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 their stance on the key provisions… Continue reading We call on the Venice Commission and the EU to stand firmly on the issue of independence of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine
This week, draft law No. 9225, which provides for further changes to the procedure for selecting judges of the Constitutional Court, was registered in the Verkhovna Rada. We have already explained why it does not correct previous errors in the procedure but only worsens it. In this article, we dispel the myths used by opponents of the… Continue reading External control and loss of sovereignty: 5 myths about the reform of the Constitutional Court
The Venice Commission and the European Commission may soon approve the Constitutional Court reform model, which contradicts the previous position of these institutions and the insistence of Ukrainian NGOs and will retain political control over the selection of its judges. Such a decision will pave the way for further concentration of power, undermine the historical… Continue reading We call on the Venice Commission and the EU not to push Ukraine towards an excessive concentration of power
Yesterday, draft law No. 9225 was published on the website of the Verkhovna Rada. It further politicises the procedure for selecting judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU). It should correct the errors in the law adopted at the end of 2022 but instead worsens the already politicised competition for the CCU. The newly adopted law provides for… Continue reading No independent CCU: new draft law No. 9225 strengthens the government’s control over the Constitutional Court under the guise of European integration
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 request of DEJURE Foundation. At the same time, a little more than a third of the respondents believe that representatives of the Ukrainian government should have a casting vote in the selection of judges in the CCU, namely the President, the Verkhovna Rada, and the Congress of Judges.
JUDICIAL REFORM ROADMAP JUDICIAL REFORM ROADMAP Requirement #1 Requirement #2 Requirement #3 Requirement #4 EN УКР JUDICIAL REFORM ROADMAP Requirement #1 Requirement #2 Requirement #3 Requirement #4 Facebook Twitter Behance Instagram Renewed HCJ and HQCJ WHAT IS NEEDED FOR ESTABLISHING A TRULY INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY OF HIGH INTEGRITY IN UKRAINE? an independent judiciary is only possible… Continue reading Judicial reform roadmap
The Constitutional Court in Ukraine should become an outpost of the Constitution’s struggle, keep the authorities within its powers and prevent the usurpation of power. Instead, the Constitutional Court decisions of different years show that it does not fulfil its main task.
