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Draft Law “On amendment of the Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure of Ukraine as regards the improvement of procedure for forfeiture”

SECRETARIAT GENERAL DIRECTORATE GENERAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND RULE OF LAW DGI(2013) 7 Strasbourg, 17 May 2013 OPINION OF THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL HUMAN RIGHTS AND RULE OF LAW Information Society and Action against Crime Directorate Action against Crime Department prepared on the basis of the expertise by Mr Alan Bacarese ON Draft Law “On amendment of […]

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Procedure and time limits for deciding the issue of the transfer of persons sentenced by Ukrainian courts-Article 607

Procedure and time limits for deciding the issue of the transfer of persons sentenced by Ukrainian courts, for serving their sentences in foreign states.The issue of the transfer of persons sentenced by Ukrainian courts to imprisonment, for serving the sentence in the state of their nationality, shall be decided on by the Ministry of Justice […]

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Concept Of Procedural Time Limits

Procedural time limits mean the periods of time established by the law or a prosecutor, investigating judge or court pursuant to that law, within which participants to criminal proceedings are required (may) take procedural decisions or conduct procedural actions. Any procedural action or the totality of actions in the course of criminal proceedings shall be […]

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Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko Submits Anti-Corruption Court Law to Parliament

Yesterday Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has submitted a new draft law to parliament for the creation of an anti-corruption court, the parliamentary website showed late on Friday. Slow progress establishing an independent court to deal with corruption cases has been one of the main obstacles to the disbursement of loans under a $17.5 billion aid-for-reforms […]

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