicated to advocating for a fair judiciary in Ukraine over the years, we emphasise the importance of cleansing the judicial system through legitimate means, eschewing any excessive populism. The corruption scandal within the Supreme Court, which deeply impacted society in the spring, clearly highlights the necessity for immediate inspections… Continue reading NGOs’ Statement: Judicial system needs real cleansing, not populism

According to SAPO, Oleksiy Salnikov, the head of the SJA, was inciting bribes to judges of the Supreme Court

SAPO says that Oleksiy Salnikov, head of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine, was inciting illegal benefits to Supreme Court judges for ruling in favour of a commercial enterprise.