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Access denied: MPs try to hide real estate under the guise of national security
Access denied: MPs try to hide real estate under the guise of national security

“Judges’ villas” will disappear — not because they’ve been demolished, but because they’ll be registered under some “company.” On June 19, MPs will vote in the first reading of Draft Law No. 11533. Under the banner of “national security,” they seek to significantly restrict acces...

Rushing while it’s hot: the Bar Council is racing to nominate to the Selection Commission of the High Qualification Commission
Rushing while it’s hot: the Bar Council is racing to nominate to the Selection Commission of the High Qualification Commission

The past is returning, rushing to take the place of international experts in the Selection Commission. A long-time ally of Medvedchuk, Lidiia Izovitova, is eager to swiftly appoint her delegate. On June 1, the mandate of the international experts responsible for selecting candidates to the High Qual...

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How did the week go at the High Council of Justice? June 9-13, 2025
How did the week go at the High Council of Justice? June 9-13, 2025

The final dismissal of a judge suspected of corruption, a submission for the dismissal of a collaborator, and the suspension of a judge who seized an apartment — this week, the High Council of Justice demonstrated its capability and resolve. However, new threats are emerging: Parliament is pushing...

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Use of “puppet” courts continues: how the selection process for the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine is being sabotaged
Use of “puppet” courts continues: how the selection process for the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine is being sabotaged

The competition for the position of Director of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU) may be sabotaged through puppet courts, as MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak reported. The ESBU is responsible for combating economic crimes. The independence of the Bureau and whether pressure on businesses will sto...

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NGOs call for the retention and continuation of international experts’ involvement in selection commissions
NGOs call for the retention and continuation of international experts’ involvement in selection commissions

On June 1, 2025, the tenure of international experts in the Selection Commission for the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) expired. Their seats are to be filled by representatives of the unreformed Council of Judges and the Ukrainian Bar Association. In November, the tenure of internati...

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529 priorities instead of reforms: how the rule of law roadmap replaced real change
529 priorities instead of reforms: how the rule of law roadmap replaced real change

Ukraine stands on the verge of a historic decision to begin real negotiations on EU accession. While our allies seek ways to overcome Hungary’s veto and unlock this decision, the Cabinet of Ministers has taken the required next step and approved three roadmaps – on the rule of law, public admini...

How did the week go at the High Council of Justice? June 2-6, 2025
How did the week go at the High Council of Justice? June 2-6, 2025

This week at the High Council of Justice was eventful and rich in telling decisions: dismissals of judges suspected of bribery and drunk driving, refusal to appoint candidates who failed to prove their integrity, and once again, attempts to protect the low-integrity judges. Here’s an overview of w...

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The Verkhovna Rada Destroys the Chance to Reform the Supreme Court — Draft Law No. 13165-2 Adopted in First Reading
The Verkhovna Rada Destroys the Chance to Reform the Supreme Court — Draft Law No. 13165-2 Adopted in First Reading

On June 3, 258 Members of Parliament voted in favour of Draft Law No. 13165-2 in the first reading. The draft law amends the procedures for submitting declarations of integrity by judges but fails to include any mechanism for reviewing Supreme Court judges, despite the pressing public and internatio...

Supreme Court
A figure in an investigation and a judge with problematic declarations: whom did the Supreme Court elect to the Grand Chamber?
A figure in an investigation and a judge with problematic declarations: whom did the Supreme Court elect to the Grand Chamber?

Today, the Supreme Court elected to the Grand Chamber a figure from the Schemes: Corruption in Detail investigation, Nadiia Stefaniv, as well as judge Anatolii Yemets, who has a negative opinion from the Public Integrity Council. The Grand Chamber is a body within the Supreme Court that handles the...

Supreme Court
Judicial selection: what two years of the renewed HQCJ have shown
Judicial selection: what two years of the renewed HQCJ have shown

Since November 2023, 297 judges have completed the qualification assessment. The High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) assessed judges’ legal knowledge, psychological resilience, and integrity. HQCJ members reviewed 120 negative opinions issued by the Public Integrity Council (PIC). The C...

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Off Track from European Integration: Who in Kyiv Is Undermining Ukraine’s Path to the EU
Off Track from European Integration: Who in Kyiv Is Undermining Ukraine’s Path to the EU

Mykhailo Zhernakov, Executive Director of the DEJURE Foundation Kateryna Shevchuk, Communications Manager at the DEJURE Foundation Remember 2020? Not COVID, but the real constitutional catastrophe, when the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) attempted to destroy electronic asset declarations. The...

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“Don’t Touch the Supreme Court”: MPs Push Forward Draft Law 13165-2
“Don’t Touch the Supreme Court”: MPs Push Forward Draft Law 13165-2

Ukrainian MPs are trying to shield Supreme Court (SC) judges from scrutiny. The Verkhovna Rada’s Legal Committee has supported draft law 13165-2 — a version even worse than its predecessors 13165 and 13165-1. Experts from the DEJURE Foundation previously emphasised that this new initiative merel...

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