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The Constitutional Court of Ukraine remains a pivotal legal body amid ongoing judicial transformations and controversies. Recent headlines reveal a spectrum of challenges and developments. Notably, the court has tackled divisive issues such as the constitutionality of the seizure of goods under simplified customs controls and language laws. Meanwhile, the legal community closely watches the procedural conducts involving high-profile figures like former head Oleksandr Tupytskyi.
Controversies extend to administrative accusations against current and former officials, reflecting the court's central role in Ukraine's broader struggle against corruption and its efforts towards compliance with international standards. Discussions with the Venice Commission and interventions by the European Commission underscore the geopolitical stake in Ukraine's legal reforms.
The Constitutional Court's decisions and the surrounding discourse are not just legal matters but also deeply influence Ukraine's democratic integrity and international standing. As the nation navigates these complex waters, the implications for governance, justice, and Ukraine's European integration efforts continue to unfold.
Controversies extend to administrative accusations against current and former officials, reflecting the court's central role in Ukraine's broader struggle against corruption and its efforts towards compliance with international standards. Discussions with the Venice Commission and interventions by the European Commission underscore the geopolitical stake in Ukraine's legal reforms.
The Constitutional Court's decisions and the surrounding discourse are not just legal matters but also deeply influence Ukraine's democratic integrity and international standing. As the nation navigates these complex waters, the implications for governance, justice, and Ukraine's European integration efforts continue to unfold.
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Ukraine Constitutional Court Head Baulin taken to intensive care unit after car accident. PHOTOS The Constitutional Court press office confirmed information that its Chairman Yurii Baulin got in the accident in the Poltava region yesterday. 78 608 157
"Don’t you like it? Well, this is life" - Constitutional Court Head Baulin replied to charges of involvement in usurpation of power by Yanukovych Chairman of the Constitutional Court Yurii Baulin muted microphone of Samopomich party MP, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee for Preventing and Combating Corruption Yehor Soboliev when the latter asked whether the current judges of the Constitutional Court have the right to consider the case on the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Law on the cleansing of power. 63 579 201
Constitutional Court cancels limit on lifetime payouts to judges On Friday, June 10, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine issued its judgement on constitutional submissions by the Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of certain provisions of the law on judicial system and status of judges of July 7, 2010 No. 2453-VI as well as the provisions of paragraph 5, section 3 of the final provisions of the law of Ukraine on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine on retirement of March 2, 2015 No. 213-VIII. 63 365 203
Zelenskyi proposes terminating powers of all Constitutional Court judges Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has submitted a bill to the Verkhovna Rada proposing to terminate the powers of all Constitutional Court judges. 49 025 484
Zelenskyi leaves Constitutional Court to prevent rumors about putting pressure on judges He said that representative Fedir Venislavksyi will present his position at the court. 30 370 378
Constitutional Court chairman sees 'signs of constitutional coup' in Zelenskyi's bill Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Oleksandr Tupytsky has said that the bill "On Restoration of Public Confidence in the Constitutional Judiciary" shows signs of a constitutional coup in Ukraine. 30 252 271
Employees Of State Guard Service Department Not Letting Constitutional Court Head Tupytskyi Into His Office Employees of the State Guard Service department are not letting Oleksandr Tupytskyi, who had been removed from the position of the Constitutional Court head, into his office. 29 024 213
10 days left for PGO to arrest Constitutional Court judges who conferred dictatorial powers on Yanukovych, – MP Soboliev. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) has 10 days to arrest the judges of the Constitutional Court who granted dictatorial powers to ex-President Viktor Yanukovych. 28 213 60
Constitutional Court calls on Zelenskyi to cancel his decree on Tupytskyi The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has described a decree by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to suspend the court's chairman, Oleksandr Tupytskyi, from office for two months as "legally null and void" and called for the document to be revoked, according to a statement posted on the court's website. 26 624 576
CC head says he will not come for interrogation to SBI. VIDEO Head of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CC) Oleksandr Tupytsky has said that he will not appear for questioning at the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) on the summons received on Friday morning. 26 011 169
Zelenskyi calls on Servant of the People MPs to back his proposals on Constitutional Court Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has called on MPs from the Servant of the People faction to unite and support his proposals to restore justice and legality in the country after the latest ruling of the Constitutional Court. 24 745 207
