The Parliament has missed the deadline for adopting a draft law that is part of the required reforms on Ukraine’s path to the European Union. This concerns legislative initiatives in the field of legal education that were supposed to enter into force by the end of the first quarter of 2026. The Government approved the… Continue reading Overdue reforms: what is happening with legal education on the path to the EU
The European Commission has reiterated its expectation that Ukraine must cleanse the Supreme Court. This demand is highlighted in the Commission’s latest report. Over a year ago, following the scandal involving Vsevolod Knyazev, the European Commission emphasized the need to address corruption risks within the Supreme Court. However, no significant changes have been made since… Continue reading The European Commission expects Ukraine to reform the Supreme Court and overhaul the bar bodies
On Wednesday, September 11, the working group on the reform of legal education approved the concept of the draft Law of Ukraine “On High Legal Education and General Access to the Legal Profession.” What important provisions are established in the Concept? The necessity of adopting the Law “On High Legal Education and General Access to… Continue reading Concept of legal education reform is approved
CColleges in Ukraine will no longer offer legal studies. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted a resolution stating that starting next year, admissions to law programs will be limited to bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. This resolution will not affect students enrolled in law at colleges in 2024 or earlier. We welcome the government’s… Continue reading Towards European standards: the government abolished legal education in colleges
On August 30, the Reanimation Package of Reforms Coalition (RPR), in partnership with DEJURE Foundation, organised a roundtable, “Legal education reform: delineation of legal education and law enforcement training”. The event focused on the findings of a report with the same title. Experts in legal education, representatives of the government, international partners, the academic community,… Continue reading Not cosmetic changes: roundtable on legal education reform highlights urgent need for structural overhaul
Recently, on August 23, the Government approved an action plan aimed at implementing the Comprehensive Strategic Plan for the Reform of Law Enforcement Bodies as part of Ukraine’s security and defence sector for 2023–2027. What does this action plan entail for legal education? It acknowledges the need to delineate legal education and law enforcement training… Continue reading The Government approved an action plan that includes institutional delineation of legal education and law enforcement training
This is an executive summary of the study, written in Ukrainian. By joining the Bologna Convention, Ukraine committed to implementing the common requirements, criteria, and standards of higher education for European countries and integrating into a unified European Education Area. Subsequently, the principle of international integration and the integration of Ukraine’s higher education system into the… Continue reading STUDY OF EUROPEAN UNION LAW
In March, the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) enacted the admission rules for higher education, including law, in 2024. This regulation makes slight progress in establishing just and reasonable law school admission requirements and aligning legal education with European standards. Positive changes: Increasing the minimum admission score for bachelor’s degree programs in law to… Continue reading A small step forward – the Ministry of Education and Science adopted admission rules to law schools in 2024
This article was originally published at pravda.com. Last year, in November, the European Commission recommended opening negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the EU. At the same time, it released a report discussing the necessity of judicial and legal education reforms in Ukraine, emphasising the interconnectedness of these reforms. Indeed, the establishment of a robust judiciary… Continue reading Staffing the Judiciary: Transforming Legal Education to Reboot Justice
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.
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Along with constructive discussions, the media regularly publish various myths and manipulations about the Concept.
