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Judicial Reform In Ukraine

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On 29 June 2016 the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine on Justice" (hereinafter "Law on Justice") was officially published and shall become effective on 30 September 2016,

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Oleksiy Didkovskiy

Yaroslav Petrov

On 29 June 2016 the Law of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine on Justice" (hereinafter "Law on Justice") was officially published and shall become effective on 30 September 2016, except for provisions regarding the possibility of recognition by Ukraine of the International Criminal Court jurisdiction on terms defined in the Rome Statute, which shall enter into force three years after publication of this law. Furthermore, 16 July 2016 is marked by publication of the Law of Ukraine "On Judicial System and Status of Judges" (hereinafter "Law on Judicial System"), laid out in the new edition and aimed at implementation of the changes introduced by the Law on Justice. Judicial reform involves the following conceptual changes:

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