The Course of Salikhov, Head of the Council of Judges, toward impunity and control over the High Council of Justice
The right of the Congress of Judges to recall a member of the High Council of Justice, which has meanwhile allegedly become a punitive body, as well as abandoning the obligation of judges to report interference in their work to the Prosecutor General and the HCJ — these are the ideas promoted by V...
With EU support, a coalition of Ukrainian civil society organizations launches a project to safeguard justice sector reforms
On Thursday, April 16, the DEJURE Foundation, the Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC), MEZHA, and AutoMaidan presented a new EU-funded project on monitoring justice sector reforms during the conference “Operation European Integration: Reforms in the Justice Sector.” The project, titled “Civi...
DEJURE Foundation on the Public Integrity Council’s decision to expel one of its members
Today, it became known that the Public Integrity Council (PIC) had decided to expel Serhii Fesenko from its membership. The decision was based on substantiated concerns regarding his academic integrity in the process of writing his dissertation. We believe that adherence to the principles of integri...
The Supreme Court is dragging its feet. Vovk has not been saved — yet
The worst has not happened. However, the threat has not disappeared — it has merely been postponed. The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court has already postponed its decision for the fourth time in the case where the scandalous Pavlo Vovk is challenging his dismissal as a judge. This time, the hear...
A ruling in Vovk’s favor will save around 20 other judges of the DACK
A decision by the Supreme Court in favour of Pavlo Vovk will create a domino effect—at least 18 judges of the liquidated District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK) may avoid dismissal. Pavlo Vovk and his fellow DACK judges became notorious due to recordings made by the National Anti-Corruption B...
The Advisory Group of Experts announced the candidates who advanced to the next stage of the selection for the Constitutional Court of Ukraine
On 7 April, the Advisory Group of Experts (AGE) completed the assessment of moral qualities within the selection process for two vacant positions on the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) under the Parliament’s quota. Out of 15 candidates who reached the interview stage, 10 were found to meet t...