Projects

Council of Europe Project "Support to the functioning of justice in the war and post-war context in Ukraine"

Support for the judicial authorities of Ukraine and promotion of the processes in order to ensure effective access to justice in line with the standards and recommendations of the Council of Europe.

Council of Europe Project "Fostering Human Rights in the Criminal Justice System in Ukraine — Phase II"

Project aims at ensuring effective functioning of the criminal justice system in Ukraine aligned with European human rights standards, including in the context of the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

Council of Europe Project "Further strengthening judicial and non-judicial remedies for the human rights protection of the war-affected people in Ukraine"

Enhancing access to justice, redress mechanisms, and relief measures for the war-affected people at the national level. Project aligns with the Reykjavik Declaration Principles, emphasising the commitment to uphold human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in response to aggression and conflict. It supports Ukraine’s efforts to recover and rebuild, ensuring that human rights and international obligations are upheld in the face of significant challenges. The Project also reflects the broader mission of the Council of Europe to protect and promote these core values across the continent.

Council of Europe Project “Enhancing Subsidiarity: Support to the ECHR Knowledge-sharing and Superior Courts Dialogue”

With the help of the project, having access to the ECHR analytical materials in Ukrainian, judges of national courts will be able to study the ECHR approaches in more depth in order to effectively apply its practice in resolving complex legal issues. In the long run, this will also help to overcome systemic problems that the ECtHR has repeatedly stated in its judgments in cases against Ukraine.

Council of Europe Project “Safeguarding Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Media in Ukraine – Phase II”

The primary focus of Phase II is to continue strengthening laws and regulations that safeguard freedom of expression and to ensure their effective implementation. It also focuses on promoting media independence and pluralism by implementing measures to ensure the safety and security of journalists, encouraging a diverse and independent media landscape and improving the media environment by increasing media literacy and resilience to disinformation.

Council of Europe Project “Strengthening the social dimension in Ukraine”

The Project aims to ensure that general public and people from vulnerable groups, including war-affected population in Ukraine, benefit from targeted social protection and support.

OSCE Project "Safeguarding human rights through courts, phase two"

Project objectives:

Ensuring respect for human rights in the administration of justice in accordance with international standards

Ensuring the right to a fair trial

Ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men

Promoting awareness on the implementation of ECHR case law in the national legal system

The Supreme Court is the beneficiary of the project.

OSCE Project "Supporting the Supreme Court and higher courts in implementing judicial reform and ensuring access to justice in times of war"

It was established to ensure effective cooperation between the Supreme Court, the High Anti-Corruption Court and the OSCE within the framework of the Support Programme for Ukraine. The aim of the project is to provide expert assistance in ensuring the uniformity of case law on issues arising in cases not subject to cassation review.

EU Project Pravo-Justice IІI

"Support to justice sector reforms in Ukraine"

Supporting national authorities in strengthening the rule of law in Ukraine; improving the management of justice sector reforms in terms of strategic planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of reforms in the sector; improving the independence, efficiency, quality, integrity and transparency of the judiciary and access to fair trial, implementing policy tools in the field of digitalization of the justice sector and e-justice solutions

The European Union's assistance instrument for the Eastern Partnership countries TAIEX

Within the framework of the TAIEX instrument, on February 20-21, 2023, an online seminar was organized for judges and staff of the Supreme Court "The experience of national courts of EU member states in interacting with the Court of Justice of the EU under Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (request for a preliminary ruling)".

Joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe Cyber UA

The project aims to help improve the handling of electronic evidence for use in criminal proceedings related to war crimes and gross human rights violations in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine by strengthening the capacity of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and the criminal justice system to handle electronic evidence in criminal cases related to war crimes and gross human rights violations.