Open discussion on constitutional changes in the area of justice reform

Panel 1: “Сonstitutional changes in the area of justice: what will change in the state after the adoption of proposed amendments to the basic law”

Moderator:  Larysa Denysenko, Ukrainian journalist and human rights defender

Speakers:

•   Mykola Onyshchuk, member of the Constitutional Commission, Rector of the National School of Judges of Ukraine, Doctor of Legal Sciences

•   Serhii Holovatyi, member of the Constitutional Commission, Founding Member of the Ukrainian Legal Foundation, a corresponding member of the National Academy of Legal Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor

•   Oleksandr Volkov, Judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine

•   Andrii Kozlov, Coordinator of the Project “Support of Open and Democratic  Reform Process in Ukraine”, Democracy Reporting International organisation

•   Bohdan Lvov, judge, Chairman of the Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine

Panel 2: “Constitutional reform in international context: opinion of the diplomatic community”

Moderator:  Oleksandr Vodyannikov, Legal Advisor of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine

Participants:

•   Ambassador Vaidotas Verba, OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine

•   Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt, Ambassador of the United States of America in Ukraine

•   Mr. Wolfgang Bindseil, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Kyiv

• Ambassador Vladimir Ristovski, Representative of the Secretary General in charge of the co-ordination of the co-operation programmes in Ukraine

Panel 3: “Сhanges in the judges’ corps and the public prosecutor’s office: favourable conditions and pitfalls”

Moderator: Oleksandr Vodyannikov, Legal Advisor  of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine

Participants:

•   Ihor Benedysiuk, Chairman of the High Council of Justice of Ukraine

•   Davit Sakvarelidze, Deputy of Prosecutor General of Ukraine

•   Stanislav Shchotka, Secretary of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine

•   Mykhailo Buromenskyi, member of the Constitutional Commission, Head of Department of International Law of Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, a corresponding member of the National Academy of Juridical Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor

•   Mykhailo Zhernakov, expert of the Reanimation Package of Reforms

•   Volodymyr Kravchuk, member of the Constitutional Commission, Judge of Lviv District Administrative Court, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor

The event was organized as part of the project on Supporting National Dialogue for Reforms, Justice and development with financial support from the governments of Germany and the United States.