The VI Judicial Forum of the Ukrainian Advocates’ Association, held on March 15, 2024 in Kyiv, featured important and relevant discussions about the future of justice.
One of the speeches at the first session titled “Courts 2024: Battle for Independence” was delivered by Olena Fonova, a member of the Board of Directors of the NGO Pro Justice Center.
In her report, Ms. Fonova emphasized the importance of judges’ dedication and security to ensure their independence, focusing on the context of Luhansk as an integral part of Ukraine.
She expressed her belief that supporting judges and ensuring their security is one of the aspects of building a state governed by the rule of law.
Her remarks on online justice as a necessary and inevitable future were particularly interesting.
“It is obvious that the introduction of online court processes is not only the next step in solving the problem of staff shortages in the courts, but also a key step in the digitalization of justice and its adaptation to modern realities,” she emphasized.
According to Olena, the availability of clear algorithms for conducting remote trials can help minimize the influence on court decisions, as well as provide favorable conditions for judicial independence and increase trust in the judiciary.
This opinion emphasized the importance of continuous improvement of the judicial system to ensure that it meets the challenges of today and provides equal access to justice for all citizens of Ukraine.
One of the speeches at the first session titled “Courts 2024: Battle for Independence” was delivered by Olena Fonova, a member of the Board of Directors of the NGO Pro Justice Center.
In her report, Ms. Fonova emphasized the importance of judges’ dedication and security to ensure their independence, focusing on the context of Luhansk as an integral part of Ukraine.
She expressed her belief that supporting judges and ensuring their security is one of the aspects of building a state governed by the rule of law.
Her remarks on online justice as a necessary and inevitable future were particularly interesting.
“It is obvious that the introduction of online court processes is not only the next step in solving the problem of staff shortages in the courts, but also a key step in the digitalization of justice and its adaptation to modern realities,” she emphasized.
According to Olena, the availability of clear algorithms for conducting remote trials can help minimize the influence on court decisions, as well as provide favorable conditions for judicial independence and increase trust in the judiciary.
This opinion emphasized the importance of continuous improvement of the judicial system to ensure that it meets the challenges of today and provides equal access to justice for all citizens of Ukraine.
The issues that were in the focus of the discussion:
Judiciary in Wartime: External and Internal Threats to IndependenceLegislative vision of justice developmentStaffing of courts: changing names or approachesHCJ and HQCJ: guarantors of independent and effective justiceThe Constitutional Court of Ukraine: New Challenges in the Time of War
Investment Court as a Guarantee of Independence and Integrity in the Protection of Investments in UkraineE-court as a mechanism of independent judicial proceedingsThe war for independence. International Legal FrontLuhansk is Ukraine. 10 years of experience in justice for the occupied territories.Independent advocacy as a guarantee of effective judicial proceedings.The link to the event broadcast can be found here.