EU considers Constitutional Court's decision as basis for suspension of visa-free travel The European Union has disabled the decisions of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the activities of anti-corruption agencies, the Yevropeiska Pravda (European Truth) newspaper said, citing a letter from a representative of Ukraine to the EU, Ambassador Mykola Tochytsky to Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Olha Stefanishyna. 22 926 325 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine Visa-free travel for Ukraine
Rada adopted bill on Constitutional Court The Verkhovna Rada has passed the bill No.6427-д on Constitutional Court of Ukraine. 245 MPs supported the law. 22 082 57
Protesters throw smoke bombs at Ukraine's Constitutional Court. VIDEO&PHOTOS. VIDEO&PHOTOS Smoke bombs were hurled as a protest rally is underway outside the building of Ukraine's Constitutional Court in Kyiv against the abolition of anti-corruption reform. 21 636 229
Considering law on lustration, Constitutional Court’s judge Shaptala cites opinion of subject to purge Kivalov When considering the law on the cleansing of the ranks of power, judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Shaptala referred to the opinion of non-affiliated MP Serhii Kivalov, who himself is the subject to purge and can be personally interested in the recognition of the law as unconstitutional. 21 292 123
Ukraine restores criminal liability for inaccurate declaration The Verkhovna Rada has reinstated criminal liability for declaring incomplete data and failure to submit a declaration, in particular, introducing a restriction of freedom for up to two years, if the declared information differs from the reliable one in the amount of more than 4,000 living wages for able-bodied persons. 20 029 92
Constitutional Court Allowed to Imprison Journalists Who Write About Yanukovych’s Mezhyhiria By its decision of 20 January, 2012, the Constitutional Court explained the provisions of the Basic Law on the right to privacy and family life in favor of officials, blocking citizens access to a significant amount of public interest information. 18 726 116 Previously in trend: Mezhygorye Secrets
Repassing of law on screening officials impossible after its abolition by Constitutional Court, MP Yemets says. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The laws and their regulations cannot be readopted without revision if they are deemed unconstitutional. 16 731 36
French Ambassador talks about disappointment of G7 countries with state of fight against corruption in Ukraine France, as well as other countries of the G7 (Big Seven), are disappointed with the state of the fight against corruption in Ukraine, said French Ambassador to Ukraine Etienne de Poncins. 16 613 128 Previously in trend: Fighting corruption in Ukraine
Constitutional Court allows easing measure of restraint for suspected terrorists The Constitutional Court allowed the preventive measure for persons detained on suspicion of or charged with terrorism to be eased. 15 158 263
SBI serves Tupytsky with charge of deliberate testimony, bribery of witness The State Bureau of Investigations (SBI) served judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Oleksandr Tupytsky with charge of deliberate false testimony and bribery of a witness. 15 105 56
Ukrainian judges 'not able to live by transparent European standards,' - MP Yemets Judges of Ukraine's Supreme Court are trying to sabotage the judicial reform for they 'don't want to live transparently' and are not capable of self-cleansing. 14 801 43 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution
Constitutional Court of Ukraine recognizes compliance of decentralization amendments with Basic Law Constitutional Court of Ukraine recognized the compliance of draft Constitutional amendments regarding the decentralization of power with the provisions of the Basic Law. 13 901 149
Constitutional Court candidate Andriychuk could not say when Constitution was adopted. VIDEO During the interview for the position of a judge of the Economic Court of Zakarpattia region, Liubomyr Andriychuk, a lecturer at Uzhhorod National University, could not answer the question about when the Constitution of Ukraine was adopted. 13 388 107
Zelenskyi announces ‘court in smartphone’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi believes that bureaucratic procedures should go online to ensure transparency of the court, and announced a so-called "court in a smartphone". 12 614 171
Congress of judges dismisses Constitutional Court judge Bryntsev The 13th Congress of judges has dismissed Constitutional Court judge Vasyl Bryntsev. 12 613 67
SBI opens criminal proceedings against Tupytsky Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has opened criminal proceedings against Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Oleksandr Tupytsky due to high treason and the illegal sale of a land plot in Crimea under Russian law, the SBI's press service has reported. 12 066 64
Court Refuses SBI To Arrest Tupytskyi's Property The court refused the investigation of the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to arrest property that was seized during the searches at Oleksandr Tupytskyi, whose appointment as a judge of the Constitutional Court was canceled by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi. 11 661 80
Poroshenko signed Law on Constitutional Court President Petro Poroshenko has signed the Law "On Constitutional Court of Ukraine," adopted by the Rada on July 13. 11 369 110
Constitutional Court's head does not appear for questioning on Monday – SBI Head of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Oleksandr Tupytsky did not appear for questioning at the State Bureau of Investigations (SBI). 11 234 86
