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Ukraine president pardons Tymoshenko ally
April 8, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
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.... [more]
New Legislation on National Referendums in Ukraine: Legal or Political Decision?
February 1, 2013 by Leigh Argentieri
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.... [more]
Ukrainian National Referendum: Direct Democracy or Constitutional Abuse?
January 16, 2013 by Leigh Argentieri
JURIST Guest Columnist Maksym Popovych, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, discusses the Ukrainian National Referendum Law and decries it as a potentially unconstitutional law that threatens the democratic principle of checks and balances...Public attention has been growing related to the.... [more]
Ukraine president approves law on national referendums
November 27, 2012 by Sarah Paulsworth
Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday signed a law on conducting national referendums. Pursuant to the law, referendums can be used to approve altering the wording of the constitution, to amend the constitution and to repeal a law amending the constitution. They can also be used to.... [more]
Ukraine president applauds cancelation of proposed libel bill
October 3, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday praised the rejection of a proposed law that would have established harsh penalties for reporters who spread libel. The bill, which passed on its first reading, would have established fines and other punishments, including prison and correctional.... [more]
US Senate panel urges release of Ukraine ex-PM Tymoshenko
September 20, 2012 by Keith Herting
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution calling for Ukraine to release former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko from prison. The resolution condemns President Viktor Yanukovych for his role in Tymoshenko's "politically motivated imprisonment" and calls.... [more]
Ukraine threatened international arbitration over Russia oil dispute [this day at law]
September 6, 2012 by Katherine Bacher
On September 6, 2011, Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych threatened to take Russia to international arbitration over gas disputes. Ukraine provides 80 percent of Russia's oil supply to the rest of Europe. Yanukovych stated that the price of gas was unfair, and that the 2001 accords between.... [more]
Ukraine opposition suing president for crimes against Ukrainian people
August 20, 2012 by Max Slater
A Ukrainian opposition group filed a lawsuit on Monday that seeks to charge President Viktor Yanukovych with crimes against the Ukrainian people. The lawsuit was filed by Batkivshchyna, the political party of ex-Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The lawsuit specifically alleges that.... [more]
Ukraine president signs Russian language bill
August 8, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday signed into law a bill that makes Russian the official language in parts of former Soviet republic within the country. Opponents of the bill heavily criticized the move, condemning the bill as a crime against the state. Politicians opposing the.... [more]
Ukraine ex-Prime Minister Tymoshenko returned to prison from clinic
April 22, 2012 by Jaimie Cremeans
Ukraine's ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was returned to prison on Sunday after being sent to a clinic Friday for medical treatment. Tymoshenko has refused to be treated by the Ukrainian doctors at her prison for back problems she has been experiencing, as she believes they are under the.... [more]
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