Razumkov Centre research fellow on legal issues, retired judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine P. Stetsiuk on November 22, 2024 took part in the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Modern Constitutionalism and European Integration Processes in Ukraine". The event was organized by the Institute of Law, Psychology and Innovative Education of the National University "Lviv Polytechnic".
The conference was attended by law experts from Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, as well as from Azerbaijan, Poland and Czechia.
Delivering a report “European Experience in the Formation of Bodies of Constitutional Jurisdiction and Problems of Its Application in Ukraine”, P. Stetsiuk drew the attention of the conference participants to the general requirements and procedure for the appointment (election) of judges of constitutional courts of the EU countries, the importance and role of national parliaments in this process.
According to the expert, the procedure of “competitive selection” of candidates for the positions of judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine established in Ukraine, including the immediate involvement of the Advisory Group of Experts in this process, requires further improvement.
