Winners of the FOR UKRAINE Programme

“Rule of Law and Independent Judiciary: Major Challenges for Ukraine and Poland in the Context of European Union Integration.” Ukraine and Poland are currently facing similar challenges regarding the need to conduct immediate and thorough judicial reforms of analogous institutions, including the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the Judiciary Council. The implementation of these reforms and the restoration of the rule of law in the judicial area is a sine qua non for both countries in terms of their belonging to the community of free and democratic members of the European Union. However, significant political reforms must be preceded by thorough scientific discussions. This project aims to initiate such discussions by actively engaging with Ukrainian and Polish scientific communities and also practitioners (particularly judges), representatives of NGOs, policymakers and law students (as representatives of the younger generation). The project will develop a conceptual framework for the establishment of the rule of law and an independent judiciary in Ukraine and Poland and will formulate a set of practical recommendations for the authorities of both countries.