Effectiveness of the fight against corruption in Ukraine depends directly on the clear distribution of powers of the bodies that carry out this struggle. Legislative issues are resolved, but in practice the fight against corruption in Ukraine is carried out by everyone: the police, the Security Service (SBU), the Prosecutor General’s Office, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office...
The issue of the potential loss of citizenship in case of adoption of the draft law of the President of Ukraine Poroshenko No. 6175 of 13 March 2017 “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine” On Citizenship of Ukraine “(hereinafter – the Law) still remains topical. The bill is aimed at “good intentions” for the fight against dual citizenship of public servants. However, it is essentially aimed at all citizens of Ukraine.
The...
On 19 January 2017 the European Court delivered judgment against Ukraine in the Case of Kulikov and 17 Others v. Ukraine (application no. 5114/09), in which the Court found that dismissal of 18 judges in the period from 2008 to 2013 was carried out in violation of the rights guaranteed by the Convention.
There was no doubt that the dismissal of 18 judges was conducted in violation of the Convention. The only intrigue was whether the Court...
Recently, the European Court of Human Rights decided a case Ignatov v. Ukraine (application no. 40583/15, judgment of 15 December 2016). The Law Firm “Nazar Kulchytskyy and Partners” prepared unofficial Ukrainian translation of the judgment which is available via this link.
Circumstances of the Case
The applicant was arrested with a suspicion of stealing a car. Investigative judge remanded the applicant in pre-trial detention on the...
