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Venice Commission of the Council of Europe

Ukraine

Members and substitute members

Member

Serhiy HOLOVATY

Country-specific opinions

1266/2025

Ukraine - Opinion on the draft laws on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine regarding the improvement of the competitive selection process for the position of judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine

1247/2025

Ukraine - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on draft amendments on disciplinary procedures against judges, declarations of integrity, and other procedures

1219/2024 - Engl./Fr. - English - French

Ukraine - Amicus curiae brief on alternative (non-military) service

1214/2024

Amicus curiae brief for the European Court of Human Rights on the case of Shevchuk v. Ukraine

1161/2023

Ukraine - Amicus curiae brief relating to additional sanctions for committing an administrative offence

1154/2023

Ukraine - Urgent follow-up opinion to the opinions on the Law "On Amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine to clarify the provisions on the competitive selection of candidates for the position of judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine"

1152/2023

Ukraine - Follow-up opinion to the opinion on the law on national minorities (communities) (draft law #9610)

1147/2023

Ukraine - Joint Follow-up opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe to the joint opinion on the draft amendments to the Law “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” and Certain Laws on the Activities of the Supreme Court and Judicial Authorities (CDL-AD(2020)022)

1142/2023

Ukraine - Opinion on the draft law on Amendments to Article 51 of the Rules of Procedure of the Verkhovna Rada on political liability of Members of Parliament associated with political parties whose activities have been suspended

1141/2023

Ukraine - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and ODIHR on the draft law amending certain legislative acts of Ukraine which restrict the participation in the state power of persons associated with political parties whose activities are prohibited by law

1135/2023

Ukraine - Follow-up opinion to the opinion on the draft Law on amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine on improving the procedure for the selection of candidates for the position of judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on a competitive basis (Draft Law no. 9322 of 25 May 2023)

1129/2023

Ukraine - Urgent Follow-up opinion on the draft law “On Amending Some Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Improving Procedure for Selecting Candidate Judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on a Competitive Basis”

1123/2023

Ukraine - Opinion on the law on national minorities (communities)

1121/2022

Ukraine – Amicus curiae Brief related to the procedure for appointing to office and dismissing the Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation

1109/2022

Ukraine – Opinion on the draft law “On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on improving the procedure for the selection of candidates for the position of judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on a Competitive Basis”

1091/2022

Ukraine - Amicus curiae brief on certain questions related to the election and discipline of the members of the High Council of Justice of Ukraine

1070/2021

Ukraine - Amicus Curiae brief on the limits of subsequent (a posteriori) review of constitutional amendments by the Constitutional Court

1066/2021

Ukraine - Urgent Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR on the draft law on local referendum in Ukraine

1061/2021

Ukraine - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR on the draft law “On improving the procedure for establishing the impossibility of holding national and local elections, all-Ukrainian and local referenda in certain territories and polling stations”

1055/2021

Ukraine - Opinion on the Law on the prevention of threats to national security, associated with excessive influence of persons having significant economic or political weight in public life (oligarchs)

1046/2021

Ukraine - Opinion on the draft law “On the Principles of State Policy of the Transition Period”

1032/2021

Ukraine - Joint Urgent opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe, on the draft Law amending provisions of the Code of Administrative offences and the Criminal Code regarding the liability of public officials for inaccurate asset declaration (No. 4651 of 27 January 2021)

1029/2021

Ukraine - Urgent joint opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and the Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the draft law on amendments to certain legislative acts concerning the procedure for electing (appointing) members of the High Council of Justice (HCJ) and the activities of disciplinary inspectors of the HCJ (Draft law no. 5068)

1024/2021

Ukraine - Opinion on the draft law on Constitutional Procedure (draft law no. 4533) and alternative draft law on the procedure for consideration of cases and execution of judgements of the Constitutional Court (draft law no. 4533 -1)

1022/2021

Ukraine - Joint Opinion of the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission on the draft law on political parties

