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Reforming legal education: a concept of changes is being prepared |
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The decision was made following the first meeting of the working group on reforming legal education under the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy. The group met on March 19 at the Institute of Lawmaking and Scientific and Legal Expertise of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The event was attended by Valentyn Gvozdiy, the Vice President of UNBA, BCU. As a reminder, on November 8, 2023, the European Commission published its 2023 Report on Ukraine, in which, while addressing the issues of justice and human rights, it also outlined recommendations on legal education:
As early as December 14, 2023, the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy formed a working group on legal education reform and approved its composition. The group includes MPs, judges, representatives of the Office of the President, the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance, the Ministry of Education, the National Bar Association of Ukraine, prosecutors, the National Academy of Legal Sciences, higher education institutions, and international organizations. During the meeting of the working group on March 19, Oleksandr Pyzhov, PhD, Expert on Education Policy and Human Rights of the CoE Office in Ukraine, presented the achievements of previous working groups and outlined the main aspects of the regulation of higher legal education and professional experience in the field of law in the context of European integration, namely:
Following the discussion, it was decided to prepare the Concept of Legal Regulation of Higher Legal Education by June 31. The co-chairs of the working group, MPs Yulia Gryshyna and Mykola Stefanchuk, were appointed as the persons responsible for its development. The Ukrainian National Bar Association supports the idea of improving the quality of legal education and advocates the application of equal approaches to the study of law by all representatives of legal professions. |
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