{"id":2187,"date":"2015-01-06T10:33:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T10:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcstaging.co.uk\/ehrac\/?p=2187"},"modified":"2021-05-21T17:25:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T16:25:05","slug":"ukrainian-parliament-votes-in-favour-of-reinstatement-of-judge-oleksandr-volkov","status":"publish","type":[30],"link":"http:\/\/ehrac.org.uk\/en_gb\/ukrainian-parliament-votes-in-favour-of-reinstatement-of-judge-oleksandr-volkov\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Parliament votes in favour of reinstatement of Judge Oleksandr Volkov"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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A decisive vote taken by the Ukrainian parliament on 25 December 2014 marks a significant step towards the reinstatement of Oleksandr Volkov to his position as a Supreme Court judge, as required by the European Court of Human Rights.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Verkhovna Rada<\/em>\u00a0voted (by a majority of 257) to overturn its resolution of 17 January 2010 concerning Volkov\u2019s dismissal. On 9 January 2013, the European Court (ECtHR) had delivered judgment in the case of\u00a0Volkov v Ukraine<\/a>\u00a0(No. 21722\/11), finding that his dismissal violated his right to a fair trial, and ruling that the authorities should\u00a0\u201csecure the applicant\u2019s reinstatement in the post of judge of the Supreme Court at the earliest possible date\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It is expected that this vote will shortly be followed by a decision of the Supreme Court formally reinstating Mr Volkov.<\/p>\n

Mr. Volkov was represented at the ECtHR by EHRAC\u2019s lawyers. The implementation of his judgment has been actively supported by the\u00a0Law Society of England and Wales<\/a>, and\u00a0Judges for Judges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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