The Ukrainian government has told, that has taken into consideration the comments of the Venice Commission

The working group at the Constitutional Commission took into account all of the critical comments of international experts on judicial reform of Ukraine, said Deputy head of the presidential administration, head of the working group on justice issues Alex Filatov.

The Ukrainian authorities are conducting judicial reform and the reform of the Prosecutor's office. For the reform of the judicial system is expected to correct in the Constitution. The constitutional amendments received a positive assessment of the Venice Commission. Along with this, international experts have made a number of observations to document.

"The working group on justice issues and related legal institutions, which is working with the Constitutional Commission, took into account all of the fundamental proposals of the Venice Commission, which it expressed in the opinion CDL-AD (2015) 027 dated 26 October 2015. Revised Draft changes to the Constitution in terms of justice referred to the Constitutional Commission For final consideration ", - is informed in the report, posted on the Internet office of the Ukrainian President on Thursday.

it is said that in the final version of the document clarifies the question of the creation and destruction of vessels, jurisdiction of the courts of the immunity of judges, judicial principles and requirements for the judge of the constitutional court of Ukraine, powers of the President of Ukraine in the transition period and the like. The project Also considered the proposal of the Venice Commission regarding the range of possibilities of the High Council of justice to approve regulations on the transfer of judges from one court to another Field in the transitional period.

in addition, the Draft law on the advice of international experts, supplemented by the rule that the grounds For dismissal of a judge is a violation of their duty to provide information that explain the origin of his property.

the project takes into account Also the proposal of the Venice Commission, which provides that in the event of a change in the structure of individual courts, judges, which this will apply will have the opportunity to resign or go through a transparent competition for the new position.

"The working group came out for the final endorsement of the draft changes to the Constitution in terms of justice. In the maximum possible short terms were taken into account all the important advices of the Venice Commission. Similarly, the Project includes public proposals received during public discussions, where the participation took more than five hundred specialists, and advice that have been directed specifically to the Constitutional Commission ", - the press service cites the words of Filatov.

indicates that the Project change will be considered at the plenary meeting of the Constitutional Commission, which will take place on October 30.


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