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John Lough: Is Ukraine about to cut the Gordian knot of judicial reform?

Published May 11, 2021 at 1:32 am

Police officers stand guard in front of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on Jan. 28, 2021 in downtown Kyiv.

Photo by Kostyantyn Chernichkin

Ukraine’s old “judicial corporation” is facing a serious challenge to its monopoly of power. Under pressure from its international partners, the Zelensky administration is again pushing to overhaul the procedures for appointing members of Ukraine’s 21-member High Council of Justice.