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1 UKRAINE (UKRAYINA) BACKGROUND AND LEGAL SYSTEM LEGAL SYSTEM Civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts. POLITICAL SYSTEM HEAD OF STATE HEAD OF GOVERNMENT SUBNATIONAL ENTITIES TRANSLITERATION SYSTEM LANGUAGES Republic. President, elected by popular vote for a five year term; eligible for a second term. Prime Minister, nominated and approved by the majority in the Supreme Council, officially named by the President. Ukraine is divided into 24 provinces (oblasti, singular - oblast'), 1 autonomous republic (avtonomna respublika), and 2 municipalities (mista, singular - misto) with oblast status. Cyrillic; on April 19, 1996, an official Ukranian-English transliteration system was adopted by the Ukranian Legal Termination Commission. Ukrainian (official state language), Russian. CONSTIUTUTION ENACTMENT Adopted June 28, 1996, amended January 1, 2006.
2 UKR. CONST. art. <article>, para. <paragraph>. UKR. CONST., art. 15, para. 3. STATUTES GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS REPORTERS FOR LAWS PASSED BY THE SUPREME COUNCIL A unicameral legislature: Supreme Council (Verkhovna Rada). Members are called national deputies. Made up of 450 seats. Seats are allocated on a proportional basis to those parties that gain 3% or more of the national electoral vote. Beginning with the March, 2006 election, members serve five-year terms. Previously, members had served four year terms. The Supreme Council is the sole legislative body in Ukraine. Laws are passed by a majority of the Supreme Council. Within 15 days, the President must sign or veto the laws. The President s veto can be overridden by a 2/3 majority of the Supreme Council. If the President does not sign the act within 15 days it becomes law anyway. A law goes into effect 10 days after it is signed, unless otherwise stated in the law. Official Bulletin of the Supreme Council of Ukraine (Vidomosti Verkhovnoi Rady Ukrainy) (published weekly). Official Gazette of Ukrain (Oficijnyj Visnyk Ukrainy) (published weekly). Ukraine s Voice (Golos Ukrainy) (published daily). <name of law> (<reporter name>, <year>, No. <number>, p. <page>). Law on Citizenship of Ukraine (Oficijnyj Visnyk Ukrainy, 1991, No. 50, p. 701). ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
3 ADMINISTRATIVE SOURCES The President of Ukraine, on the basis and for the execution of the Constitution and the laws of Ukraine, issues decrees and directives that are mandatory for execution. The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, within the limits of its competence, issues resolutions and orders that are mandatory for execution. Acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine are signed by the Prime Minister of Ukraine. REPORTERS FOR EXECUTIVE DECREES, RESOLUTIONS AND ORDERS Normative legal acts of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, ministries and other central bodies of executive power, are subject to registration through the procedure established by law. Official Gazette of Ukraine (Oficijnyj Visnyk Ukrainy) (published weekly). Governmental Courier (Uriadovyj Kurier) (published daily). <name of regulation> (<reporter name>, <year>, no. <number>, p. <page>). Regulation Assigning the Ministry of Education and Science Responsibility for the National Department of Intellectual Property (Oficijnyj Visnyk Ukrainy, 2000, no. 25, p. 140). CODES CIVIL CODE CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE CRIMINAL CODE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE In force Jan. 1, Tsyvilney kodeks Ukrainy (TKU). In force Sept. 1, Tsyvilney prosesualny kodeks Ukrainy (TPKU). In force Sept. 1, Kriminalny kodeks Ukrainy (KKU). In force Dec. 28, Kriminalny-protsesualny kodeks Ukrainy (KPKU). Legal reformers have made efforts to replace this Soviet-era code, but as of October 2006 it is still in effect. <name of code>, art. <article> (<year>).
4 Kriminalny kodeks Ukrainy, art. 100 (2001). The English translation is also accepted in certain instances: Ukraine Criminal Code, art 100 (2001). CASE LAW JUDICIAL OVERVIEW The judicial system in Ukraine consists of the Constitutional Court (Konstytutsiinoho Sud Ukrainy) and courts of general jurisdiction. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine (Konstytutsiinoho Sud Ukrainy) decides issues of constitutional jurisdiction, including whether laws and other legal acts conform with the Constitution. The Constitutional Court also provides official interpretation of the Constitution. It is composed of eighteen judges who serve for nine year terms. Six judges are appointed to the Constitutional Court by the President, six judges are appointed by the Supreme Council, and six judges are appointed by the Congress of Judges. The courts of general jurisdiction include local courts, courts of appeals, and specialized courts such as military, economic (arbitration), and administrative courts. The Supreme Court of Ukraine (Verkhovnii Sud Ukrainy) is the highest court of general jurisdiction. High specialized courts include the High Administrative Court of Ukraine and the High Economic Court of Ukraine. CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REPORTER The Bulletin of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (Visnyk Konstytutsiinoho Sudu Ukrainy). <case name>, Visnyk Konstytutsiinoho Suda Ukrainy, vol. <volume>, p. page (<year>). Re Dual Mandates of Verkhovna Rada Deputies, Visnyk Konstytutsiynoho Suda Ukrainy, vol. 2. p. 2 (1997).
5 SUPREME COURT REPORTER Bulletin of the Supreme Court of Ukraine (Visnyk Verkhovnoho Sudu Ukrainy) (published monthly). Resolutions of the Supreme Court of Ukraine (Rishennia Verkhovnoho Sudu Ukrainy) (published twice a year). Compilation of the resolutions of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of Ukraine (Zbirnyk postanov Plenumu Verkhovnoho Sudu Ukrainy). OTHER REPORTERS <case name>, <reporter name>, vol. <volume>, p. <page> (<year>). Currently none available. Bulletin of Economic Judiciary (Visnyk hospodars'koho sudochynstva) (published by the High Economic Court of Ukraine). <case name>, <reporter name>, vol. <volume>, p. <page> (<year>). Currently none available. SOURCES CIA World Factbook: NYU Guide to Foreign and International Legal Database: Ukraine Library of Congress Country Studies: Ukraine Library of Congress Law Library: Ukraine
6 Constitution of Ukraine WashLaw: Legal Research on the Web: Ukraine U.S. Department of State: Ukraine Foreign Law: Current Sources of Codes and Legislation (Law Reference K 38.R ) East View Information Services Research Guide to Ukranian Law by Myroslava Kryvonos SPECIAL THANKS Helen Z. Kryshtalowych Daniel Kuehnert Staff Member. Oct Jonathan Burky ICM Committee Member. Oct Matthew T. Nagel ICM Coordinator. Oct. 2006
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