Like all of its legislation, Ukraine inherited its court system
structure from the Soviet Union. Only recently the court system has
begun undergoing reforms with the passage of a number of laws. The
initial steps were made on June 1, 2001, with the passage of
amendments to various laws, including Law No. 1789-12 "On the
Prosecutor's Office," Law No. 1142-12 "On Arbitration
Courts," Law No. 2862-12 "On the Status of Judges,"
etc.
Reforms continued in 2010 with the complete revamping of the
court system in the Law of Ukraine No. 2453-VI "On the Court
System and the Status of Judges," dated July 7, 2010
("Law No. 2453").
In general, Law No. 2453 provides the overall structure of the new
judicial system after August 3, 2010. It defines the legal bases
for the organization of the judiciary branch of power and the
service of justice in Ukraine, the system of general jurisdiction
courts, the basic requirements in the forming of the professional
judges' corps, the system