1012/2020

Ukraine - Urgent Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe on the Legislative Situation regarding anti-corruption mechanisms, following Decision N° 13-R/2020 of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine / Urgent opinion on the Reform of the Constitutional Court

0999/2020

Ukraine - Opinion on Amendments to the Law 'On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges' and certain laws on the activities of the Supreme Court and Judicial Authorities

0990/2020

Ukraine - Joint opinion on the draft Law of Ukraine “On All-Ukraine Referendum"

0971/2019

Ukraine - Amicus curiae brief for the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the early termination of the mandate of MPs

0969/2019

Ukraine - Amendments to the legal framework governing the Supreme Court and judicial self-governing bodies

0960/2019

Ukraine - Opinion on the Law ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian language as State Language

0939/2018

Ukraine – amicus curiae brief on separate appeals against interim measures of first instance courts

0912/2018

Ukraine - Opinion on two draft laws “On Introducing Changes to the Tax Code of Ukraine to Ensure Public Transparency of the Financing of Public Associations and of the Use of International Technical Assistance” and “On Introducing Changes to Some Legislative Acts to Ensure Public Transparency of Information on Finance Activity of Public Associations and of the Use of International Technica

0902/2017

Ukraine - Opinion on the Provisions of the Law on Education of 5 September 2017 which concern the use of the State language and Minority and other languages in Education

0896/2017

Ukraine - Opinion on compliance with the Council of Europe standards of the draft law on anti-corruption courts and the draft law on the specialisation of judges for corruption related offences

0885/2017

Ukraine - draft law on amendments to the Rules of procedure of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

0870/2016

Ukraine - Draft law on the Constitutional Court

0854/2016

Ukraine - Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission, the Directorate of Human Rights (DRH) of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI) and the OSCE/ODIHR) on two Draft Laws on Guarantees for Freedom of Peaceful Assembly

0846/2016

Opinion on the amendments to the law on elections regarding the exclusion of candidates from party lists

0823/2015

Opinion on the Law on the condemnation of the communist and Nazi totalitarian regimes of Ukraine

0819/2015

Ukraine - Draft Law on Integrity Checkings

0815/2015

Ukraine - Opinion on the financing of Political Parties

0803/2015

Constitutional reform of Ukraine

0802/2015

Opinion on draft constitutional amendments on the immunity of the members of the Parliament and judges of Ukraine

0801/2015

Ukraine - Law on Fair Trial

0792/2014

Ukraine - Draft Law on the Judicial System and the Status of Judges

0788/2014

Opinion on the Law "on Government Cleansing" ("lustration law") of Ukraine

0766/2014

Constitutional Reform of Ukraine

0762/2014

Constitutionality of the decision taken by the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea in Ukraine to organise a referendum

0747/2013

Proposals amending the Draft Law on Amendments to the Constitution, Strengthening the Independence of Judges of Ukraine

0735/2013

Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on the Public Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

0734/2013

Joint Opinion on Draft Amendments to Legislation on the Election of People’s Deputies of Ukraine

0727/2013

Joint Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Laws on election of people's deputies and on the Central Election Commission and on the Draft Law on repeat elections of Ukraine

0722/2013

Opinion on the Draft Law on the amendments to the Constitution, strengthening the independence of Judges and on changes proposed by the Constitutional Assembly to the Constitution of Ukraine

0705/2012

Opinion on the law on national referendum of Ukraine

0667/2012

Opinion on the Draft Law on the Public Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine

0651/2011

Opinion on the draft law on principles of the state language policy of Ukraine

0639/2011

Joint opinion on the draft law amending the law on the judiciary and the status of judges and other legislative acts of Ukraine

0638/2011

Joint opinion on the draft law on freedom of peaceful assembly of Ukraine

0635/2011

Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Election of People's Deputies of Ukraine

