Media Invite. March 18. Expert discussion “Ensuring the independence of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine: necessary steps”
On Monday, March 18, the Centre for Policy and Legal Reform jointly with Reanimation Package of Reforms will hold an expert discussion “Ensuring the independence of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine: necessary steps”.
On Monday, March 18, the Centre for Policy and Legal Reform jointly with Reanimation Package of Reforms will hold an expert discussion “Ensuring the independence of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine: necessary steps”. The event is organized by the EU project “Strengthening the Role of Civil Society in Facilitating Democratic Reforms and Increasing Accountability, Responsibility, and Quality of Government” and within the framework of the core support programme to Centre for democracy and rule of law, enabled by the financial support from Sweden.
The discussion will focus on the following issues:
- amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Constitutional Court of Ukraine”, which will ensure that candidates for judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine meet two new criteria – high moral qualities and a high level of competence in the field of law;
- abolition of the Art. 208-4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which politicize the selection of candidates for judges of the Constitutional Court by the Parliament.
Media representatives are warmly invited to attend.
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What? |
Expert discussion “Ensuring the independence of the constitutional court of Ukraine: necessary steps” |
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Where? |
Kyiv Press Club, Kyiv, 27-a Khreshchatyk St. |
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When? |
March 18, 10:00 – 12:00 |
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Participants: |
Yuliia Kyrychenko, Member of the Board of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform, Co-Chairman of the Board of Reanimation Package of Reforms Hanna Hopko, Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Verkhovna Rada Viktoriia Ptashnyk, Member of Parliament of Ukraine Viktor Musiiaka, Research Fellow, Razumkov Centre Ihor Koliushko, Head of the Board of the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform |
Ukrainian is the working languages.
For media accreditation please complete the form or contact Mariana Doboni via doboni@pravo.org.ua or at 066-335-82-83
Background Information:
The two-year EU-funded project “Strengthening the Role of Civil Society in Facilitating Democratic Reforms and Increasing Accountability, Responsibility, and Quality of Government” lasts from October 1, 2017 until September 30, 2019. Its goal is to raise awareness of experts, the public and media about reforms in the judicial and constitutional sector, fight against corruption, criminal justice etc. In particular, the project implementer CPLR has already held various events to inform society about the selection of judges to the Constitutional Court, the state funding of parties, the activities of anti-corruption bodies, the reform of the Supreme Court. Its budget is EUR 762,005.