The case concerns a racially motivated attack on a 16-year-old Ukrainian citizen of Afro-Ukrainian descent in a Kyiv metro station in 2015. A group of around twenty people verbally abused him with racist slurs and subsequently physically assaulted him, resulting in various injuries.The Court found that Ukraine violated Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading…
Case No. 991/3227/24 dated 14/11/2024
Subject of Dispute: Criminal Proceedings against a People's Deputy of Ukraine for Offering and Providing Unlawful Benefit in the Form of Cryptocurrency to an Official for Facilitating Fund Allocation from a State Fund.
Main Court Arguments: The court established that the accused, being a People's Deputy of Ukraine and a member of…
The subject of the dispute concerns challenging a court order returning an appellate complaint due to non-payment of court fees in a case of monitoring the enforcement of a court decision regarding social benefits for a Chornobyl victim. The Supreme Court, in rendering its decision, was guided by the fact that the requirement to pay…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of a regular old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in accordance with the procedure…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the assignment of old-age pension. Since such a pension is assigned and paid in the manner and under the conditions of…
The court was guided by the fact that the preferential old-age pension, assigned under Law No. 1788-XII, is not a separate type of pension, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the appointment of a regular old-age pension. The Supreme Court deviated from previous practice and concluded that persons receiving a preferential…
The court was guided by the fact that preferential old-age pension is not a separate type of pension provision, but only provides preferential conditions (reduction of retirement age) for the appointment of an old-age pension. Since the plaintiff is already receiving an old-age pension on preferential terms, he is not entitled to a repeated appointment…
8 Draft Laws Registered:
12150/П Draft Resolution on Adopting as a Basis the Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding Implementation of European Union Electronic Communications Legislation Norms
Initiator: People's Deputy of Ukraine
12094/П Draft Resolution on Adopting as a Basis the Draft Law on Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine Regarding Regulation of Specific…
Legal Acts Review:
1. Livanjski sir Registration:
The EU has registered 'Livanjski sir' as a Protected Geographical Indication, following an application from Bosnia and Herzegovina. This cheese product now enjoys protected status across all EU member states.
2. African Swine Fever Control:
The regulation updates restricted zones for African swine fever in Germany, Poland, Croatia, Italy,…
This judgment concerns the validity of EU anti-dumping regulations imposing duties on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings from China and Thailand. The key aspects are:1. The case examines whether anti-dumping duties could be legally imposed on threaded fittings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron, when the original investigation focused on malleable cast…
This is a Commission Implementing Regulation amending Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2023/594 regarding special control measures for African swine fever (ASF).The regulation updates the zoning restrictions for ASF in several EU member states based on the latest epidemiological situation and risk assessments. It modifies the restricted zones I, II and III in affected countries.The…
Laws:
• A mechanism for deprivation of state awards has been introduced as an additional punishment for serious crimes and crimes against national security. Deprivation of awards is possible both by court verdict and by the decision of the National Security and Defense Council within the framework of sanctions. The person loses all benefits, and awards…
Order Defining the Procedure for Implementing Sanctions and Monitoring Their Effectiveness in the System of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
The order establishes a new procedure for implementing sanctions and monitoring their effectiveness within the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. The document regulates the mechanism for applying special economic and other restrictive measures in accordance…
The order defines the procedure for paying a one-time monetary assistance (OMA) to families of fallen National Guard of Ukraine servicemembers during martial law. The document comprehensively regulates the procedure for assigning and paying assistance, determines the circle of persons eligible to receive it, and establishes the mechanism for distributing funds among them.
Structurally, the order…
Resolution Amending Certain Regulatory Acts Regarding Official Control Measures for Goods Imported into the Customs Territory of Ukraine
Main Changes:
• Updating the list of goods subject to phytosanitary, veterinary-sanitary control and food product control in accordance with the new version of the Ukrainian Classification of Goods for Foreign Economic Activity (UCGFEA)
• Clarifying the list of documents…
Resolution approves the Address of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the international community in connection with the 1000th day of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation. The document instructs the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada to immediately send the text of the Address to the addressees. Structurally, the act consists of two parts:…
The order concerns the redistribution of budget funds in the area of housing provision for war veterans and internally displaced persons who participated in the defense of Ukraine. The document provides for the redistribution of expenditures of the Ministry of Veterans' Affairs for 2024 and the allocation of subventions to local budgets. Structurally, the order…
Resolution Amending Regulatory Acts Regarding Social Protection of Military Servicemen and Reservists of Intelligence Agencies
The main purpose is to expand the existing norms to all intelligence agencies, not just the Foreign Intelligence Service. Amendments are being made to three Cabinet of Ministers resolutions:
- Resolution No. 393 of 17.07.1992 regarding service years calculation and pension provision;
-…
The law establishes a mechanism for deprivation of state awards of Ukraine as an additional type of punishment for serious and especially serious crimes, crimes against national security, peace, and international legal order. It also introduces the possibility of depriving state awards by decision of the National Security and Defense Council within the framework of…
Case No. 202/4400/22 dated 12/11/2024
Subject of the dispute - a prosecutor's appeal against the appellate court's decision to mitigate the punishment for a person convicted of illegal drug trafficking. The court was guided by the fact that the appellate court incorrectly applied Article 69 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (imposing a milder punishment), as…