The binding nature of court judgments is a constitutional cornerstone of Ukrainian justice \u2014 and a core component of the right to a fair trial. To ensure this principle works beyond the paperwork, the Code of Administrative Proceedings (CAP of Ukraine) introduced a judicial oversight tool: obliging public authorities to file a compliance report on the enforcement of court decisions.<\/p>\n
On June 27, 2025, the NGO \u201cPro Justice\u201d gathered a solid lineup of stakeholders \u2014 from judges to advocates and private bailiffs \u2014 to unpack how judicial control functions in real life.<\/p>\n
The opening remarks were delivered by Iryna Zharonkina, Head of the \u201cEnforcement of Judgments and Protection of Property Rights\u201d component of the EU Project Pravo-Justice, whose team has been driving the import of best EU practices into Ukraine\u2019s enforcement system.<\/p>\n
During the first session, Dr. Olena Hubska, Justice of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court, shared insights into the upward trend in rulings applying judicial oversight in Supreme Court practice. She also touched upon ECtHR case law, noting that a considerable chunk of Ukrainian applications stem from non-execution of domestic judgments.<\/p>\n
\u201cEnforcement of court judgments is a precondition for Ukraine\u2019s accession to the European community,\u201d \u2014 Justice Hubska stressed.<\/p>\n
She pointed to systemic hurdles both for courts and administrative bodies \u2014 with underfunding topping the list. Judge Tetiana Kravchenko from the Donetsk District Administrative Court seconded the concern:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThere were cases when only five thousand hryvnias were paid out over a year against a half-million debt.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Daria Tarasenko, attorney-at-law, spoke from the trenches about how Supreme Court precedents are used in practice:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cBefore filing a claim, a lawyer should already think about how that decision will be enforced.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
She shared client stories, showcased her personal digest of CAP case law, and flagged a few legislative gaps around judicial oversight mechanisms.<\/p>\n
The second session focused on how the compliance report model is being rolled out in commercial and civil proceedings. Judge Olena Fonova, of the Luhansk Commercial Court, co-founder and deputy chair of Pro Justice, moderated the discussion, opening with data and field notes on reporting patterns.<\/p>\n
Among the speakers were Judge Maksym Khodakivskyi (Zhovtnevyi District Court of Dnipro, trainer at the National School of Judges, GEMME Ukraine member) and Oksana Rusetska, Head of the Association of Private Bailiffs. Both agreed that the new mechanism has already kicked into gear.<\/p>\n
Khodakivskyi noted that in family disputes, judicial oversight sometimes becomes the claimant\u2019s last bullet for fairness. Rusetska added:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIn enforcement proceedings, the court\u2019s role is huge \u2014 especially with non-monetary judgments. The execution rate is still low, but before 2024, we had almost zero leverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Toward the end, the room heated up: while judges and lawyers mainly shared positive feedback, Olena Merson, Head of the Legal Department of the Pension Fund in Kharkiv region, laid out the tough reality \u2014 the chronic lack of budget:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIn 2025, not a single payment under court decisions has been made. Without legislative tweaks, the system is simply deadlocked.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The participants concluded that, despite its imperfections, the compliance report has proven to be a real tool for restoring justice \u2014 not just a procedural formality.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udccc The event was organized under the EU Project \u201cPravo-Justice\u201d, implemented by Expertise France and funded by the European Union.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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