Ukraine prosecutor reopens murder case against ex-PM Tymoshenko
May 14, 2013
The UkraineProsecutor General on Monday reopened the murder case against former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The charges, originally filed in January, allege that Tymoshenko and former prime minister Pavlo Lazarenko ordered the murder of Yevhen Shcherban and two others in 1996. Shche....... [more] 
Europe rights court rules Ukraine violated ex-PM Tymoshenko's rights
April 30, 2013
The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that Ukraine violated the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) by jailing former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko for politically-motivated reasons. The court ruled that Tymoskenko's indefinite pre-trial detention was arbitrary and that it was no....... [more]
Fair Decision-Making in Ukraine: Ensuring Personal Voting in Parliament
April 25, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Olga Synoverska is an LL.M. candidate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, and has interned at OMP Law Offices in Kyiv Ukraine while studying for her law degree. Synoverska discusses a recent change to the laws of Ukraine regarding the commonplace pra....... [more]
AI: Ukraine must investigate police brutality, torture
April 11, 2013
Amnesty International on
Thursday called on the Ukrainian government to investigate police abuses and strengthen mechanisms to hold police accountable for brutality and torture. In a report, AI alleged that reports of police abuse and torture have been widely ignored. The rights group encouraged th....... [more]
Ukraine president pardons Tymoshenko ally
April 8, 2013
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed a decree on Sunday pardoning Yuriy Lutsenko, a former interior minister and a close ally of the imprisoned former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Lutsenko was serving a four-year sentence on charges of abuse of office and embezzlement, while Tymoshenko....... [more]
Ukraine court dismisses Tymoshenko ally appeal
April 4, 2013
A Ukrainian court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by opposition leader Yuriy Lutsenko, who is currently serving a four-year sentence. Lutsenko, the former interior minister and ally of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, was appealing his conviction on embezzlement and abuse of office charges....... [more]
Economic and Political Reforms: Ukraine and the European Union
March 21, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnists Kambiz Behi of EnterInvest and Edsel Tupaz of Tupaz and Associates discuss the geopolitical issues Ukraine faces in trying to integrate itself in the European Union...The breakup of the Soviet Union placed Ukraine in a particular geopolitical situation vis-à-vis the Euro....... [more]
Jailed Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko fined for contempt
February 13, 2013
Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was fined $2,000 on Wednesday for contempt of court after a hearing in Kiev. The judge assessed the fine after the hearing, which was being held in connection with an investigation of the murder of Ukrainian parliamentarian Yevhen Scherban, in which....... [more]
ICJ ruled for Romania in maritime border dispute with Ukraine
February 3, 2013
On February 3, 2009, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) unanimously decided to resolve a maritime border dispute between Romania and Ukraine in favor of Romania. The two countries had argued over whether Ukraine's ownership of Serpent Island in the Black Sea granted it territorial rights over....... [more]
US immigration court ordered deportation of former Nazi supporter
February 2, 2013
On February 2, 2011, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a Detroit immigration court had ordered the removal of a Michigan resident accused of murdering Jewish people while serving as a member of Nazi-supported Ukrainian Auxiliary Police during World War II. John Kalymon, who participa....... [more]
New Legislation on National Referendums in Ukraine: Legal or Political Decision?
February 1, 2013
JURIST Guest Columnist Oksana Siruk, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, discusses the procedural violations and controversy behind the Ukrainian National Referendum Law...On November 6, 2012, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted new legislation regulating national referendums. Ukraine President....... [more]
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