Report on judicial independence monitoring in Ukraine
/ Centre for judicial studies
On Dec 4, 2007 the Centre for Judicial Studies presented its Report on judicial independence monitoring in Ukraine, developed jointly with the All-Ukrainian Independent Judicial Association and Foundation for the Support of Justice with the assistance of the Council of Judges of Ukraine, Ukrainian Association of Prosecutors and Union of Advocates of Ukraine
The presentation was attended by Vice-Chairmen of the Council of Judges of Ukraine and Judges of the Supreme Court of Ukraine O.F. Volkov (also Head of the Military Chamber of the Supreme Court of Ukraine), V.I Humenyuk and S.M. Mishchenko, Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine V.V. Lutkovska, members of the Ukrainian Association of prosecutors and of the Union of Advocates of Ukraine, judges, researchers, representatives of the legislative and executive authorities, journalists and delegates from non-governmental organizations.
Ambassador of Switzerland in Ukraine Georg Zubler attended and made a speech at the event.
An overall assessment of the entire set of applied indicators led to the following conclusion about the current status of judicial independence: “Ukraine is showing dangerous tendencies of interference with the independence of judges. At the same time the institutional independence of the judicial branch of power is permanently under the risk of destruction.”
The report on the monitoring of judicial independence was also presented to the delegates of the Congress of Judges of Ukraine held on Dec 7, 2007. It will be forwarded to the President of Ukraine, the Parliament and the Government. International organizations and the Ukrainian civil society will also get familiarized with the results of the monitoring endeavor.
The Ukrainian e-version of the report is to be posted on CJS’s WEB-page (www.judges.org.ua).
The report on the monitoring of judicial independence was also presented to the delegates of the Congress of Judges of Ukraine held on Dec 7, 2007. It will be forwarded to the President of Ukraine, the Parliament and the Government. International organizations and the Ukrainian civil society will also get familiarized with the results of the monitoring endeavor. 
Financial support: Swiss Confederation