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Abstract. The information note summarises the measures of the Rule of Law Roadmap aimed at strengthening judicial accountability and integrity by streamlining the format for judges’ declarations of integrity and declarations on family ties, in line with the recommendations of the European Commission and international commitments. It analyses the current state of implementation of these measures and outlines the key issues related to introducing the necessary amendments to Ukraine’s legislation.
Key words: Roadmap, rule of law, European Commission report, integrity declarations, Supreme Court, Venice Commission.
11/2025
Abstract. The informational reference examines the legal grounds for improving administrative and criminal liability for violations of legislation on occupational safety and health. The corresponding analysis was conducted in the context of the proposals provided for in the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 14109, dated 09.10.2025).
The draft law is considered to comply with the requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine and law-making activity, the fundamental principles of administrative tort and criminal legislation, the provisions of international legal documents, and acts of the European Union (EU acquis) in the field of ensuring the health and safety of employees at work.
The results of the research revealed risks that may hinder the proper implementation of the draft law during law enforcement activities and the achievement of the goal declared therein of legislatively ensuring the liability of employers for violations of the requirements of the legislation regulating the safety and health of employees at work, in accordance with the norms of European Union law in this area.
Key words: administrative liability, criminal liability, safety and health of workers at work, violation of labor protection legislation, acts of European Union law.
10/2025
Abstract. The informational reference analyzes the feasibility of supplementing part eleven of Article 284 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine with a provision on appealing a court decision to refuse to close criminal proceedings in the context of the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 14084, dated 29.09.2025).
Key words: criminal proceedings, closure of criminal proceedings, court decision, refusal to close criminal proceedings.
10/2025
Abstract. The informational reference considers the issue of optimizing the processes of searching for persons missing under special circumstances and identifying unidentified bodies (remains) during martial law in Ukraine in the context of the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 14095, dated 01.10.2025).
Key words: legal regime of martial law, missing persons, identification of unidentified bodies (remains), molecular genetic examination, human genomic information, selection of biological material.
10/2025
Abstract. The informational reference is devoted to the urgent problem of ensuring effective judicial protection and exercising the right to appeal in cases of administrative offenses. The urgency is due to the need for further unification of procedural legislation, initiated within the framework of a large-scale legal reform in 2017, the purpose of which was to harmonize the rules of civil, commercial and administrative proceedings. However, the analysis revealed significant discrepancies between the appeal procedure enshrined in the procedural codes and Chapter 24 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses. A comparative legal analysis of appeal mechanisms was conducted, in particular, regarding the calculation of the term when pronouncing a summary decision and the application of the institution of “leaving an appeal without motion”. It is proposed to introduce a procedure for leaving an appeal without motion to eliminate shortcomings within the established period, which will ensure the unity of law enforcement practice.
Key words: unification of procedural legislation, analogy of law, appeal, term, appeal proceedings, appeal.
10/2025
Abstract. The informational reference examines the feasibility of amending Articles 217 and 276 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine regarding notification to a person of suspicion in connection with the allocation of pre-trial investigation materials in the context of the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 14085, dated 29.09.2025).
Key words: criminal proceedings, allocation of pre-trial investigation materials, report of suspicion, change of report of suspicion.
10/2025
Abstract. The informational reference analyzes the feasibility of amending Articles 32 and 34 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses in terms of providing equal rights and opportunities to men and women in cases of administrative offenses in the context of the draft law (No. 14066, dated 22.09.2025).
Key words: administrative liability; administrative arrest; a man raising/maintaining a child on his own; circumstances mitigating liability.
10/2025
Abstract. The informational reference examines the legal grounds for improving the organization of official activities of the National Police of Ukraine, in particular, conducting a competition for the appointment of police officers to managerial positions and attestation of police officers. These issues are examined in the context of the proposals provided for in the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 13716, dated 29.08.2025).
The draft law is considered to comply with the requirements of the Constitution of Ukraine, the fundamental principles of law-making activity, European Union documents, the provisions of relevant public policy program documents and legislative acts that determine the grounds and main tasks of the activities of law enforcement agencies, including the National Police of Ukraine.
The results of the research revealed risks that may further impede the proper implementation of the law during law enforcement activities and the achievement of the goal declared therein, in particular the legislative implementation of an effective system for preventing corruption in the activities of the National Police of Ukraine by improving the procedure for serving in it, taking into account the principles of the state anti-corruption policy.
Key words: law enforcement agencies, police service, corruption prevention, integrity, competition, certification, restrictions on police service.
10/2025
Abstract. The informational reference examines the legal principles of improving the mechanism for informing the management of state bodies, local governments, enterprises, institutions and organizations regarding the disciplinary liability of employees who have already been found guilty on the basis of court decisions of committing corruption administrative or corruption criminal offenses or offenses related to corruption, in the context of the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 14034, dated 11.09.2025). Based on the results of the analysis, the risks of the draft law were identified.
Key words: corruption, corruption administrative offense, corruption criminal offense, disciplinary liability, copy of court decision, e-mail, technical means of electronic communications.
09/2025
Abstract. The informational reference examines the legal grounds for improving the requirements of the law on the subjectivity of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the exercise of the powers of the prosecutor during criminal proceedings, as well as the conditions for the appointment, dismissal from office and disciplinary liability of prosecutors. These issues are analyzed in the context of the proposals set out in the draft Law of Ukraine (No. 13699, dated 26.08.2025).
The draft law is considered to comply with the norms of the Constitution of Ukraine, the basic principles of law-making and criminal procedural legislation, documents of the Council of Europe and the European Union, the provisions of the laws of Ukraine that determine the organization and procedure for the activities of the prosecutor’s office, as well as the status of prosecutors.
Key words: criminal proceedings, procedural powers of the prosecutor, pre-trial investigation, subject to investigation, dismissal of prosecutors from office, disciplinary liability of prosecutors.
09/2025