The UNBA expresses its condolences to the Belgian colleagues
The UNBA expresses its condolences to its colleagues in the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) in connection with a series of explosions which occurred today in Brussels and took the lives of innocent people.
The shocking news about the explosions in the city, which is the symbol of stability, security and protection of citizens' rights in Europe, force us to reconsider the risks and threats in the modern world.
We are together with you in this difficult moment.
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UNBA initiatives to implement the Roadmap were supported by international experts
International experts who participated in the inaugural meeting of the Working Group on the implementation of the Roadmap on the rule of law in advocacy and agreed to join it expressed their support for the initiative of the Ukrainian National Bar Association.
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How will the group responsible for implementing the Roadmap for advocacy operate?
The working group on the implementation of the Roadmap on the rule of law in the area of advocacy will operate at several levels: plenary meetings as a platform for adopting framework decisions, a coordination bureau for compiling documents and calendar control, and thematic subgroups for preparing norms and their justification. International experts will verify the results against European standards and «red lines».
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Advocacy is a responsible entity, not a critic of reform — V. Gvozdiy
The Roadmap on the Rule of Law is not a basis for restructuring the model of advocacy, but a framework for verifying and improving the already European-oriented system. At the same time, part of the work has already been done, so further progress should be made in the form of coordinated and practical decisions.
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Vatras on the implementation of the Roadmap: only advocates should create their own destiny
Work on implementing the Roadmap in relation to advocacy should be based on the participation of the professional community itself, and key tasks should be structured in such a way as to avoid mixing processes that differ in content and procedure.
Legislation
Lidiya Izovitova outlined the approach to implementing the Roadmap for advocacy
The general approach to working on the implementation of the Roadmap on the Rule of Law in terms of reforming advocacy should not be based on «slogans», but rather on gathering facts, comparing them with standards, consulting with the professional community, and formulating norms for which participants are prepared to take responsibility.
Legislation
Roadmap and advocacy: working group holds first meeting
On January 2, the first organizational meeting of the Working Group on the implementation of the Roadmap on the rule of law in the area of advocacy reform took place. The event was devoted to agreeing on the framework for further work and exchanging the initial positions of the participants.
Self-government
BCU: NACP initiatives regarding the Bar are unconstitutional interference
The Bar Council of Ukraine has condemned the initiatives to reform the Bar proposed by the National Agency on Corruption Prevention as direct, gross and systematic interference by the executive branch in the activities of an independent constitutional institution.
Self-government
UNBA program for implementation of the Roadmap on the rule of law published
In order to ensure the implementation of measures set out in the Roadmap on the Rule of Law, the Bar Council of Ukraine approved a program for its implementation in relation to the reform of advocacy.
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