0632/2011

Joint Opinion on the draft law on the bar and practice of law of Ukraine

0618/2011

Opinion on the concept paper on the establishment and functioning of a constitutional assembly of Ukraine

0605/2010

Opinion on the Draft Law on languages in Ukraine

0599/2010

Opinion on the Constitutional Situation in Ukraine

0593/2010

Opinion on the draft election code of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

0592/2010

Joint opinion on the law on peaceful assemblies of Ukraine

0588/2010

Joint opinion on the law on the judicial system and the status of judges of Ukraine

0556/2009

Joint Opinion on the order of organising and conducting peaceful events of Ukraine

0550/2009

Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on the Judicial System and the Status of Judges of Ukraine

0546/2009

Joint Opinion on the Law on Amending some legislative acts on the election of the President of Ukraine

0539/2009

Opinion on the Draft Law of Ukraine on the Office of the Public Prosecutor

0534/2009

Opinion on the Draft Law of Ukraine amending the Constitution presented by the President of Ukraine

0529/2009

Joint Opinion on the Draft Law No. 3366 about Elections to the Parliament of Ukraine

0522/2009

Opinion on the Draft Law amending the Law on election of People's Deputies of Ukraine presented by People's Deputies Lavrynovych and Portnov

0510/2009

Opinion on the Draft Law amending the Constitution of Ukraine presented by People's Deputies Yanukovych, Lavrynovych, et al.

0475/2008

Comments on the Draft Law on the All-Ukrainian Referendum by Mr O. Lavrynovych (Member of Parliament of Ukraine)

0462/2008

Opinion on the Draft Constitution of Ukraine

0449/2007

Draft Law on Election of People's Deputies of Ukraine

0443/2007

Opinion on the Draft Law on the Parliamentary Opposition in Ukraine

0441/2007

Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Law on the Status of People's Deputy in Ukraine

0439/2007

Opinion on legislative provisions concerning early elections in Ukraine

0438/2007

Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on State Register of Voters of Ukraine

0432/2007

Dissolution of Parliament of Ukraine

0423/2007

Opinion on the Law on Amendments to the Legislation concerning the Status of Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and of Local Councils in Ukraine

0422/2007

Preliminary Opinion on the Draft Law on the Parliamentary Opposition in Ukraine

0411/2006

Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine

0402/2006

Law on Status of Judges in Ukraine

0401/2006

Opinion on the Draft Law on the Judiciary and the Draft Law on the Status of Judges of Ukraine

0391/2006

Opinion on the Draft Law on the insertion of amendments on Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organisations in Ukraine

0386/2006

Opinion on the Draft Law on the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

0385/2006

Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Peaceful Assemblies in Ukraine

0382/2006

Opinion on the possible introduction of the entitlement for former MPs to resume their parliamentary seat upon ceasing their governmental functions in Ukraine

0380/2006

Opinion on the Draft Law of Ukraine amending the Constitutional Provisions on the Procuracy

0377/2006

Possible Constitutional and Legislative Improvements to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine

0339/2005

Opinion on the amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine

0338/2005

Opinion on the Law on Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine

0323/2004

Reform of the Territorial Organisation System of the Authorities in Ukraine

0305/2004

Opinion on the Procedure of Amending the Constitution of Ukraine

0303/2004

Opinion on the Draft Law on the Status of Indigenous Peoples of Ukraine

0297/2004

Opinion on the Draft Law on the Conception of the State Ethnic Policy of Ukraine

0292/2004

Opinion on the Draft Law amending the Law of Ukraine on the Office of the Public Prosecutor

0265/2003

Opinion on the latest version of the Draft Law amending the Law on National Minorities in Ukraine

0257/2003

Opinion on the Draft Law on Election of People's Deputies of Ukraine

0230/2003

Opinion on three Draft Laws proposing Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine

0184/2001

Opinion on the resolution on the principles of the State policy of Ukraine in the sphere of Human Rights adopted by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

