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The third composition of the Public Integrity Council was elected
The third composition of the Public Integrity Council was elected

Today, representatives of the NGOs elected a new composition of the Public Integrity Council, which will help the renewed High Qualification Commission to form a decent judiciary. The third member of the PIC includes specialists of various profiles: lawyers, journalists, human rights defenders and o...

MPs of the “Batkivshchyna” party are blocking the cleansing of the courts
MPs of the “Batkivshchyna” party are blocking the cleansing of the courts

Yesterday, on August 10, a draft resolution was registered, which cancels the decision of the Verkhovna Rada to restore the disciplinary function of the HCJ and ensure competition for the positions of disciplinary inspectors. The initiators were MPs of the "Batkivshchyna" party.

The HCJ will start considering complaints against judges, and the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors has a chance for a transparent competition
The HCJ will start considering complaints against judges, and the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors has a chance for a transparent competition

On August 9, the Verkhovna Rada adopted two important draft laws that will finally foresee the start of consideration of disciplinary complaints against judges and the establishment of the body responsible for the dismissal of judges of low integrity.

NGOs’ Statement: Judicial system needs real cleansing, not populism
NGOs’ Statement: Judicial system needs real cleansing, not populism

Читати українською. As representatives of NGOs dedicated to advocating for a fair judiciary in Ukraine over the years, we emphasise the importance of cleansing the judicial system through legitimate means, eschewing any excessive populism. The corruption scandal within the Supreme C...

According to SAPO, Oleksiy Salnikov, the head of the SJA, was inciting bribes to judges of the Supreme Court
According to SAPO, Oleksiy Salnikov, the head of the SJA, was inciting bribes to judges of the Supreme Court

SAPO says that Oleksiy Salnikov, head of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine, was inciting illegal benefits to Supreme Court judges for ruling in favour of a commercial enterprise.

At a high cost: a need to enhance children’s punishment system and how it should look like
At a high cost: a need to enhance children’s punishment system and how it should look like

This is a translation of an original piece published on JustTalk. Read in Ukrainian here. Deprivation of freedom exacts a steep toll in every aspect, extending beyond just the incarcerated individuals and their loved ones. It not only isolates individuals but also fails to integrate them back into s...

The HCJ sent judges Karnasevych and Kovbasa into honourable retirement. There are open disciplinary proceedings against them.
The HCJ sent judges Karnasevych and Kovbasa into honourable retirement. There are open disciplinary proceedings against them.

The High Council of Justice keeps on helping judges who should be punished. Today, the HCJ dismissed Hanna Karnasevych, judge of the Sambir district court of Lviv region, and Yuriy Kovbasa, judge of the Vinnytsia court.

The NSDC supports the second vetting of judges of the Supreme Court
The NSDC supports the second vetting of judges of the Supreme Court

During today's meeting, the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) supported the second vetting of judges of the Supreme Court.

There is good progress, but a real competition for the CCU is required: the European Commission on Ukraine’s implementation of the “candidate recommendations”
There is good progress, but a real competition for the CCU is required: the European Commission on Ukraine’s implementation of the “candidate recommendations”

According to the European Commission, Ukraine has made "good progress" regarding the reform of the Constitutional Court. Nevertheless, the European Union suggests that Ukraine should prioritise amending the procedure for appointing judges of the Constitutional Court, aligning it with the recommendat...

The Parliament adopted draft law No. 9322 in the first reading: will the reform of the CCU be failed?
The Parliament adopted draft law No. 9322 in the first reading: will the reform of the CCU be failed?

Today, draft law No. 9322, foreseeing changes to the procedure for the selection of judges of the Constitutional Court, underwent its first reading in Parliament. However, it still contains serious flaws.

The Venice Commission issued its opinion on draft law No. 9322 on amendments to the procedure for the CCU judges selection
The Venice Commission issued its opinion on draft law No. 9322 on amendments to the procedure for the CCU judges selection

The Venice Commission issued its opinion on draft law No. 9322 on amendments to the procedure for the CCU judges selection.

We call on the Venice Commission and the EU to stand firmly on the issue of independence of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine
We call on the Venice Commission and the EU to stand firmly on the issue of independence of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine

A month ago, on April 24, 2023, NGOs have already made a statement calling on the Venice Commission and the EU not to approve the Constitutional Court reform model suggested by the Parliament at that time. We are grateful that our concerns were accommodated and the Ukrainian authorities changed thei...

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