04/09/2023
In the framework of the preparation of the draft joint opinion on the draft law “On amending the Law of Ukraine 'On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges' as regards the introduction of additional procedures to enhance public trust in the judiciary” (draft law N° 9454), the rapporteurs met with the following interlocutors:
• the Chairman and members of the High Council of Justice,
• the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Policy of the Verkhovna Rada,
• the President of the Supreme Court and the First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Supreme Court;
• the Head and a member of the High Qualification Commission of Judges,
• the Chairman of the Council of Judges,
• the representatives of the international community and civil society.
The draft opinion will be prepared jointly by the Venice Commission and the Council of Europe’s Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DG-I). It will be submitted for adoption at the 136th Plenary Session of the Venice Commission (6-7 October 2023).