Reform of the Competition Procedure for Judges in Ukraine

Authors

  • Oksana SHCHERBANYUK Associate Professor Head of the Department of Justice, Chernivtsi National University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18662/eljpa/47

Keywords:

judicial reform, competitive selection of judges, competition, candidate for a position of judge, competition for the post of judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problems of constitutional implementation of the competitive selection of judges. The practice of conducting competitive selection of judges is investigated and the necessity to improve its normative-legal support, in particular, the definition of the principles of conducting the competition and specific criteria for determining professional ethics and integrity of a candidate for a judge's position, is urgent. The relevance of the study of the problem of constitutional implementation of the competitive selection of judges is due to the aspirations of Ukraine through constitutional, legal and judicial -legal reforms to overcome the critical attitude to the judiciary, justice, judicial protection the rights and freedoms of the individual and to restore public confidence in the court. The purpose of the article is to study the problems of constitutional implementation of the competitive selection of judges, identify shortcomings, gaps in the provisions of the law and search for solutions to this issue. It is established that the legal mechanism of selection of candidates is intended to provide an objective assessment of not only their professional but also personal and moral qualities. The practice of conducting competitive selection of judges and the necessity to improve its normative and legal support, in particular, the definition of the principles of conducting the competition and the specific criteria for determining the professional ethics and integrity of a candidate for a judge position, is being investigated.

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2018-12-17

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SHCHERBANYUK, O. (2018). Reform of the Competition Procedure for Judges in Ukraine. European Journal of Law and Public Administration, 5(2), 115-127. https://doi.org/10.18662/eljpa/47

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Vol. 5 No. 2 (2018): European Journal of Law and Public Administration

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