Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will consider Judge Vilchynskyi’s appeal to the High Qualification Commission of Judges. This development poses a potential threat to the overall integrity of the qualification assessment process.
Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will consider Judge Vilchynskyi’s appeal to the High Qualification Commission of Judges. This development poses a potential threat to the overall integrity of the qualification assessment process.
Today, the High Council of Justice has established a commission tasked with selecting the Head of the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors (SDI), along with their deputy and disciplinary inspectors.
Читати українською. A historic day. The European Commission recommends initiating negotiations for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. Ursula von der Leyen, the EC President, highlights that Ukraine has fulfilled 90% of prior recommendations, emphasising that the duration of negotiations hinges on reform progress. What has Ukraine already done? Ursula von der Leyen noted that… Continue reading Judicial reform and legal education are at the centre of demands for Eurointegration.
Читати українською.This report analyzes the HCJ reboot process: ● formation of the Ethics Council,● operations of the Ethics Council in assessing compliance with the criteria of professional ethics andintegrity of HCJ current members and candidates,● conducting competitions for these positions. Over the course of approximately a year and a half of operation, the Ethics Council… Continue reading High Council of Justice 2.0: reboot (analysis of competitive selection for vacant positions and evaluation of the current members)
In April, the commission responsible for recommending candidates for the High Council of Justice (HCJ) sent a list of potential appointees for vacant positions to the President. However, it is now September, and there is still no update.
Today, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the draft law on competition for the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors (No. 9483-2). It is on this draft law that the start of consideration of complaints against judges and their dismissals depends. Additionally, it introduces a competitive selection process for leadership positions within the Service, including the Head, Deputy Head, and Inspectors.
Tomorrow, the MPs can finally start the consideration of disciplinary complaints against judges. They are planning to vote on draft law No. 9261, which, in particular, proposes to provide the High Council of Justice with the opportunity to consider complaints as soon as the law on transparent competition for the Service of Disciplinary Inspectors is adopted.
On September 21, 2023, the Congress of Legal Scholars will be convened once again to elect one member of the High Council of Justice. The last Congress, which took place on June 2, 2023, could not elect anyone since none of the candidates got the majority of votes.
Yesterday, on August 10, a draft resolution was registered, which cancels the decision of the Verkhovna Rada to restore the disciplinary function of the HCJ and ensure competition for the positions of disciplinary inspectors. The initiators were MPs of the “Batkivshchyna” party.
On August 9, the Verkhovna Rada adopted two important draft laws that will finally foresee the start of consideration of disciplinary complaints against judges and the establishment of the body responsible for the dismissal of judges of low integrity.
The High Council of Justice keeps on helping judges who should be punished. Today, the HCJ dismissed Hanna Karnasevych, judge of the Sambir district court of Lviv region, and Yuriy Kovbasa, judge of the Vinnytsia court.
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
