The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on Thursday adopted a presidential law ”On the Judicial System and Status of Judges,” according to an UNIAN correspondent.
Relevant law No. 4734 was supported by 281 MPs out of 381 registered in the session hall.
In particular, 128 MPs from the Bloc of Petro Poroshenko faction voted ”for” this decision, as well as 78 MPs from the People`s Front faction, two MPs from the Samopomich faction, and one MP from the Opposition Bloc and the Radical Party factions each.
In addition, all 23 MPs from the Vidrodzhennia [”Renaissance”] faction supported the draft law, as well as 15 MPs from the Volia Narodu [”Will of the People”] faction, 12 MPs from the Batkivschyna faction, and 21 independent MPs.
The law stipulates that the judiciary system consists of local courts, courts of appeal and the Supreme Court, which is the highest court in the judiciary system.
The Supreme Court should consist of not more than 200 judges. Its structure includes the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court, the Administrative Court of Cassation, the Court of Cassation, the Cassation Criminal Court and the Cassation Civil Court.
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