Cases of bringing the judges to criminal responsibility for the affirmation of the admittedly unjust decision

The article presents the analysis of some legal cases of bringing the judges to criminal responsibility for the affirmation of the admittedly unjust decisions within the framework of the lustration process in Ukraine. Universal generalized term “unjust court decision” is offered. Under the conditions of current European integration process the necessity to improve the methods of implementation of lustration laws, to restore the state protection of judges, to avoid exerting pressure on them, to promote the credibility of the judiciary establishment, is emphasized.
Keywords: judge, criminal responsibility, admittedly unjust decisions, lustration.

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Kseniia GRODZYNSKA