“Access” with obstacles: MPs refuse to grant effective access to judges’ dossiers for the Public Integrity Councils
On October 1, the Verkhovna Rada’s Legal Committee rejected amendments to the draft law concerning the Public Council of International Experts (No. 11426), which included provisions for access to judicial files. The Public Council of International Experts (PCIE) was established to support the sele...
The Congress of Judges has elected a new judge to the Constitutional Court — Alla Oliynyk, a judge of the Civil Court of Cassation within the Supreme Court.
On September 18 the 20th Congress of Judges appointed Alla Oliynyk to the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU). She is the second judge selected under the new rules with the participation of the Advisory Group of Experts, which includes international experts. Alla Oliynyk is a judge of the Civil Co...
New strategy for shielding low-integrity judges: a recipe from Serhiy Burlakov
Tomorrow, on September 18, the High Council of Justice (HCJ), specifically Serhiy Burlakov, plans to dismiss the disciplinary case filed by DEJURE Foundation against former Supreme Court President Vsevolod Knyaziev. This case concerns an alleged almost $3 million bribe he accepted in May 2023. DEJUR...
Not unanimous: three members of the HQCJ oppose the assessment of a judge the Supreme Court tried to save
On September 16, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) was scheduled to conduct a qualification assessment of Diana Kiblytska, a judge at the Industrial District Court of Dnipropetrovsk. She is one of 180 judges whom the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court attempted to shield from assess...
It’s happened: The HQCJ schedules an interview with the judge the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court tried to save
After the detrimental ruling of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court regarding judge Usatyi, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) and the High Council of Justice (HCJ) were at a crossroads: whether to continue vetting of 180 judges with the Public Integrity Council (PIC) negative opi...
The Council of Judges: who are the members tied to misconduct, violation of the oath and assistance to Pavlo Vovk and the “Party of Regions”?
The Council of Judges is notable not only for its head, Bohdan Monich, but also for several other prominent members. DEJURE Foundation introduces four such “noteworthy” figures within the Council: Olena Zhuravska — judge of the Desniansky District Court of Kyiv During the Revolution of Dignity...