[:uk]The Constitutional Court of Ukraine has made a decision to consolidate constitutional proceedings regarding the constitutional complaints of several citizens challenging the constitutionality of subparagraph 17 of paragraph 1 of Section I of the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding the Optimization of Labor Relations” dated July 1, 2022, No. 2352-IX. Some complainants also refer to part three of Article 119 of the Labor Code of Ukraine.
Specifically, complaints were filed by Soroka Viktor Volodymyrovych, Karpenko Roman Mykolayovych, Prokopenko Yurii Oleksiyovych, Dudkevych Eduard Valentynovych, and Romanenko Oleksandr Volodymyrovych. They assert that the contested provisions of the law do not comply with the Constitution of Ukraine.
The Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, having reviewed these complaints and listened to the reporting judges, established that all submissions concern the same issue or interrelated issues regarding the constitutionality of a specific legislative provision. According to Article 76 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Constitutional Court of Ukraine,” if the Court receives several submissions on the same issue and proceedings are opened regarding them, these cases may be combined into a single constitutional proceeding.
Based on this, the Court decided to merge the constitutional proceedings concerning the complaints of the specified individuals into one. This decision is intended to ensure a comprehensive and thorough examination of the case, as all complaints pertain to the constitutionality of the same legislative act.
The Court appointed reporting judges for the consolidated case: Kychun V.I., Lemak V.V., Moisyk V.R., Pervomaysky O.O., and Yurovskaya H.V. The case will be examined by the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
The ruling references the relevant articles of the Constitution of Ukraine and laws governing the powers and procedures of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, in particular Articles 35, 55, 56, 59, 65, 66, 76, and 86 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Constitutional Court of Ukraine” and provisions of the Regulation of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
By this decision, the Court reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring constitutional order through the proper consideration of issues that are of significant importance for citizens and the state, especially in the area of labor relations.[:]
