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The “Servants of the people” refused to reform the Constitutional Court
The “Servants of the people” refused to reform the Constitutional Court

At a meeting of the parliamentary legal committee headed by Andriy Kostin on September 2, the MPs refused to support all amendments concerning the competitive selection of judges of the Constitutional Court.

DEJURE Foundation announces a tender for the purchase of services of a foreign expert to write analytical research on the experience of reforming legal education in Georgia
DEJURE Foundation announces a tender for the purchase of services of a foreign expert to write analytical research on the experience of reforming legal education in Georgia

We ask you to send the tender offers by September 20, 2021, using the topic "Expert in writing an analytical research on the experience of reforming legal education in Georgia" to hr@dejure.foundation.

More than 50% of Ukrainians support the liquidation of the DACK – the survey
More than 50% of Ukrainians support the liquidation of the DACK – the survey

The majority of Ukrainians support the liquidation of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv, headed by judge Pavlo Vovk, who is suspected of forming a criminal group and seizing power.

Ukrainians trust public and international experts rather than judges to select judges – the survey
Ukrainians trust public and international experts rather than judges to select judges – the survey

Almost half of Ukrainians surveyed believe that judges should be selected by independent public experts – investigative journalists and other civil society representatives. Slightly less than 30% assign this role to independent international experts. Ukrainians expressed the least confidence in th...

NGOs call on the President not to deepen the constitutional crisis but to support the renewal of the Constitutional Court in line with the Constitution
NGOs call on the President not to deepen the constitutional crisis but to support the renewal of the Constitutional Court in line with the Constitution

Starting the competition to the Constitutional Court and appointing new judges will only deepen the crisis and threaten the legitimacy of the Constitutional Court and its decisions. 

The DEJURE Foundation is launching a call for tender to conduct research on the effectiveness of application of the community services for juveniles
The DEJURE Foundation is launching a call for tender to conduct research on the effectiveness of application of the community services for juveniles

The purpose of the tender is to involve expert(s) to research international experience and best practices in the application of community services to juveniles.

Leading NGOs urge the HCJ members to launch a judicial cleansing process and resign
Leading NGOs urge the HCJ members to launch a judicial cleansing process and resign

Members of the HCJ who have stated that their work has been blocked may not waste taxpayers' money and resign as soon as possible, but not before taking the necessary action to implement judicial reform laws.

President Zelensky signed the draft laws to reform the HCJ and reboot the HQCJ
President Zelensky signed the draft laws to reform the HCJ and reboot the HQCJ

The president has launched a long-awaited judicial reform, which has been opposed by judicial circles of low integrity in recent weeks.

DEJURE Foundation turns 5!
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All rise for the court: when will judicial reform set in motion and what can go wrong
All rise for the court: when will judicial reform set in motion and what can go wrong

Iryna Shyba, Mykhailo Zhernakov for Dzerkalo Tyzhnia Read in UKR This week the Parliament adopted two draft laws on judicial reform. The first one (No. 3711-д) concerns the establishment of a new High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ), the “HR department” of the judiciary. The second o...

Verkhovna Rada has unblocked the signing of draft laws that launch judicial reform
Verkhovna Rada has unblocked the signing of draft laws that launch judicial reform

MPs failed to vote on resolutions blocking the entry into force of draft laws № 3711-д on the reboot of the High Qualifications Commission of Judges and № 5068 on the reform of the High Council of Justice.

The Parliament adopted the draft law № 5068 on the reform of the High Council of Justice
The Parliament adopted the draft law № 5068 on the reform of the High Council of Justice

A separate body with international experts will be established in Ukraine to check the integrity of members of the High Council of Justice and the HCJ candidates. The draft was supported by 259 MPs.

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