Communication channels with the HCJ
The HCJ within the martial law conditions continues to work out incoming correspondence (including public requests and appeals).
Taking into account a special working regime of the High Council of Justice, we suggest sending letters to official HCJ email assistant@hcj.gov.ua
Also, to receive operative information, one can use phone "hotline" of the High Council of Justice: 044 481-06-26.
The courage and dedication of all Ukrainian colleagues to defend rule of law in Ukraine also during war times must be highly praised, — Association of European Administrative Judges
The Association of European Administrative Judges emphasized on the importance of courts to continue operating during hostilities.
“We, the board members of the Association of European Administrative Judges, express our full solidarity with Ukraine and our deep respect to our Ukrainian colleagues who defend their country with all means available,” — it is said in the letter of the President of the Association Edith Zeller, which was sent to the HCJ address.
As it is said in the letter, it is now extremely important to save court functioning and administering justice in Ukraine to satisfy immediate citizens’ recourse in case of fundamental human rights violation.
The Association emphasizes that administering justice that guarantees everyone the right to a fair trial, shows in these extremely difficult conditions the functioning of Ukraine as a democratic state.
Part of HCJ’s powers have been transferred by law to other authorities in the justice system
On March 22, 2022, adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of March 15, 2022, the Law of Ukraine “On making amendments to chapter XII “Final and Transitional provisions” of the Law of Ukraine “On judiciary and the status of judges” concerning the provision of the permanent functioning of the judiciary in the absence of the plenipotentiary composition of the High Council of Justice” No. 2128-ІХ has entered into force.
The Law determines that temporary, during a state of emergency or martial law and during 30 days after the day of its cancellation (termination) and in case of absence of the plenipotentiary composition of the High Council of Justice, the Chairman of the Supreme Court or an Acting Chairman of the Supreme Court conducts some HCJ’ powers. Part of the powers has been transferred to the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine.
More details here.
Unity and mutual responsibility are our strength
The staff of the High Council of Justice, together with millions of Ukrainian patriots, has been helping our state win the war for the future of Europe from the first day of the invasion of moscow invaders.
Whom exactly do we support?
- military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
- fighters of territorial defense;
- volunteers;
- citizens temporarily displaced from the war zone;
- the elderly, the sick.
What exactly do we do?
- transfer of own funds;
- negotiations on humanitarian aid with the judicial community of other countries and organization of its receiving;
- participation in construction of barricades and arrangement of checkpoints;
- organization, collection and delivery of walkie-talkies, telephones, medicines, food, mats, sleeping bags, warm clothes, blankets, mattresses, hygiene products;
- blood donation, help with food and medicine for the weak;
- transfer of own transport for operational needs;
- food cooking and its delivery for defenders at checkpoints;
- weaving of camouflage nets, tailoring of necessary goods for our army;
- active participation in the Internet army actions;
- providing shelter to families who were left homeless by the invader or who were forced to leave their homes, placing them in other regions of Ukraine and abroad;
- organization and provision of evacuation from hot spots to other regions and abroad.
Ukraine is an example of the indomitable struggle for freedom and democracy
We have survived a month of heroic days and nights in the fight against the terrorist putin regime. The world has not encountered such a murderous ideology since World War II and has not seen such large-scale inhuman cruelty.
Thanks to the self-sacrifice and courage of our soldiers and the solidarity of all Ukrainians, putin's plan to seize Kyiv in a few days and change the leadership of our state into a puppet has failed.
We are grateful for the help of each country. However, we emphasize the need for more decisive and large-scale action by international partners, able to protect peaceful cities, stop the war, restore the territorial indivisibility of Ukraine, punish putin's war criminals and reimburse all damages caused by the aggressor.
The introduction of new rules for the auto-distribution of court cases has been postponed until June 1, 2022
By the decision of the Chairman of the Supreme Court of June 1, 2022, the entering into force of the Regulation on the procedure of functioning of separate subsystems (modules) of the Integrated judicial information and telecommunication system has been postponed.
The HCJ approved Amends to the Regulation on the procedure of functioning of separate IJITS subsystems (modules). The Regulation was supplemented with chapter IV “Specifics of automated distribution of court cases,” which determines the rules of distribution of court cases between judges, the powers of meetings of judges regarding the conduction of automated distribution etc.
The amends should have entered into force from March 15, 2022. However, during the martial law, implemented in Ukraine since February 24, 2022, because of russia’s armed aggression, courts have to function in difficult conditions. There is often no possibility to convene the meeting of judges for approval of the specifics of auto-distribution in the court. That is why the implementation of new rules of auto-distribution has been postponed till June 1, 2022.
The Chairman of the Supreme Court has the authority to make mentioned decisions since March 22, 2022, after entering into force of the Law of Ukraine No. 2128-IX.
The exclusion of the russian federation from the composition of the UN and OSCE must be initiated immediately, - HCJ’s appeal
The High Council of Justice addressed the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Matteo Mecacci with the request for immediate initiation of an issue on excluding the russian federation from the compositions of the UN and OSCE.
The relevant letters signed by the Acting Chairman of the HCJ Viktor Hryshchuk were sent to the mentioned organizations.
The Council emphasizes that the aggressive invasive behavior of russia is not compatible with the principles and values of international organizations, guided by law and aimed at maintaining world peace.
“We address the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the OSCE ODIHR: to immediate initiation of an issue on excluding of the Russian Federation from the OSCE and the UN composition! We believe that the decision to exclude the RF will have a positive outcome, as a country-aggressor that does not share democratic European values and does not comply with provisions of international law, cannot be a member of the UN and OSCE,” — stressed in the High Council of Justice.