The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has played a leading role in promoting and strengthening the rule of law during Ukraine’s 20 years of independence.
896 judicial candidates passed Ukraine’s first ever national anonymous judicial test, administered by the High Qualifications Commission of Judges of Ukraine, on May 22, 2011. The goal of anonymous testing – developed with the help of the U.S.
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John F. Tefft addressed leading Ukrainian policymakers and international experts at the opening of the Roundtable on Judicial Reform in Ukraine and International Standards for Judicial Independence, conducted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Ukraine Rule of Law Project on October 26 and 27 in Kyiv. Ambassador Tefft pledged...
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine John F. Tefft addressed leading policymakers and Ukrainian and international experts at the closing of the Courts and Society Summit: Working Together to Promote Public Trust and Confidence, conducted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Ukraine Rule of Law Project. Ambassador Tefft pledged continued U.S. Government...
Judges and journalists in Ukraine tend to view each other with distrust. Judges often express that journalists don’t fully understand the judiciary and are therefore not in a position to accurately report on the happenings inside the courtroom.