According to the information of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the date for holding the Congress of Representatives of Higher Education and Research Institutions in the Area of Law, scheduled for February 17, 2023, has been changed.
The Congress will be held on April 21, 2023 at 11 am at the State University of Trade and Economics (Kyiv, Kioto St., 19) after receiving opinions of the Ethical Council on the compliance of each candidate for the position of a member of the HCJ with the criteria of professional ethics and integrity, as well as the list of candidates recommended for the election.
The HCJ dismissed 18 judges on general grounds
On February 14, 2023, the HCJ decided to dismiss under submission of applications for dismissal on free will
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Zabielina Oksana Leonidivna – from office of judge of the Zavodskyi district court of the city of Dniprodzerzhynsk of Dnipropetrovsk region.
The HCJ decided to dismiss under submission of applications for resignation:
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Demidiuk Oksana Oleksandrivna – from office of judge of the North-Western economic court of appeal;
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Lysenko Pavlo Pylypovych – from office of judge of the Mykolaiv court of appeal.
On February 16, 2023 the HCJ decided to dismiss 15 judged under submission of applications for resignation.
Activities of the HCJ Secretariat in figures for January 2023
253 appeals from citizens and 26 requests for information were considered by employees of the Secretariat of the High Council of Justice during the first month of 2023. For the period more than 200 appeals from citizens were received to the HCJ hotline at the telephone number: (044) 481-06-26.
Since the beginning of 2023, by the Secretariat employees there were prepared 35 cover letters on sending copies of the acts of the HCJ and its bodies; 58 copies of the acts of the HCJ, its bodies and members of the HCJ were issued; 695 pages of draft documents of the HCJ were edited.
The HCJ, in its advisory opinion, supported the draft law “On making amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine regarding ensuring the holding of the court hearing in the event of impossibility of its full recording by technical means under the conditions of martial law or a state of emergency” (No. 8359).
The draft law proposes to amend the Code of Commercial Procedure of Ukraine, the Civil Procedure Code of Ukraine and the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine with provisions stating that under the conditions of martial law or a state of emergency, in the event of an objective impossibility to full recording of the court hearing by technical means, the course of court session is recorded by the secretary of the court hearing in writing in the minutes of the court hearing, which reflects the essential moments of the case consideration in the sequence in which they take place at the court session.
The HCJ believes that the amendments proposed by draft law No. 8359 are necessary for implementation of the state's obligation to ensure everyone's right to judicial protection under the conditions of martial law or a state of emergency, will neutralize the risks of lengthy consideration of court cases by unstable power supply of courts, and will ensure timely resolution of disputes by the court.
In an exclusive interview with the Interfax-Ukraine News Agency, the Chairman of the HCJ, Hryhorii Usyk, spoke about:
• challenges facing the renewed Council, goals and work priorities;
• factors influencing the formation of confidence in the judiciary;
• aspects of the concept of “judicial independence”;
• prospects for the appointment of members of the HQCJ of Ukraine;
• introduction of updated procedures for disciplinary proceedings in the Council;
• dependence of the inevitability of punishment on the work of all involved bodies and institutions;
• work of courts in the conditions of war, etc.