Events
Brainstorm, role play and buzz session - Coordination Centre for Legal Aid Provision Staff learned new methods of training conduct
On 5-6 March training for trainers “Adult tutoring methods. Training conduct skills” was held for the staff of the Coordination Centre for Legal Aid Provision. The event took place at the PRAVOKATOR Legal Club under the Council of Europe Project “Continued Support to the Criminal Justice Reform...
500 lawyers who provide free legal aid have learned how to apply European standards in criminal proceedings
500 lawyers from all over Ukraine took part in the two-day training events "Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine: Application through the Prism of the European Standards". During the 25 trainings in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv and Dnipro lawyers learned how to use European law standards for...
Disciplinary Responsibility of Prosecutors Discussed in Kyiv
On 29 January 2019 the Round Table “Disciplinary Responsibility of Prosecutors of Ukraine” was organised in Kyiv by the Centre for Policy and Legal Reform (CPLR) as part of grant projects of the Council of Europe and the European Union. Presentation of the CPLR research in the area concerned was...
Council of Europe held seminar for the staff of legal clubs «PRAVOKATOR»
On January 21 -22 in Kyiv, the Council of Europe, together with the Coordination Center for Legal Aid Provision, held a two-day seminar for staff of legal clubs "PRAVOKATOR" on the topic of "Criminal justice sector and mechanisms for the protection of human rights". The event took place on the...
Launch of the organisational assessment of the Ukrainian Prosecutor General’s Office
Organisational assessment of the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine (PGO) was launched in December 2018 with the Council of Europe support. This comprehensive exercise will lay foundations for the enhancement of the organisational and operational effectiveness of the PGO and implementation of...
Ukrainian delegation visited Strasbourg for high-level discussions on prosecution reform in Ukraine
Since the adoption of the Public Prosecution Service Law of Ukraine 2014, important initiatives were undertaken to advance the reform of the prosecution service and to transform it into an institution compliant with the European standards. Among others, it can be mentioned the 2016 constitutional...
Training for prosecutors on the European Convention on Human Rights held in Kyiv
Kyiv, December 10, 2018 — Where does the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) stand in the system of Ukrainian legislation? What features does the European Convention have in the context of prosecutorial activities? How to...
The Council of Europe contributes to the competitive selection of future Ukrainian prosecutors
On 7 – 8 November 2018, with the support of Council of Europe Project “Continued support to the criminal justice reform in Ukraine”, funded by the Government of Denmark, the Qualification and Disciplinary Commission of Prosecutors (QDCP) conducted for the first time an anonymous testing of the...
International and European standards concerning disciplinary liability of judges and prosecutors have been discussed during the international conference and workshop in Kyiv
On 19 - 21 October two events concerning the issues of disciplinary liability of judges and prosecutors were held in Kyiv - international conference “Disciplinary liability of judges and prosecutors in Ukraine” and workshop “Disciplinary proceedings against judges and prosecutors in Ukraine”,...
Discussion on the recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights within the context of the criminal procedure for lawyers-trainers of the free legal aid system
About 20 experienced lawyers-trainers of the Ukrainian free legal aid (FLA) system took part in a discussion session on the recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights within the context of the criminal procedure. The session was held on 6 October in Kyiv. The discussion was led by...
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