Court Fails To Pick Measure Of Restraint To Tupytskyi, Suspends Hearing For August 2 The court has failed to restrain Oleksandr Tupytskyi, former head of the Constitutional Court, and suspended the hearing for August 2. 11 085 112
Constitutional Court declares law on decommunization constitutional Ukraine's Constitutional Court has declared constitutional the law on condemning communist and national-socialist totalitarian regimes in Ukraine and a ban on promoting their symbols. 10 689 126
Razumkov sees no grounds for parliament dissolution Verkhovna Rada Chairman Dmytro Razumkov has said he sees no prerequisites for dissolving the Ukrainian parliament of the ninth convocation. 9 632 42 Previously in trend: Amendments to Constitution
Rada to quickly react to Constitutional Court's decision to cancel e-declaration The Ukrainian parliament will quickly react to the decision of the Constitutional Court to abolish e-declaration and will do everything at the legislative level to ensure that this mechanism continues to work, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Dmytro Razumkov has said. 9 600 63
Constitutional Court to urgently consider constitutionality of law on land sale market The Constitutional Court of Ukraine (CCU) is scheduled to consider the constitutionality of the law on the launch of the land sale market today, at 12:00 p.m. 9 314 38 Previously in trend: Land reform Land market
E-declaration system, responsibility for inaccurate data to be preserved in Ukraine – President's Office on Constitutional Court's decision President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi will definitely use his right to the legislative initiative in order to restore the permanent and most effective operation of the electronic declaration system and the inevitability of responsibility for deliberate violation of these rules, the Office of the President of Ukraine said. 9 134 64 Previously in trend: E-declarations of senior officials
Bohdan submits lawsuit against journalists of Schemes TV Show Head of the Presidential Office, Andrii Bohdan, has filed a lawsuit against journalists of the Schemes TV show based on the Radio Liberty (Ukraine). 8 963 99
Zelenskyi appoints Venislavskyi his representative in Constitutional Court Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi has appointed Fedir Venislavskyi the president's envoy in the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. 8 884 138
Constitutional Court of Ukraine declares language law constitutional The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has recognized the Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian Language as the State Language" as constitutional. 8 487 80
Italy’s PM urges US, EU not to forget about Ukraine crisis, show unity against Russian aggression The EU countries incurred significant losses over sanctions on Russia, but it was the right decision to impose them in response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine. 8 461 35 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia
Rada is preparing submission to Constitutional Court to abolish draft law No. 12414 Lawmakers are preparing a submission to the Constitutional Court to annul bill No. 12414, which strips NABU and SAPO of their independence. 7 970 73 Previously in trend: Abolition of NABU and SAPO independence
Turchinov: Yanukovych is Preparing for Impeachment. VIDEO The vice chairman of Batkivschyna Alexandr Turchinov considers the decision of the Constitutional Court on the constitutionality of maintaining the title of the President even in case of impeachment to be a preparation of the Presidential Administration for Yanukovych's removal from office. 7 320 50
Constitutional crisis: Venice Commission releases its opinion The Venice Commission pointed out serious shortcomings in the decision of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine of October 27, 2020 in the case of constitutional motion filed by 47 MPs on the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Prevention of Corruption." 7 234 44
PGO summons Justice Minister Petrenko for interrogation. DOCUMENT The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine has summoned Minister of Justice Pavlo Petrenko for questioning in the case of a possible pressure on the Constitutional Court judges. 7 175 19
NABU closes Odesa Mayor Trukhanov case after court decriminalizes illegal enrichment The National Anti-Corruption Bureau has started to close criminal proceedings under the illegal enrichment article of the Criminal Code, which was previously abolished by the Constitutional Court. The Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov case is one of the cases. 7 067 181
Constitutional Court says judicial reform bill in line with Constitution The Constitutional Court has recognized the draft law on constitutional amendments in terms of judicial reform as corresponding to the Basic Law. 6 937 58
Tupytskyi And Kasminin Not Dismissed, Respective Zelenskyy’s Decree Null And Void – Constitutional Court’s Ex-Head Dombrovskyi Constitutional Court former head, Ivan Dombrovskyi, believes that the decree of President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on the abolition of the decree of the previous president on the appointment of Oleksandr Tupytskyi and Oleksandr Kasminin as judges of the Constitutional Court is null and void and does not entail any legal consequences. 6 581 98
Constitutional Court head suspected of bribing witness, as well as in faulty witness evidence – PGO Head of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Oleksandr Tupytsky is suspected of giving a bribe to a witness and misleading the court by the knowingly false testimony of a witness, the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) told. 6 517 30
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