УДК 343.162

ORCID: 0000-0001-9939-4713

DOI 10.37566/2707-6849-2023-1(42)-4

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Volodymyr RYBALKO,

candidate of Law, chief specialist of the department for the exercise of powers on judicial independence of the department for supporting the activities of members of the High council of justice of the secretariat of the High council of justice

Zhanna SIMONYSHYNA,

Head of the Secretariat of the High Council of Justice

DISCIPLINARY LIABILITY OF JUDGES UNDER SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF PARAGRAPH 1 OF ARTICLE 106 OF THE LAW OF UKRAINE «ON THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND STATUS OF JUDGES»

Based on specific examples (in particular, from the case law of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court), the author highlights which offenses of a judge are qualified under subparagraph (1) of paragraph 1 of Article 106 of the Law of Ukraine «On the Judicial System and Status of Judges». The author emphasizes that subparagraph (a) provides for three separate grounds for disciplinary liability of judges (1) unlawful refusal to administer justice (including unlawful refusal to consider claims, appeal and cassation claims on the merits, etc; (2) significant violation of procedural law in the administration of justice, which made it impossible for participants in the trial to exercise their procedural rights and fulfill their procedural obligations; (3) significant violation of procedural law in the administration of justice, which led to a violation of the rules on jurisdiction or composition of the court). Pursuant to that three separate grounds for bringing a judge to disciplinary liability, this article reviews the cases in which the behavior of judges was qualified as an unlawful refusal to administer justice (in particular, unlawful refusal to consider claims, appeal and cassation claims on the merits); or significant violation of procedural law in the administration of justice, which made it impossible for participants in the trial to exercise their procedural rights and perform their, was recognized by the High Council of Justice.

This article will be useful not only for disciplinary inspectors and judges, but also for complainants, as it will help them understand which violations of Law are considered being perspective in terms of appealing against the conduct of a judge to the High Council of Justice.

Key words: disciplinary liability of judges, significant violation of procedural law, unlawful denial of access to justice, impossibility for litigants to exercise their procedural rights and fulfill their procedural obligations, violation of rules on jurisdiction or composition of the court.

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