0183/2001

Opinion on the Ukrainian Legislation on Political Parties

0181/2001

Opinion on the Law on the Office of the General Prosecutor

0176/2001

Opinion on the Ukrainian Law on Elections of People's Deputies

0164/2001

Concept of the draft law on Ethnic and Minority Policy

0161/2001

Opinion on the Law of Ukraine on Introducing Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine

0158/2001

Opinion on the Law on the Judicial System

0131/2000

Implementation of the constitutional referendum in Ukraine

0114/2000

Opinion on the Ukraine Constitutional Reform Project

0104/1999

Electoral Law of Ukraine

0088/1999

Draft Law on the Judicial System

0061/1998

Concept on the Reform of Central Organes of the Power

0035/1997

Opinion of the Venice Commission on the constitutional aspects of the death penalty in Ukraine

0028/1996

Draft Law on the Constitutional Court

0024/1996

New Constitution adopted in June 1996

0021/1996

New Draft Constitution

0005/1995

Opinion on the draft Constitution of Ukraine

0004/1995

Opinion on the present constitutional situation in Ukraine following the adoption on the constitutional agreement between the Supreme Rada of Ukraine and the President of Ukraine

News

01-02 May

2026

Participation of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe in the XIII Annual International Forum on the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights

Lviv, Ukraine

27 Nov

2025

Ukraine – Request for an Opinion

Ukraine

19 Dec

2024

UKRAINE - Request for an amicus curiae

Strasbourg

29 Oct

2024

XІI International Forum on “Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in Ukraine”

Kyiv and online

03 Jul

2024

Participation of the Venice Commission in the High-Level Dialogue III “Good democratic governance in Ukraine: achievements, challenges and the way forward in post-war period”

Strasbourg

23 Jan

2024

PACE – Ukraine – national minorities (communities)

Strasbourg

04 Dec

2023

UKRAINE - HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE II - Perspectives for good democratic governance reforms

Kyiv

24 Nov

2023

UKRAINE - Expert discussion on Electoral rights in context of transitional justice

Kiyv and Online

12 Nov

2023

The Advisory Group of Experts is ready to assess the moral qualities and professional competences of candidate judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine

Lviv

17 Oct

2023

UKRAINE – Request for an Amicus Curiae Brief

Ukraine

14 Sep

2023

UKRAINE - Forthcoming urgent follow-up opinion on the draft law on national minorities (communities) – online consultations

Online

11 Sep

2023

Request for follow-up opinions – UKRAINE

Ukraine

07-08 Sep

2023

UKRAINE – Forthcoming opinions on the draft legislation regarding the effect of the suspension and/or prohibition of political parties

Online

04 Sep

2023

UKRAINE - Joint Opinion on the draft law “On amending the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” - Online meetings

Online

21 Aug

2023

Request for opinion - UKRAINE

Ukraine

04 Aug

2023

Request for opinion – PACE / Ukraine

Strasbourg

04 Aug

2023

Request for opinion – UKRAINE

Ukraine

26 May

2023

UKRAINE – Opinion request

Ukraine

12 May

2023

UKRAINE - Forthcoming opinion on the Law on National Minorities (Communities) – series of meetings

Strasbourg and Online

11 May

2023

UKRAINE – The President of the Venice Commission meets with the President of Ukraine

Kyiv

24 Feb

2023

ONE YEAR INTO THE WAR OF AGGRESSION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AGAINST UKRAINE - Statement by the President of the Venice Commission

Paris

02 Feb

2023

Request for opinion – PACE / Ukraine

Starsbourg

02 Feb

2023

Request for opinion – PACE / Ukraine

Strasbourg

25 Jan

2023

UKRAINE – Follow-up to the opinion adopted in December 2022

Strasbourg

23 Jan

2023

UKRAINE – Request for Amicus Curiae Brief

Ukraine

24 Nov

2022

UKRAINE - Urgent Opinion on the Ukrainian draft law amending procedure for selecting candidate judges of the Constitutional Court

