Arbitration Chamber of Ukraine
β οΈ Violation Context
Arbitration Chamber of Ukraine employs Taras Shepel (Head), who serves as a member of the Public Integrity Council of Ukraine (second composition). The PIC systematically applies integrity criteria equating connections to occupied Crimea with connections to the Russian Federation. Taras Shepel was among the 15 members who unanimously voted on December 16, 2020 to adopt revised Indicators formally equating Crimea with Russia.
Ukrainian Law Violations (applicable through institutional tolerance):#
- Constitution of Ukraine, Article 2 β Territory of Ukraine is indivisible and inviolable.
- Constitution of Ukraine, Articles 73, 133β134 β Crimea is defined as an integral part of Ukraine.
ποΈ About
Arbitration Chamber of Ukraine#
Employer of a PIC member participating in the Crimea-recognition methodology
Arbitration Chamber of Ukraine is documented on CrimeaWatch because its head, Taras Shepel, served on the Public Integrity Council (second composition) and was among the 15 who unanimously voted on December 16, 2020 to adopt Indicators equating Crimea with Russia β the body whose methodology treats occupied Crimea as equivalent to Russian territory.
Why This Profile Exists#
The head of Ukraine’s arbitration body β a quasi-judicial institution responsible for fair and impartial dispute resolution β voted to adopt integrity criteria that treat Crimea as equivalent to Russia, contradicting the constitutional framework that all Ukrainian arbitration operates within.
Summary#
Arbitration Chamber of Ukraine is documented on this site for its institutional tolerance of Taras Shepel’s participation in the PIC’s Crimea-recognition methodology. As one of the 15 voters on December 16, 2020, Taras Shepel’s participation was not passive association but active institutional action contradicting Ukraine’s constitutional framework.
βΉοΈ What Else We Know
Key Personnel Documented on This Site#
- Taras Shepel β Head; PIC member (second composition); voted December 16, 2020
