Statement by NGOs on the Parliament’s Attempt to Unjustifiably Restrict the Right to Information
We, representatives of NGOs, call on Members of the Parliament of Ukraine to reject draft laws No. 7033-d, which proposes to restrict access to the Unified State Register of Court Decisions, and No. 8359, which allows court hearings to go unrecorded. We believe that the changes proposed by these dra...
The High Council of Justice can appoint the operational HQCJ
"There are many possible options — both the appointment of eight candidates from among judges and the appointment of a smaller number. In any case, I did not say a single word that there could be an inoperative composition of the HQCJ",
The MPs of “Sluha narodu” are going to make critical information about court hearings and decisions secret
Against the background of yesterday's good news, the Verkhovna Rada is planning to adopt two harmful draft laws next week: No. 8359, which allows not recording court sessions, and No. 7033-д, which provides for limiting access to the court register.
There are no obstacles to the formation of the High Qualification Commission of Judges
The HQCJ can appoint eight judges to the HQCJ from the ten proposed candidates or limit itself to 6, which is necessary for the HQCJ to become operational (Part 4 of Article 92 of the Law). In the second case, an additional competition will have to be held. If the HCJ believes that among the ten pr...
Thirty-two recommended candidates: Who will join the new High Qualification Commission of Judges?
The Selection Commission announced a list of 32 recommended candidates for 16 vacant positions in the High Qualification Commission of Judges. Now the ball is in the court of the HCJ. We are glad to note that the absolute majority of worthy candidates are on the list.
More than half of Ukrainians believe that independent international experts should have the casting vote in the selection of judges of the CCU
In the opinion of more than half of Ukrainians, independent international experts should have a casting vote in the selection of judges of the Constitutional Court. These are the results of a survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology from February 6 to March 1, 2023, at the r...