Courts of cassation

Courts of appeal

Local Courts

D). juridical power of Ukraine, legal status of a judge.

Justice in Ukraine must be administered exclusively by courts. It must not be allowed to delegate the functions of courts, as well as appropriate these functions by other bodies or officials.

In administering justice, a court must ensure the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, rights and interests of legal entities and public and state interests, which are guaranteed by the Constitution of Ukraine and Ukrainian laws, on the basis of the rule of law.

Ukraine’s judicial system is made up of courts of general jurisdiction and the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. Courts of general jurisdiction form the unified system of courts. The Constitutional Court of Ukraine is the single body of constitutional jurisdiction in Ukraine. The judicial system ensures access to justice for every individual according to the procedure established by the Constitution of Ukraine and Ukrainian laws. Establishment of emergency and special courts must not be allowed. Judicial power must be exercised by way of administering justice in the form of civil, commercial, administrative, criminal, as well as constitutional legal proceedings. Legal proceedings must be undertaken by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine and courts of general jurisdiction.

According to the Constitution of Ukraine, the system of courts of general jurisdiction is designed on the principles of territorial division and specialization.

The judicial system of Ukraine consists of four levels of courts of general jurisdiction, as follows:

• Local "general" courts (combining criminal and civil jurisdiction) consisting of:
• district, urban district and town courts;
• city courts in Kiev and Sevastopol.

• Local specialized courts (either commercial or administrative jurisdiction) consisting of:
• regional courts;
• commercial and administrative courts of the capital of Autonomous Republic of Crimea;
• city courts in Kiev and Sevastopol.

• Courts of Appeal (combining criminal and civil jurisdiction), consisting of:
• regional courts of appeal;
• court of appeal of the capital of Autonomous Republic of Crimea;
• courts of appeal of the cities of Kiev and Sevastopol.

• Specialized Courts of Appeal (either commercial or administrative jurisdiction) consisting of:
• commercial courts of appeal;
• administrative courts of appeal.

Cassation Court of Ukraine existed until 2003. Those courts were recognized as unconstitutional by the Constitution Court of Ukraine.

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