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The Committee recommended adopting an even worse draft law than the one criticised by the Venice Commission

On 30 September, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy recommended that Parliament adopt, as a basis, draft law No. 16018 on competitions for the High Qualifications Commission of Judges and the High Council of Justice. The authors of the draft law are Volodymyr Vatras, Ivan Kalaur and Mykola...

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The Committee recommended adopting an even worse draft law than the one criticised by the Venice Commission

Venice Commission has criticised the government’s model of selection to the HQCJ

The High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQCJ) selects candidates for judicial positions and evaluates sitting judges. Its decisions determine who will work in Ukrainian courts. That is why it is crucial who selects the members of the HQCJ itself, and under what rules. In 2027, almost the entir...

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Venice Commission has criticised the government’s model of selection to the HQCJ

Izovitova is concealing the decision that has allowed her to lead the attorney profession for 14 years

On the left in the image is Serhii Osyka, an attorney and member of the Bar Council of Ukraine (BCU). In 2022, he took part in adopting the BCU decision that allows Medvedchuk’s associate Lidiia Izovitova to avoid elections within the attorney profession and to lead it for the 14th year now. Izovi...

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Izovitova is concealing the decision that has allowed her to lead the attorney profession for 14 years

Zelensky appoints Judge Kytsiuk, who persecuted participants of the Revolution of Dignity, for an indefinite term

The President has appointed Viktor Kytsiuk as a judge of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv for an indefinite term. Kytsiuk was an instrument of Yanukovych’s punitive system. During the Revolution of Dignity, Pechersk court judges Viktor Kytsiuk and Oksana Tsarevych stripped participants of the m...

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Zelensky appoints Judge Kytsiuk, who persecuted participants of the Revolution of Dignity, for an indefinite term

The Supreme Court has opened the way for the dismissal of Izovitova’s daughter

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court overturned a decision in favour of Olena Izovitova-Vakim, whom Zelensky had appointed to a permanent judicial post two days earlier. The High Council of Justice can now consider the submission on her dismissal. Izovitova-Vakim is the daughter of Lidiia Izovitov...

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The Supreme Court has opened the way for the dismissal of Izovitova’s daughter

Where are the reforms? Civil society presented its assessment of progress on the path to the EU

15% out of 100%. This is the stage at which real progress stands in implementing the list of 10 key reforms required for Ukraine’s European integration. This is despite the fact that their “deadline” is only 3 months away. And all of this is happening against the backdrop of high-profile corru...

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Where are the reforms? Civil society presented its assessment of progress on the path to the EU
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The Committee recommended adopting an even worse draft law than the one criticised by the Venice Commission
The Committee recommended adopting an even worse draft law than the one criticised by the Venice Commission

On 30 September, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy recommended that Parliament adopt, as a basis, draft law No. 16018 on competitions for the High Qualifications Commission of Judges and the High Council of Justice. The authors of the draft law are Volodymyr Vatras, Ivan Kalaur and Mykola...

Venice Commission has criticised the government’s model of selection to the HQCJ
Venice Commission has criticised the government’s model of selection to the HQCJ

The High Qualifications Commission of Judges (HQCJ) selects candidates for judicial positions and evaluates sitting judges. Its decisions determine who will work in Ukrainian courts. That is why it is crucial who selects the members of the HQCJ itself, and under what rules. In 2027, almost the entir...

Izovitova is concealing the decision that has allowed her to lead the attorney profession for 14 years
Izovitova is concealing the decision that has allowed her to lead the attorney profession for 14 years

On the left in the image is Serhii Osyka, an attorney and member of the Bar Council of Ukraine (BCU). In 2022, he took part in adopting the BCU decision that allows Medvedchuk’s associate Lidiia Izovitova to avoid elections within the attorney profession and to lead it for the 14th year now. Izovi...

Zelensky appoints Judge Kytsiuk, who persecuted participants of the Revolution of Dignity, for an indefinite term
Zelensky appoints Judge Kytsiuk, who persecuted participants of the Revolution of Dignity, for an indefinite term

The President has appointed Viktor Kytsiuk as a judge of the Pechersk District Court of Kyiv for an indefinite term. Kytsiuk was an instrument of Yanukovych’s punitive system. During the Revolution of Dignity, Pechersk court judges Viktor Kytsiuk and Oksana Tsarevych stripped participants of the m...

The Supreme Court has opened the way for the dismissal of Izovitova’s daughter
The Supreme Court has opened the way for the dismissal of Izovitova’s daughter

The Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court overturned a decision in favour of Olena Izovitova-Vakim, whom Zelensky had appointed to a permanent judicial post two days earlier. The High Council of Justice can now consider the submission on her dismissal. Izovitova-Vakim is the daughter of Lidiia Izovitov...

Where are the reforms? Civil society presented its assessment of progress on the path to the EU
Where are the reforms? Civil society presented its assessment of progress on the path to the EU

15% out of 100%. This is the stage at which real progress stands in implementing the list of 10 key reforms required for Ukraine’s European integration. This is despite the fact that their “deadline” is only 3 months away. And all of this is happening against the backdrop of high-profile corru...

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