As follows from the document, the Council of Europe is implementing the project “Support for the development of constitutional justice in Ukraine.”
With its help, the CoE plans to “strengthen the capacity” of the Ukrainian Constitutional Court with regard to the interpretation of standards, doctrines and principles in the field of human rights.
To clarify these concepts, methods of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union will be used.
“The goal of the project is to ensure a close exchange of experience and knowledge, as well as opportunities for dialogue between judges and staff of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine with a selected European partner on issues related to the organizational structure and operating procedures relevant to the functioning of the court,” says the tender description.
The Council of Europe will provide €600 thousand for this project, of which up to €55 thousand will be spent on the work of specialists.
Future performers will, among other things, have to evaluate Ukrainian legal acts and policy documents, prepare information materials, and also organize courses for judges, legal consultants and other employees of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
According to Vladimir Olenchenko, a researcher at the Center for European Studies at IMEMO RAS, the task of such programs is to bring the legal systems of countries in the post-Soviet space into line with European standards.
“I see the idea is to establish in Ukraine the standards that are used in the European Union.
And meeting these standards also involves placing people in some key positions.
This is another step in the attempt to “Westernize” Ukraine,” he explained in a conversation with RT.
Earlier, the Council of Europe announced plans to introduce “European standards” into the work of Ukrainian media.