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CONTINUITY OF THE JUDICIARY IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN UKRAINIAN STATE FORMATION

CONTINUITY OF THE JUDICIARY IN THE CONTEXT OF MODERN UKRAINIAN STATE FORMATION

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УДК: [342.56 (477):341.21]”19/20

DOI 10.37566/2707-6849-2021-3(36)-9

 

Stepan BILOSTOTSKYJ,

Associate Professor, Ancient History of Ukraine and

Archival Studies,  Ivan Franko National University of Lviv,

Candidate of Law Sciences, Associate Professor

 

Continuity of the judiciary in the context of modern Ukrainian state formation

The article covers the issues of formation and participation of the judiciary in the process of state-building in the latest period of historical development of Ukraine. The historical events which were attended by representatives of the judiciary and which are related to the formation, development of democratic social institutions, protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms, social values and national historical traditions. It is noted that judicial reform in Ukraine was implemented through fragmentary changes in current Soviet legislation, by bringing existing and creating new legislation to existing social realities. An important stage in Ukraine's development was the adoption of the Constitution in 1996, according to which the judiciary was recognized as an independent branch of government among the executive and legislative branches. In the constitution, for the court is assigned an important role in the system of supreme state power and the functioning of the state. First, the President of Ukraine is sworn in by the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, secondly, the impossibility of exercising powers due to health and impeachment of the President must be confirmed by the conclusion of the Supreme Court of Ukraine. It is emphasized that political conflicts in a democratic society should be resolved exclusively in the legal field. A clear example is the events of the Orange Revolution in 2004, when the Supreme Court of Ukraine put an end to the political crisis and ensured public peace by issuing a court decision on the election results, first applying to the constitutional principle of the rule of law. It is noted that an important participant in modern statehood is an independent constitutional body of state power and judicial governance - the High Council of Justice, whose main task is to ensure the independence of the judiciary, its functioning on accountability, accountability to society, formation of a virtuous and highly professional body of judges.

Keywords: principle of institutional continuity, independence, sovereignty, court, judiciary, Supreme Court of Ukraine, Constitutional Court of Ukraine.

 

 

 

 

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