HQCJ Admits TOM 14 to the Assembly Forming the PIC Third Composition

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Background#

On 27 July 2023 the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine adopted decision No. 40/zp-23, determining which civic associations met the statutory requirements for participation in the assembly of representatives that forms the Public Integrity Council. Sixteen organizations were admitted; five were refused.

TOM 14 was among those admitted. The PIC’s third composition took office on 14 August 2023, with Yurii Nikolov serving as its delegate.

Why the Date Matters#

The revised Indicators of Integrity, containing paragraph 1.5, were adopted unanimously on 16 December 2020. By the date of this decision the PIC had applied them in negative integrity conclusions against judges over connections to occupied Crimea — travel to the peninsula, property predating the occupation, resident family members.

TOM 14: Delegates Serving at the Adoption of The revised indicators of integrity

Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Background#

The PIC adopted its Indicators of Integrity on 11 January 2019 and adopted a revised version on 16 December 2020. The revised text was approved unanimously.

At the time of adoption, Yevhen Vorobyov served on the PIC’s second composition as a delegate of TOM 14.

The Provision at Issue#

Paragraph 1.5 identifies as a marker of support for aggression conduct by a judge or candidate who “without urgent need visited the Russian Federation after the start of the armed aggression, temporarily occupied territories.” The two are listed together, with no distinction drawn between the territory of a foreign aggressor state and Ukrainian territory under temporary occupation.

TOM 14 on CrimeaWatch

HQCJ Admits TOM 14 to the Assembly Forming the PIC Third Composition

Background#

Why the Date Matters#

TOM 14: Delegates Serving at the Adoption of The revised indicators of integrity

Background#

The Provision at Issue#