Supreme Court of Ukraine

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The Supreme Court of Ukraine is the highest judicial body in the Ukrainian court system, responsible for ensuring the uniform application of law and serving as the final court of appeal in the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
appliesLaw Constitution of Ukraine
international treaties of Ukraine
laws of Ukraine
appointedBy President of Ukraine (for some judges, according to law in force at time of appointment)
Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (for some judges, according to law in force at time of appointment)
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Ukraine
buildingType government building
composition judges of the Supreme Court
country Ukraine
countryCapitalLocation Kyiv
establishedInYear 1991
function ensuring consistency of judicial practice
generalization of court practice
interpretation of law in court decisions
providing opinions on draft legislation affecting the judiciary
review of court decisions in cassation
governedBy Constitution of Ukraine
Law of Ukraine on the Judiciary and Status of Judges
hasAuthorityOver administrative cases
civil cases
commercial cases
criminal cases
hasOfficialLanguage Ukrainian
hasPart Cassation Administrative Court
Cassation Civil Court
linked to: court of cassation

Cassation Commercial Court
linked to: court of cassation

Cassation Criminal Court
Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court
hasWebsite https://supreme.court.gov.ua
headquartersLocation Kyiv
jurisdiction Ukraine
legalStatus independent from legislative and executive branches
legalSystem Ukrainian legal system
locatedIn Kyiv
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
nativeName Верховний Суд
nativeNameLanguage uk
precededBy Supreme Court of the Ukrainian SSR
reformedInYear 2016
2017
reformPurpose to create a new Supreme Court with updated structure and selection of judges
role court of final appeal in Ukraine
ensures uniform application of law by courts of general jurisdiction
highest judicial body in the system of courts of general jurisdiction of Ukraine
shortName Supreme Court
supervises lower courts of general jurisdiction in terms of uniform application of law

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Minister of Justice of Ukraine worksWith Supreme Court of Ukraine
judicial authorities of Ukraine hasComponent Supreme Court of Ukraine
Supreme Court of the Ukrainian SSR replacedBy Supreme Court of Ukraine
Ministry of Justice of Ukraine coordinatesWith Supreme Court of Ukraine
Supreme Court of Ukraine role court of final appeal in Ukraine
linked to: Supreme Court of Ukraine
High specialized courts of Ukraine overseenBy Supreme Court of Ukraine
High specialized courts of Ukraine mayBeReorganizedInto cassation courts within the Supreme Court of Ukraine
linked to: Supreme Court of Ukraine
appellate courts of Ukraine below Supreme Court of Ukraine
administrative courts of Ukraine hasLevel Supreme Court of Ukraine
administrative courts of Ukraine finalAppealTo Supreme Court of Ukraine