08-09 Nov

2022

UKRAINE - High-Level Dialogue on good governance reforms

08-10 Nov

2022

UKRAINE – forthcoming urgent opinion – online meetings

28 Jun

2022

UKRAINE – International conference on the occasion of the Day of Constitution of Ukraine

23 Mar

2022

Ukraine - Statement by the Venice Commission

Venice, Italy

09 Mar

2022

Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine – Statement by President Bazy Malaurie

Strasbourg

10 Feb

2022

UKRAINE - Urgent Joint Opinion of the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR issued

21 Jan

2022

UKRAINE – Request for amicus curiae brief

18 Jan

2022

UKRAINE - Draft opinion on the Law on the prevention of threats to national security, associated with excessive influence of persons having significant economic or political weight in public life (oligarchs)

13-14 Jan

2022

UKRAINE – forthcoming opinion – online meetings

24 Nov

2021

“State oversight of campaigning in referendums” - International conference

22-23 Nov

2021

UKRAINE - forthcoming opinion – online meetings

16-17 Nov

2021

UKRAINE - forthcoming opinion – ODIHR/Venice Commission joint country visit

04 Nov

2021

UKRAINE - Request for opinion

19 Oct

2021

UKRAINE – Request for opinion

29 Sep

2021

Ukraine - Urgent need to set up the Ethics Council - Statement by President Buquicchio

Strasbourg

20-21 Sep

2021

UKRAINE – forthcoming opinion – country visit

15 Sep

2021

UKRAINE - Request for opinion

07 Jul

2021

UKRAINE – Request for opinion

24 Jun

2021

UKRAINE - International conference

07-08 Jun

2021

UKRAINE - ANTAC Zero Corruption Conference

07 Jun

2021

UKRAINE - meetings with authorities

06 May

2021

UKRAINE – joint urgent opinion on the liability for inaccurate asset declarations by public officials issued

05 May

2021

UKRAINE – joint urgent opinion on the High Council of Justice issued

21 Apr

2021

UKRAINE - Joint Opinion on the draft law on political parties - online roundtable discussion

21 Apr

2021

UKRAINE – forthcoming urgent opinion – virtual visit

06 Apr

2021

UKRAINE – request for urgent opinion - liability for inaccurate asset declarations by public officials

01 Apr

2021

UKRAINE – forthcoming opinion – virtual meetings

26 Mar

2021

UKRAINE - Request for urgent opinion

03 Mar

2021

UKRAINE - Forum "Ukraine 30" - Justice Development

22 Feb

2021

Ukraine – forthcoming opinion - virtual visit

16-17 Feb

2021

UKRAINE – forthcoming opinion – online meetings

28 Jan

2021

UKRAINE - Request for opinion

19 Jan

2021

Request for opinion - ODIHR/Ukraine

10 Dec

2020

UKRAINE - Urgent Opinion on the reform of the Constitutional Court just published

09 Dec

2020

UKRAINE - Joint Urgent Opinion just published

03 Dec

2020

UKRAINE – forthcoming Urgent Opinion on the reform of the Constitutional Court – online meetings

02 Dec

2020

UKRAINE – forthcoming Urgent Opinion – online meetings

30 Nov

2020

Ukraine – Two urgent opinions on anti-corruption mechanisms and on the reform of the Constitutional Court respectively in preparation

25 Nov

2020

UKRAINE - request for urgent opinion

31 Oct

2020

UKRAINE - Letter from the Venice Commission and GRECO relating to the Constitutional Court and the fight against corruption

30 Oct

2020

UKRAINE – adopted opinion – video conference with authorities

09 Sep

2020

UKRAINE – forthcoming opinion – video meetings

14 Aug

2020

UKRAINE - Request for opinion

22 Jul

2020

UKRAINE – Urgent Opinion published - Draft Law on All-Ukraine Referendum

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