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HQCJ defines composition of the Expert Council for selection to Administrative Courts: candidates with questionable reputations included
HQCJ defines composition of the Expert Council for selection to Administrative Courts: candidates with questionable reputations included

Today, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) formed the Expert Council, which is to assist in the selection of judges for the newly created administrative courts. These courts will replace the liquidated District Administrative Court of Kyiv. They are mandated to consider lawsuits again...

DEJURE Foundation announces a tender for the procurement of MICROSOFT Office 365 licenses
DEJURE Foundation announces a tender for the procurement of MICROSOFT Office 365 licenses

The Non-Governmental Organization “DEJURE Foundation” (hereinafter – DEJURE) invites you to submit a quotation for the supply of Microsoft Office 365 licenses. REQUEST FOR QUOTATION PROCUREMENT OF MICROSOFT Office 365 LICENSES RFQ NO.  UA_2025_01 Closing Date & Time: 19 September 2025...

Rulings in Russian, millions during the war, and an “eternal court chairman”: what is known about the candidates from the Council of Judges
Rulings in Russian, millions during the war, and an “eternal court chairman”: what is known about the candidates from the Council of Judges

In June, the term of the Selection Commission, which selected members of the High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQCJ), came to an end. It was the international experts on the commission who served as a safeguard against unscrupulous candidates joining the HQCJ. Now the situation has changed...

Around 73% of Ukrainians support pressure from international partners on the Ukrainian government to clean up the justice system
Around 73% of Ukrainians support pressure from international partners on the Ukrainian government to clean up the justice system

The majority of Ukrainians doubt that the government is capable of implementing justice reform independently, without external pressure. A new survey conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, together with the DEJURE Foundation, highlighted that 75% of Ukrainians want the Eur...

Draft Law No. 13697: “Batkivshchyna” once again attacks the role of international experts in the selection of judges and law enforcement bodies
Draft Law No. 13697: “Batkivshchyna” once again attacks the role of international experts in the selection of judges and law enforcement bodies

A new document has appeared in the Verkhovna Rada that could reshape the system of selection in judicial, law enforcement, and anti-corruption bodies. Draft Law No. 13697, registered by 19 MPs from Batkivshchyna, proposes in effect to roll back the participation of international experts in competiti...

“Dissertation Conveyor” and questionable declarations: Who the Academy is delegating to the HQCJ Selection Commission
“Dissertation Conveyor” and questionable declarations: Who the Academy is delegating to the HQCJ Selection Commission

The National Academy of Legal Sciences has determined its representatives to the Selection Commission, which will select members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ). Tetiana Kolomoiets and Nataliia Hlynska submitted their documents. And already now, serious questions arise about th...

Candidates to the Selection Commission from the Council of Judges — once again difficult to find worthy ones
Candidates to the Selection Commission from the Council of Judges — once again difficult to find worthy ones

For six vacancies in the Selection Commission, which will select members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ), only two candidates responded from the Council of Judges of Ukraine, which is why the body extended the competition. At present, the following persons have submitted docume...

The scheme works: The Bar Council recommended candidates to the Selection Commission for the High Qualification Commission of Judges
The scheme works: The Bar Council recommended candidates to the Selection Commission for the High Qualification Commission of Judges

Who will select the judges who will administer justice for decades? Spoiler: the same people who for years blocked reform. A competition is now underway for the new Selection Commission, which will choose members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ). It is the HQCJ that will select...

Hijacked selection: what happens when international experts are pushed aside
Hijacked selection: what happens when international experts are pushed aside

This article was originally published at: zn.ua. The latest actions of the Ukrainian authorities are forming a troubling trend: independent institutions and the mechanisms for forming them are disappearing or being devalued one after another — in particular, the participation of international expe...

Support, even when it’s difficult: DEJURE’s response to allegations and challenges in the work of the Public Integrity Council
Support, even when it’s difficult: DEJURE’s response to allegations and challenges in the work of the Public Integrity Council

The Public Integrity Council (PIC) is never an easy endeavour: 20 independent people accustomed to seeking and defending the truth are a formidable force. However, this also presents its challenges, as each individual may hold their own truth, as well as their willingness to defend it to the fullest...

How to unlock the path to the EU: key reforms Ukraine must implement
How to unlock the path to the EU: key reforms Ukraine must implement

The events that unfolded as a result of attempts to break the anti-corruption system have triggered a chain reaction of changes that, it seems, is far from over. The brutality of this attempt, along with the reaction of Ukrainians, primarily the youth, who took to the streets in mass protests, led t...

We welcome the new members of the Public Integrity Council!
We welcome the new members of the Public Integrity Council!

The fourth composition of the Public Integrity Council (PIC) was formed at the meeting of civil society organisations on August 4. Twelve NGOs, including the DEJURE Foundation, elected 20 members for the next two years. They are: Oleh Baturin, Anastasiia Borema, Orest Bumba, Olha Veretilnyk, Yarosla...

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