{"id":4834,"date":"2021-02-23T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pravo.org.ua\/analytical-materials\/weekly-analytics-for-16-22-february-2021\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T16:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:32:33","slug":"weekly-analytics-for-16-22-february-2021","status":"publish","type":"analytical-materials","link":"https:\/\/pravo.org.ua\/en\/analytical-materials\/weekly-analytics-for-16-22-february-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly analytics for 16 \u2013 22 February 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Sections<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/pravo.org.ua\/en\/analytical-materials\/weekly-analytics-for-16-22-february-2021\/#The_Presidents_initiatives_on_judicial_reform_follow_the_right_direction_but_it_is_not_enough\" title=\"The President&#8217;s initiatives on judicial reform follow the right direction, but it is not enough\">The President&#8217;s initiatives on judicial reform follow the right direction, but it is not enough<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Presidents_initiatives_on_judicial_reform_follow_the_right_direction_but_it_is_not_enough\"><\/span>The President&#8217;s initiatives on judicial reform follow the right direction, but it is not enough<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 15, the President of Ukraine registered in the parliament three draft laws (<a href=\"http:\/\/w1.c1.rada.gov.ua\/pls\/zweb2\/webproc4_1?pf3511=71088\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No. 5067<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w1.c1.rada.gov.ua\/pls\/zweb2\/webproc4_1?pf3511=71089\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No. 5068<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w1.c1.rada.gov.ua\/pls\/zweb2\/webproc4_1?pf3511=71090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No. 5069<\/a>) on judicial reform. The President\u2019s initiatives are aimed at fulfilling Ukraine\u2019s obligations to the\u00a0European Union\u00a0and the\u00a0International Monetary Fund\u00a0for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0affirmation of integrity in the formation and operation of the High Council of Justice (HCJ) \u2013 a key personnel body in the judiciary;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0increasing the efficiency of the disciplinary liability mechanism;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0reduction of the negative influence of the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK), which has gained the reputation of being the most corrupt in the country, fulfilling the orders of oligarchs and politicians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Draft law No. 5068 (on HCJ reform) was identified by the President as urgent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 17, the relevant parliamentary committee\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w1.c1.rada.gov.ua\/pls\/zweb2\/webproc34?id=&amp;pf3511=71089&amp;pf35401=543053\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recommended<\/a>\u00a0that the draft law be included in the agenda of the current session and invited the head of parliament to forward the draft law and alternative draft laws, if any, to the Venice Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sud.ua\/ru\/news\/publication\/193746-posol-es-my-rekomenduem-otlozhit-izbranie-novykh-chlenov-vsp-sezdom-sudey-do-prinyatiya-reformy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a>\u00a0to one publication, the head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Matti Maasikas said that sending the draft law to the Venice Commission is not a recommendation of Ukraine\u2019s partners and will delay the adoption of the law, and expressed regret that the Congress of Judges begins to elect HCJ members before the procedure for the selection of candidates is improved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CPLR assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CPLR considers the President\u2019s initiatives on judicial reform to be a step in the right direction, although some provisions of the draft laws need to be revised. Without such revision, the risks of ineffectiveness of the implemented changes will be significant. Draft laws on the HCJ and the Ethics Council (No.5068 and &nbsp;No.5069) can be adopted as a basis and finalized before the second reading, in particular, taking into account the need for the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00a0the head of the HCJ should be deprived of the authority to make decisions on the formation of the composition of the Ethics Council (these powers in relation to international experts can be given, for example, to the Minister of Justice, and in relation to judges \u2013 to the Council of Judges or the Chairman of the Supreme Court);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0the vote of international experts should be made decisive in the event of an equal distribution of votes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this context, the draft law No.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w1.c1.rada.gov.ua\/pls\/zweb2\/webproc4_1?pf3511=70949\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3711\u0434<\/a>\u00a0on the formation of a new composition of the High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ) is also important, the concept of which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pravo.org.ua\/?s=%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D0%B7%D1%80%D1%83%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D1%80%D1%83%D1%87%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9+%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">requires<\/a>\u00a0coordination with the new draft laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not advisable to elect new members of the HCJ until the procedure for the pre-selection of HCJ candidates is changed (the Congress of Judges\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rsu.gov.ua\/ua\/site\/download?doc=L3VwbG9hZHMvZG9jdW1lbnRzL3Jpc2VubmEtcnN1LW5vLTcxLXZpZC0yNDEyMjAtcHJvLnBkZg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plans<\/a>\u00a0to elect four new HCJ members in March).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With regard to the draft law on changing the jurisdiction of cases related to regulations of central executive authorities (No. 5067), it should be finalized in parliament in order to extend the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to certain categories of disputes concerning individual decisions where there is the greatest risk of abuse by the DACK (in particular, on the formation of the Ethics Council, the HCJ and the HQCJ). Work on solving the problem of the DACK through its liquidation\/reorganization should be continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The President&#8217;s initiatives on judicial reform follow the right direction, but it is not enough Event On February 15, the President of Ukraine registered in the parliament three draft laws [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[70],"authors":[178],"source":[],"analytics":[400],"class_list":["post-4834","analytical-materials","type-analytical-materials","status-publish","hentry","category-judiciary","authors-cplr","analytics-weekly-analytics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Weekly analytics for 16 \u2013 22 February 2021 - Pravo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Weekly analyzes of political and legal developments in Ukraine and the world from the experts of the Center of Policy and Legal Reform.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pravo.org.ua\/en\/analytical-materials\/weekly-analytics-for-16-22-february-2021\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weekly analytics for 16 \u2013 22 February 2021 - 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