Ruling of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on Refusal to Satisfy the Motion of the Representative of the Constitutional Submission Subject Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko to Change the Form of Consideration of Cases on Constitutional Submissions by 48 People’s Deputies of Ukraine Regarding the Compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine (Constitutionality) of the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning the Conditions of Circulation of Agricultural Land”, Certain Provisions of the Land Code of Ukraine as Amended by the Said Law, and 53 People’s Deputies of Ukraine Regarding the Compliance with the Constitution of Ukraine (Constitutionality) of the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning the Conditions of Circulation of Agricultural Land”

Ruling Concerning Procedural Issue of Reviewing Constitutional Submissions Regarding the Constitutionality of Agricultural Land Circulation Law

The Constitutional Court rejected the request of Yulia Tymoshenko’s representative to change the form of case consideration from written to oral proceedings. Structurally, the ruling consists of two main parts: 1) presentation of the essence of the request and case circumstances; 2) legal substantiation for rejecting the request. The ruling was adopted based on the Law of Ukraine “On the Constitutional Court of Ukraine” and the Rules of Procedure of the Constitutional Court. Key provisions of the ruling:

• The primary form of case consideration in the Constitutional Court is written proceedings
• The form of proceedings is determined by the Grand Chamber or Senate of the Constitutional Court
• On May 24, 2022, the form of consideration was changed to written due to martial law
• Certain case issues may be considered orally even during written proceedings