High Council of Justice (Ukraine)

High Council of Justice
Вища рада правосуддя
Vyshcha rada pravosuddia
Agency overview
Formed31 March 1998; 26 years ago (1998-03-31)
JurisdictionUkraine
Headquarters12-a, Studentska str, Kyiv
Agency executive
  • Hryhorii Usyk, Chairman
Websitehcj.gov.ua

The High Council of Justice,[1][2][3] or sometimes the Supreme Council of Justice[4][5] (Ukrainian: Вища рада правосуддя) is the national council of the judiciary of Ukraine, which submits motions to appoint, dismisses and disciplines judges.[6][7] In 2021, the Ethics Council was created with the intention of selecting the members of the High Council of Justice in a way that would help to create an independent and efficient judiciary in Ukraine.[1][8]

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  2. ^ U.S. Embassy: Integrity concerns of Ukraine Supreme Court nominees remain, UNIAN (31 July 2017)
  3. ^ Kyiv, U. S. Embassy (2021-11-09). "Joint Statement on the establishment of the Ethics Council to the High Council of Justice". U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  4. ^ Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine passed: Ukraine takes a major step towards a European System of Justice, Lexology (9 June 2016)
  5. ^ "Judges Kolesnychenko, Kuzmyshyn, Justice Minister Lavrynovych elected as Supreme Council of Justice members". Interfax-Ukraine. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  6. ^ "Коли запрацює Вища рада правосуддя і чому Роман Маселко не відмовиться від справи проти ВРП".
  7. ^ "ВИЩА ВЛАДА ПРАВОСУДДЯ | Судовий вісник №1 від 25.01.2019".
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