KYIV, Jan 12 — A congress of Ukrainian judges today appointed the last of eight new members to an important judicial oversight body, a move experts and officials have said is...
KYIV, Jan 12 — A congress of Ukrainian judges today appointed the last of eight new members to an important judicial oversight body, a move experts and officials have said is critical to Kyiv’s push to reform its judiciary.
The selection of the new members to the High Council of Justice means the body can resume its work overseeing the appointment, dismissal and disciplining of judges. Ukraine’s parliament has already passed all the legislation sought by the EU before the start of accession talks with Kyiv, the speaker of the assembly said last month. But implementing those laws and achieving membership is widely expected to be a long road.
In a statement today, the DEJURE Foundation, a non-governmental organisation which tracks judicial reform, expressed concern over the quality of the eight new selections.
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