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Appeal to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
21.09.2007
With no disrespect to Serhiy Holovaty, Ukrainian civic organizations believe that the further development of a law-based and human rights oriented society in Ukraine can best be facilitated by choosing a candidate for European Court of Human Rights Judge from Ukraine who is NOT directly involved in politics
Criminal liability for non-enforcement of court rulings is nonsense
10.09.2007
KHPG legal expert Arkady Bushchenko calls the new legislative initiative an attempt to transfer the problem from the patient to a healthy person. There are laws, they need to be made to work.
Ukraines new European Court Judge – politician, public official or lawyer?
08.09.2007
Human rights organizations have long warned that the divide between different branches of power in the country is becoming increasingly blurred. The degree to which all aspects of Ukrainian life, and most worryingly, the judiciary, have become politicized is undermining Ukraines development as a law-based society.
On interpreting statistics
02.08.2007
According to the Minister of Justice, the number of low income Ukrainians needing free legal aid has decreased. And not just a little. Human rights groups would respectfully suggest an alternative interpretation for the statistics cited
No compensation for 8 months remanded in a SIZO?
18.07.2007
The Donetsk Court of Appeal has allowed the Prosecutor to not pay lawyer Serhiy Salov 2 million UAH for 8 months in a SIZO [pre-trial detention centre]. This revoked the ruling by the Voroshilovsky District Court in Donetsk which had order the Prosecutor to pay this amount in compensation for moral damages over the unwarranted detention in custody
Another reminder from Strasbourg
05.06.2007
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Ukraine to pay 62-year-old Georgy Lizanets from Mukachevo (the Transcarpathian region) 14 thousand Euros for violation of his right to a fair trial
Verkhovna Rada gets even with judge who went against Moroz
06.04.2007
The judge who recently issued a ruling prohibiting the publication of the law on the Cabinet of Ministers (which the President had vetoed).has been dismissed by the Verkhovna Rada despite the Judges being on sick leave and having asked for the issue to be discussed in his presence
“Ukraine doesnt have independent monitoring of the level of offences committed by judges
24.02.2007
While in present conditions, the Verkhovna Radas consent to the arrest of a corrupt judge was by no means guaranteed, it is probably a drop in the ocean given the likely level of corruption within the Ukrainian judiciary
The Committee on Court Issues reviews draft law “On the Ukrainian judicial system”
24.02.2007
The Committee members decided that some provisions of the draft law need to be included in the draft law on amendments to the Law “On the judiciary of Ukraine” (No. 2834) when preparing the latter for its second reading.
Guilty without guilt
15.02.2007
The collapse of the law enforcement system in Ukraine.. Any individual can be unlawfully detained in a SIZO [remand centre] on the instructions of an employee of the prosecutors office without court order
European Court of Human Rights orders Ukraine to pay 11 Ukrainians over 12 thousand Euros for unreasonable length of proceedings in Ukrainian courts
15.01.2007
This makes nine judgments against Ukraine since the beginning of the year. In 2002 1 judgment was issued by the European Court of Human Rights against Ukraine, in 2003 – 6, in 2004 – 13, in 2005 – 120 and in 2006 – 114.
Yevhen Zakharov: “The Ukrainian judicial system needs urgent reform”
15.01.2007
The Supreme Court of Ukraine is overloaded with appeals against the rulings of local courts and cannot review them in the legally established time periods
The Law and court practice
03.01.2007
The author uses cases he is aware of in Zachepylivka (Kharkiv region) to demonstrate why the courts are inundated with complaints from the public specifically over violations of their legitimate right to a fair trial
Yushchenko submits two draft laws on judicial reform to parliament
30.12.2006
The given draft laws were prepared and approved by the National Commission for the Strengthening of Democracy and the Rule of Law and have important innovations aimed at bringing the judiciary into line with European standards
Creation of Administrative Court System being stalled
16.12.2006
At the present time only the High Administrative Court is in place, and working with only two thirds of the judges needed. District and appeal administrative courts have been at the organizational phase for two years and cases are not been reviewed
Council of Europe is to help with reform of the Ukrainian Justice System
16.12.2006
Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg affirmed during his visit to Ukraine the Council of Europes intention to help Kyiv in fighting corruption and political engagement by the courts
The European Court of Human Rights finds Ukraine violated the right of its citizen to presumption of innocence
22.09.2006
Since the beginning of the year the Court in Strasbourg has passed 64 judgments against Ukraine
APPEAL COURT FREES MYKOLA KONOBRYTSKY
14.08.2006
For those following our SOS, the sentence passed on the Head of the First Ukrainian Lyceum in Kramatorsk has been revoked!
Who delivers the verdict – the court or forensic experts?
06.08.2006
A disturbing story involving arguments over forensic medical examinations and whether they can be trusted
SOS TO TEACHERS AND ALL THOSE WHO BELIEVE A PUNISHMENT SHOULD FIT THE CRIME
28.07.2006
Grave doubts have been raised with regard to the harshness of the sentence passed on the Head of the First Ukrainian Lyceum, Mykola Konobrytsky, and possible political motives involved
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