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The Verkhovna Rada Attempts to Undermine Public Oversight
The Verkhovna Rada Attempts to Undermine Public Oversight

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is pushing forward two draft laws, №7033-д and №11533, that could restrict access to court register decisions and property location data. This would prevent journalists from exposing corrupt officials, hinder the public from assessing the integrity of candidates fo...

Six Draft Laws from the Parliament: Initiatives That Threaten to Derail Judicial Reform
Six Draft Laws from the Parliament: Initiatives That Threaten to Derail Judicial Reform

Judicial reform achievements — cleansing the judiciary, selecting high-integrity candidates, and ensuring declaration transparency — are now at risk of being undone by a series of harmful draft laws. The DEJURE Foundation has compiled a list of the most dangerous legislative initiatives currentl...

HCJ Supreme Court
If international experts leave: consequences for Ukraine’s judicial reform
If international experts leave: consequences for Ukraine’s judicial reform

The tenure of international experts in the Selection Commission, the body responsible for selecting members of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ), expires on June 1, 2025. Unless the authorities act to extend their mandate, future HQCJ selections will proceed without independent expe...

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HQCJ Member Luhanskyi Suspected of Receiving Payments for a Fake Academic Degree
HQCJ Member Luhanskyi Suspected of Receiving Payments for a Fake Academic Degree

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) have issued a formal notice of suspicion to Volodymyr Luhanskyi, a member of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ), for receiving unlawful salary supplements based on a fraudulent...

HQCJ
New Draft Law No. 13137 by “Servant of the People” MPs Blocks Complaints Against Judges and Makes Their Dismissal Impossible
New Draft Law No. 13137 by “Servant of the People” MPs Blocks Complaints Against Judges and Makes Their Dismissal Impossible

The dismissal of judges caught drunk driving, taking bribes, collaborating with the enemy, or committing other serious violations will become virtually impossible under disciplinary proceedings. Even the odious judges of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) will remain in office. This is...

HCJ
HQCJ Decides Which Judges Will Be Left “Hanging” After the Start of the Appellate Court Competition
HQCJ Decides Which Judges Will Be Left “Hanging” After the Start of the Appellate Court Competition

The High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) is about to shift its focus almost entirely to the upcoming competition for appellate courts, leaving little time to continue evaluating sitting judges’ fitness for office. Right now, the Commission is determining which judges will remain in limbo...

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Analysis of Draft Law No. 13137, Which Makes Disciplinary Dismissal of Judges Impossible
Analysis of Draft Law No. 13137, Which Makes Disciplinary Dismissal of Judges Impossible

The dismissal of judges caught drunk driving, taking bribes, collaborating with the enemy, and committing other serious offences will become virtually impossible through disciplinary proceedings. Even the judges of the infamous District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) will remain in office. This...

HCJ
How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? April 7–11, 2025
How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? April 7–11, 2025

Cheating on exams, thousands of dollars in bribes, shielding drunk drivers, and supporting illegal development in Protasiv Yar — this is the kind of misconduct the High Council of Justice (HCJ) reviewed this week (April 7–11), and here are the decisions it made: Positive Decisions: Ilona Denysiu...

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Lack of Transparency Instead of Security: Draft Law No. 11533 from the Verkhovna Rada
Lack of Transparency Instead of Security: Draft Law No. 11533 from the Verkhovna Rada

The Verkhovna Rada Committee is preparing to “revise” Draft Law No. 11533, which has already sparked significant public backlash. Under the guise of “protecting” defence enterprises, MPS propose to restrict access to the public real estate register. In reality, this move would primarily hind...

Supreme Court Limits the HCJ’s Powers in Disciplinary Proceedings
Supreme Court Limits the HCJ’s Powers in Disciplinary Proceedings

The Supreme Court continues to hinder judicial reform. In January 2025, the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court overturned a decision by the High Council of Justice (HCJ) that held Serhii Vovk, the notorious judge of the Pechersk District Court, disciplinarily liable. This ruling undermines the legit...

HCJ Supreme Court
How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? March 31 – April 4, 2025
How Did the Week Go at the High Council of Justice? March 31 – April 4, 2025

This week (March 31 – April 4), a traitor, a Romanian citizen, and a judge caught drunk driving were all removed from their judicial positions. Three judges were dismissed following complaints submitted by lawyers from the DEJURE Foundation. The High Council of Justice (HCJ) formally stripped the...

HCJ
New Administrative Courts to Replace the DACK: Who Will Select the Judges?
New Administrative Courts to Replace the DACK: Who Will Select the Judges?

On March 26, the law establishing two new administrative courts to replace the liquidated District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) came into force. According to the law, judges for these two new courts will be selected by an Expert Council composed of three international experts and three Ukrai...

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