The Constitutional Court of Ukraine is a key actor in defending the Basic Law and an important part of the system of checks and balances. A politically dependent or dysfunctional Constitutional Court (the Court/CCU) can create serious risks to the balance of power and the rule of law. The Court’s capacity to operate stably, independently,… Continue reading NGOs call on the President and the Verkhovna Rada to urgently fill vacancies in the Constitutional Court of Ukraine
On July 6, 2026, the Advisory Group of Experts (AGE) held a ranked vote on 9 candidates for two vacant positions of judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine under the quota of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and formed its final ranked list. Based on the results of the vote by AGE members, the… Continue reading Competition for the CCU under the Parliament’s quota: AGE has formed the ranked list of candidates
The Verkhovna Rada may pass in the first reading the harmful draft law No. 14149 or its no less harmful alternative No. 14149-1. Both documents restrict the independence of the Advisory Group of Experts (AGE) in the selection of judges for the Constitutional Court (CCU). They also create the risk of political “re-evaluation” of the… Continue reading Draft Law No. 14149: a threat to independent selection of Constitutional Court judges
The Advisory Group of Experts (AGE) has completed the stage of assessing the competency level of candidates for the positions of judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU). The next step is determining the ranking of candidates and submitting them to the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Policy. The competition for two positions is being… Continue reading Selection to the Constitutional Court: nine candidates advance to the next stage
The introduction of the Advisory Group of Experts marked an important step toward a more independent and higher-quality selection of Constitutional Court of Ukraine judges. However, the first rounds of competitions revealed a number of procedural and institutional shortcomings — from legislative constraints that block competitions from proceeding to delays in appointments by appointing bodies.… Continue reading Research Summary. Selection of the Constitutional Court Judges with the Participation of the Advisory Group of Experts
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 the criterion of high moral qualities: Hanna… Continue reading The Advisory Group of Experts announced the candidates who advanced to the next stage of the selection for the Constitutional Court of Ukraine
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has begun considering a complaint filed by Pavlo Vovk, the former head of the liquidated District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK). The complaint challenges a legal provision that prohibits the transfer of judges from courts that have been liquidated or reorganised to other courts without competitive selection and without undergoing… Continue reading Pre-emptive move: why Pavlo Vovk turned to the Constitutional Court ahead of the Supreme Court’s ruling
Another setback on the path to filling vacancies at the Constitutional Court of Ukraine: the Advisory Group of Experts has completed its assessment of the candidates’ professional competence and did not recommend either of the two candidates who had recently passed the integrity screening. In other words, the Congress of Judges of Ukraine once again… Continue reading Competition for the Constitutional Court under the Congress of Judges’ quota — a lack of qualified candidates, again
The Venice Commission has published its opinion on Draft Law No. 14149, effectively confirming what the DEJURE Foundation warned about from the very beginning: the changes proposed by the authorities create serious risks to the independence of the Advisory Group of Experts (AGE). The authors of the draft law present it as an “improvement” of… Continue reading The Venice Commission criticised Draft Law No. 14149 on the selection of Constitutional Court judges
The competition for the position of a judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine is under the threat of political interference. Draft law No. 14149 has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada, which weakens a key element of the reformed procedure — the involvement of independent experts. Although the work of the Verkhovna Rada is… Continue reading Members of Parliament propose to “fix” the competition for the Constitutional Court — in reality, they seek to weaken independent experts
In Ukraine’s judicial system, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) is the guarantor of the constitutional order and checks and balances. It is the only body that can annul laws, acts of the President, or acts of the Cabinet of Ministers if they are found to contradict the Constitution. In wartime, its role becomes even… Continue reading Why is it important to appoint the Constitutional Court judges
