Justice as a condition for implementing Ukraine’s European integration course

La justicia como condición para implementar el curso de integración europea de Ucrania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4072.27
Keywords: justice, judicial reform, European integration, independence of judges, Superior Council of Justice

Abstract

Using the dialectical and documentary method, the article analyzes the state of implementation of the strategic priority of reforming Ukraine’s judicial system. It demonstrated that, under the current conditions for Ukraine, European integration is a key priority of the state’s foreign policy. Issues hindering the successful implementation of Ukraine’s strategic course towards European integration were identified, such as: Ukraine requires a comprehensive renewal of three bodies: the bar association, the law enforcement system, and the courts themselves. The conditions for the effective administration of justice have also been determined: updating of the High Council of Justice and the High Qualification Commission with the participation of international experts; creation of a new court to replace the Kiev District Court of Appeal, which will consider key decisions of state bodies; ensure the fair composition of the Constitutional Court; Building public confidence in the judicial and police system. It is concluded that it is important in the process of reform of the Superior Council of Justice to find a compromise between non-interference in the activities of this body, its components, and to guarantee the transparency and effectiveness of its decisions.

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Author Biographies

Tetiana Kulyk, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Candidate of legal sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Serhii Khaliuk, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Candidate of legal sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Sokh Kateryna, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Candidate of legal sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Constitutional Law and Human Rights of the National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Albina Tsiatkovska, State University «Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman», Kyiv, Ukraine.

PhD, Assistant Professor at the Department of European and International law of the State University «Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman», Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Published
2022-02-19
How to Cite
Kulyk, T., Khaliuk, S., Kateryna, S., & Tsiatkovska, A. (2022). Justice as a condition for implementing Ukraine’s European integration course: La justicia como condición para implementar el curso de integración europea de Ucrania. Political Questions, 40(72), 474-497. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4072.27
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Vol. 40 No. 72 (2022): Cuestiones Políticas
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Derecho Público

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