Community service work is intensively used by jurisdictions worldwide as a form of penalty for juveniles. The review of the Ukrainian legislation and case law on penalties to juveniles conducted by the DEJURE Foundation in 2021 revealed several problems in the application of the community service sentences for juveniles. The purpose of the study is to review international standards and best practices in the application of community services to juveniles, and to propose a list of successful community service work options to be used in Ukraine.

The DEJURE Foundation talks about the 5 steps we need to take to live a life without OASK.

The impactive routine of the almost “liquidated court”.

A judiciary capable of fostering the rule of law has not been formed since Ukraine regained independence in 1991. The courts still face the problem of corruption, the dependence of judges on politicians and oligarchs.

The book dedicated to good governance reform with Mykhailo Zhernako`v contribution.

In this report, we have established what international standards should be followed by participants in criminal proceedings against juveniles in conflict with the law in terms of sentencing, what regulatory barriers to their provision exist and how relevant the case law is to them.

In October 2019, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the draft law penned by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which reduced the number of judges to 100. In this publication, we analyze calculate the necessary number of Supreme Court judges.

On March 17, the deadline for submitting amendments to the draft law №3711-д, which is to start the formation of a new High Qualifications Commission of Judges, expired. We have actively communicated with the MPs to persuade them to amend the draft law so that it would guarantee the formation of an independent High Qualification Commission of Judges (HQCJ).

Today, the text of the Strategy for the Development of the Judiciary and Constitutional Justice for 2021-2023 appeared in the media. Adoption of the document in its current form will not solve any problems of the judiciary and will only increase the influence of dishonest judicial officials. The DEJURE Foundation found the main flaws and minor advantages of the published text document.

This report highlights the reform processes, as well as key developments, trends and issues in the judiciary and constitutional justice and prosecution sectors in Ukraine in 2020.

Last weekend President Zelenskyi announced that he will introduce bills on the reform of the High Council of Judges (HCJ) and the District Administrative Court of Kyiv (DACK). On Monday the bills were registered in the Parliament however their texts were uploaded only today morning.

Along with constructive discussions, the media regularly publish various myths and manipulations about the Concept.

The Constitutional Court in Ukraine should become an outpost of the Constitution's struggle, keep the authorities within its powers and prevent the usurpation of power. Instead, the Constitutional Court decisions of different years show that it does not fulfil its main task.

How to ensure a fair composition of the Constitutional Court and deprive it of political influence.

How MPs and the President suggest to neutralize the consequences of the decision of the Constitutional Court (CC) on the e-declaration system. In this article, we provide an analytical overview of the respective legislative initiatives.

Recently, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) adopted its scandalous decision regarding the constitutionality of the electronic declaration system, dismantling in a blatant and unlawful manner a big part of Ukraine's anticorruption infrastructure.

Why should we not hope for effective judicial reform without legal education reform?

The subject of this research is the work of the mixed courts, with judges and commercial lay judges in its composition, for resolving commercial disputes.

The infographic describes the time, required for a judicial candidate to become a judge from the moment he/she submits documents to the HQCJ and to the moment he/she is appointed as a judge.

Six years ago Ukraine and the European Union signed the Association Agreement, which anchored the Ukrainian course on integration with the EU. Hence, Ukraine tries to implement the European standards almost in all spheres. In this article, we try to explain what standards does the EU apply to the judiciary and whether they are all equally useful for Ukraine.

Today, 5 representatives of the Strategic Investigations Department of the National Police of Ukraine arrived at the office of the DEJURE Foundation and tried to hand over the protocol on administrative offence to Roman Maselko, the member of the Board of the DEJURE Foundation.

This study analyzes the selection process of judges to the High Anti-Corruption Court (HAC), which was conducted between August 2, 2018 and April 11, 2019.

The document briefly describes the key roles of all judicial governance and self-governance bodies of the Ukrainian judiciary and explains differences in their work and functions. It also provides a map of the Ukrainian court system.

What is needed for establishing a truly independent judiciary of hight integrity in Ukraine?

On 22 June, President Zelensky introduced the draft law #3711 on the judiciary in the Parliament. His previous attempt to give another impulse to the judicial reform was successfully blocked by the High Council of Justice (HCJ) and completely buried by the Constitutional Court.

The Concept describes a model of rebuilding the way commercial proceedings are organized in accordance with European models where courts reviewing a specific case are formed based on a completely different approach.

This brief aims at analyzing the experience of the DNA's work in Romania and the subsequent pressure on it by political elites and at formulating proposals for the protection of anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine.

The adopted Law #1008 has introduced a number of changes in the judicial power of Ukraine.

