True progress in judicial reform

UKRAINE - In Brief 30 Jun 2021 by Dmytro Boyarchuk
On June 29, we witnessed a truly pivotal event. For sure, it was not as important as Ukraine passing into the Euro 2020 quarter-finals. Nevertheless, real progress in judicial reform was long-awaited and is badly needed both for the country's development and our good relations with the IMF. On June 29, parliament passed a law that recognizes dominant role of international experts in the selection of the High Qualification Commission of Justice (HQCJ) members. The HQCJ is effectively an HR department of judicial system of Ukraine that pre-selects candidates for the vacant positions of judges. A reboot of the HQCJ is an important element of judicial reform. Still we have unreformed High Council of Justice (HCJ) which remains in charge of approving (or rejecting) the selected candidates. To make matters worse the unreformed HCJ will also participate in the formation of the commission for the selection the HQCJ members. Legislation for the reboot of the HCJ is in the pipeline, and without this move the judicial reform will be incomplete. The stumbling block with the reboot of the HCJ is, again, the role of international experts in the selection process. True reform of the HQCJ, for sure, will be a plus for our relations with the IMF but this move definitely will not be enough to melt the ice with the Fund.

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