December 27, 2022
Tuesday, December 27, at the plenary session, the Grand Chamber continued the examination of the case upon the constitutional petition of 49 People’s Deputies of Ukraine on compliance of the Law of Ukraine ‘On Amending Article 12 of the Law of Ukraine “On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organisations“ regarding the statutory name of religious organisations (associations) which are included into the structure (are a part) of a religious organisation (association), the leading centre (management) of which is situated outside Ukraine in the state which according to the law was declared as such that had carried our military aggression against Ukraine and/or temporarily occupied a part of the territory of Ukraine“ with the Constitution of Ukraine.
Following the deliberation the Court adopted the Decision No. 4-r/2022.
The Grand Chamber, at its session, adopted the Ruling on extending until 26 January 2023 the term for the First Board of Judges of the First Senate to rule on the initiation or refusal to initiate the constitutional proceedings in the case upon the constitutional complaint of Mykola Bryhynets.
On the same day, the Second Board of Judges of the Second Senate held a session to deliberate the initiation of constitutional proceedings in cases upon the constitutional complaints.
In particular, the Second Board of Judges adopted the Ruling (final) on the refusal to initiate constitutional proceedings in the case upon the constitutional complaint of Volodymyr Pavlenko regarding the conformity of paragraph six of Clause 19 of Section II “Final and Transitional Provisions” of the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Priority Measures for the Reform of the Prosecutor’s Office”.
The Second Board of Judges adopted the Ruling on the initiation of constitutional proceedings in the case upon the constitutional complaint of Serhii Harlyka regarding the constitutionality of paragraph three of clause 3 of Section II “Final and Transitional Provisions” of the Law of Ukraine “On Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Priority Measures for the Reform of the Prosecutor’s Office”. Questions related to the constitutional proceedings in this case will be considered by the judges at the session of the Second Senate.
