Tag: court

18th November 2011

Avatar photo

by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Why European governments think opposition trials are flawed

I’ve referred in two recent blogs, What next for Ukraine and What next for Ukraine #2, to what needs to happen in order to move towards the signature and ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.  There has been good progress recently on negotiating the nuts and bolts of the Agreement, and hopes are rising that […]

Read more on Why European governments think opposition trials are flawed | Reply (6)

21st January 2011

Avatar photo

by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Why the Constitutional Court matters

In a recent blog on human rights in Ukraine I noted that the British embassy in Kyiv had supported projects to help a number of different constituent elements of the Ukrainian legal system including the Constitutional Court.  So I was delighted to have a chance recently to visit the Constitutional Court, and to meet the […]

Read more on Why the Constitutional Court matters | Reply