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
Draft Law No. 15374 has been registered in the Verkhovna Rada. It is intended to prevent the High Council of Justice’s work from grinding to a halt in the spring of 2027 and to make judges’ disciplinary liability more effective and predictable. The adoption of this draft law is one of Ukraine’s commitments to the… Continue reading A draft law has been registered in the Rada to make judges’ disciplinary liability more effective
The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the second reading draft law No. 13165-2, which was supposed to improve the mechanism for verifying judges’ integrity declarations. However, in its current version, the document does not strengthen the verification — on the contrary, it preserves old loopholes and creates new risks for avoiding accountability. A draft law with… Continue reading Imitation instead of reforms: MPs turned the judicial integrity check into a formality
Today, the Committee on Legal Policy finally completed its preparations for the second reading of Bill No. 13165-2, which was supposed to improve the mechanism for verifying judges’ integrity declarations. In these declarations, judges confirm annually that they live within their official income, do not make decisions in situations of conflict of interest, do not… Continue reading The Committee on Legal Policy backed a bill that raises judges’ pay and destroys the verification of their integrity
The Ministry of Justice has reported “progress achieved” in implementing the Rule of Law Roadmap — the plan of key reforms required for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. However, behind this rhetoric lies a simple fact: some of the most important European integration steps in the justice sector and the anti-corruption system remain unfulfilled.… Continue reading EU priorities are not the government’s priorities: how the Ministry of Justice remains silent on key reforms
A group of Members of Parliament has initiated the dissolution of the Temporary Investigative Commission (TIC), which, instead of combating corruption, exerted pressure on anti-corruption bodies and on institutions responsible for the selection and integrity of judges. This move followed a public appeal from civil society demanding that the commission’s activities be brought to an… Continue reading Parliament prepares to terminate the scandalous Temporary Investigative Commission following civil society appeal
The High Council of Justice (HCJ) has publicly stated that the Vlasenko–Buzhansky Temporary Investigation Commission (TIC) is exerting pressure on the judiciary. At its meeting on December 2, the HCJ adopted an important decision — to address the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with a notice that the actions of the Temporary Investigation Commission have harmed… Continue reading High Council of Justice: The Vlasenko–Buzhansky Temporary Commission has exceeded its powers and poses a threat to judicial independence
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
A step backwards has been taken in Ukraine’s European integration. Today, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine failed to vote for the appointment of two judges to the Constitutional Court (CCU). MPs did not support any of the four candidates selected by the Advisory Group of Experts, which includes international experts. It is telling that this… Continue reading The Verkhovna Rada failed to appoint two judges to the Constitutional Court
Imagine a law that, under the guise of “protecting honour,” prohibits mentioning the names of officials without a court verdict — such a document recently appeared in the Verkhovna Rada. On September 21, Draft Law No. 14057 was registered in the parliament, introducing large-scale amendments to the Civil Code. Although the authors present it as… Continue reading Walking toward censorship? What’s wrong with Draft Law No. 14057
