What is the judicial mafia afraid of in the Anti-Corruption Program?
This article was originally published in Ukrainian in Ukrainska Pravda. Authors: Halyna Chyzhyk, Anti-Corruption Action Center Kateryna Butko, Automaidan On January 19, the first meeting of the new High Council of Justice (HCJ) was held. It is symbolic that the first decision of the new HCJ was the...
PM Denys Shmyhal announced possible amendments to the law on the selection of judges of the Constitutional Court
According to Politico, PM Denys Shmyhal said that the government is ready to review the recently adopted law on the "reform" of the CCU.
The Venice Commission will not delegate members to the Advisory Group of Experts on the selection of the CCU judges until the law is amended
The Venice Commission has once again expressed its position regarding the law on the "reform" of the CCU in a letter to Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk.
The HCJ elected Hryhoriy Usyk as its Head
There was a possibility of electing the Head from those who were in the old composition of the High Council of Justice. The next indicator of the quality of the new HCJ will be the election of the Deputy Head.
EU spokesperson: amendments to the law on the reform of the CCU are necessary
"The opinion of the Venice Commission, published on December 19, recommends that... (ii) the size of the Advisory Group of Experts (AGE) should be increased to seven, and the 7th member should be delegated under international quota"
The draft law on the liquidation of the Council of Judges and the positions of heads of courts No. 8342 was registered in the Verkhovna Rada
Today, the draft law amending the Law of Ukraine "On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges" and several other laws was registered in the Parliament.