The problem According to the law, the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) selects and conducts qualification assessments of judges, recommending them for an appointment. The High Council of Justice (HCJ) makes final decisions on...
Compared to other Ukrainian courts, the Kyiv District Administrative Court (KDAC) led by judge Pavlo Vovk quite often makes headlines with its scandalous decisions. These are only a few examples of such judgments: In November 2013, the...
There is one cornerstone for improving all areas of life in Ukraine: justice. Under Ukraine’s current realities, it often turns into injustice in the country’s courts. On 16 October, the cumbersome judicial machine was...
The process of forming the core judicial institution in Ukraine, the Supreme Court, is almost completed. The High Council of Justice recommended 111 candidates for the positions of judges. The next step is for them to be appointed by the...
Some in Ukraine reckon that a quarter of dishonest judges in the Supreme Court is actually is not a bad result – it could have been worse. However, the cases in which these judges were involved suggest the situation is quite...
There could be another setback in the long-awaited visa-free regime with Europe as 48 deputies of Ukraine have filed a claim to the Constitutional Court. The MPs have asked the court to cancel clauses requiring government officials to...
In late March 2016, detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau came to search the house of a city district judge in Odesa. The procedure was approved by a court decree and conducted as part of a pretrial investigation in...
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...