The judicial reform which began after the Revolution of Dignity has been the most substantial in the history of independent Ukraine. Have the reforms achieved their goals? What are the successes and failures of the reforms and what are their causes? Which reforms should Ukraine continue to implement in order to raise public confidence in the judiciary and improve the efficiency of the administration of justice? The goal of this policy brief is to provide answers to these questions.

On 16th of October, the Parliament adopted a long-anticipated draft law #1008 “On amendments to certain laws of Ukraine on judicial governance bodies”. To a large extent, the draft law was a reaction to civil society’s “Agenda for Justice” initiative that called, among other things, for the relaunch of the judicial governance bodies responsible for the failure of the judicial reform of the last 5 years and popular demand for justice at large. The bill provides for a number of novelties that can increase efficiency of the judicial reform, especially in terms renewal of the judiciary. However, the bill also contains several provisions that can render the positive changes ineffective or even make judiciary more dependent on the political power. Will this stage of the reform be effective?

A short summary of the formation of the High Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine presented at "The Formation of the High Anti-Corruption Court in Ukraine: Lessons Learned and Way Forward" side event within the framework of the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting 2019 in Warsaw (Poland).

The goal of drafting this research paper is to facilitate an informed discussion with policymakers on improving confidence in Ukrainian courts.

This Report is dedicated to the research on the outcomes of activities of judicial governance agencies' tasked with recruitment of judges and review of complaints on disciplinary violations committed by judges in Eastern Partnership countries, which are all characterized by economies in transition and totalitarian Soviet past.

This Law determines the principles of the organization and functioning of the High Anti-Corruption Court, special requirements to the judges of this court and the guarantees of their activity. Unofficial translation.

Expanding on the Toronto Principles vision document, policy briefs provide a more detailed breakdown of reform action that needs to take place over the next five years across 12 key policy areas to achieve a more prosperous, democratic and secure future for Ukraine.

Key Ukraine reform priorities for 2019—2023. The document consolidates the perspectives of over 90 Ukrainian reform-minded civil society organizations (CSOs) on their aspirations for the future of Ukraine.

This is the short version of the analytical review prepared by the NGOs Centre of Political and Legal Reforms, DEJURE Foundation and Automaidan.

What judicial system should be like in as soon as 5 years, and how we plan to enact the changes needed is presented in our Manifesto.

The policy-brief describes legal regulation of the Public Integrity Council's status, analyzes foreign experience of public participation in the selection of judges and looks for ways to address the issue by offering three models.

The organization was founded in summer 2016 by leading experts in the field of judicial reform. During our first year of operation, the organization has grown from 4 to 14 members. We are proud to present the results of our work.

Analysts from the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform and DEJURE Foundation tracked and recorded the course of the competition to the Supreme Court and prepared an analytical report thereon.

The policy report analyzes the current state of justice sector reforms in Ukraine after the 2013—2014 Revolution of Dignity, provides some answers to the urgent questions, and sets out recommendations for further actions of Ukrainian authorities and international partners to make this crucial reform succeed.

Якою має бути судова система вже за 5 років та як ми плануємо досягти бажаних змін — у нашому Маніфесті.

The brochure describes the activities and the results of the PIC in its first year of operation.

The Concept describes a model of rebuilding the way commercial proceedings are organized in accordance with European models where courts reviewing a specific case are formed based on a completely different approach.

This brief aims at analyzing the experience of the DNA's work in Romania and the subsequent pressure on it by political elites and at formulating proposals for the protection of anti-corruption institutions in Ukraine.

The judicial reform which began after the Revolution of Dignity has been the most substantial in the history of independent Ukraine. Have the reforms achieved their goals? What are the successes and failures of the reforms and what are their causes? Which reforms should Ukraine continue to implement in order to raise public confidence in the judiciary and improve the efficiency of the administration of justice? The goal of this policy brief is to provide answers to these questions.

This Report is dedicated to the research on the outcomes of activities of judicial governance agencies' tasked with recruitment of judges and review of complaints on disciplinary violations committed by judges in Eastern Partnership countries, which are all characterized by economies in transition and totalitarian Soviet past.

This is the short version of the analytical review prepared by the NGOs Centre of Political and Legal Reforms, DEJURE Foundation and Automaidan.

The policy-brief describes legal regulation of the Public Integrity Council's status, analyzes foreign experience of public participation in the selection of judges and looks for ways to address the issue by offering three models.

Analysts from the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform and DEJURE Foundation tracked and recorded the course of the competition to the Supreme Court and prepared an analytical report thereon.

The policy report analyzes the current state of justice sector reforms in Ukraine after the 2013—2014 Revolution of Dignity, provides some answers to the urgent questions, and sets out recommendations for further actions of Ukrainian authorities and international partners to make this crucial reform succeed.

Якою має бути судова система вже за 5 років та як ми плануємо досягти бажаних змін — у нашому Маніфесті.