Ukraine
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- semi-presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- June 28, 1996
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law; legislative acts are subject to verification by the judiciary
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Supreme Council (Verkhovna Rada)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court and Constitutional Court
RELIGIONS
orthodox majority; catholic minority
From the country
- JUNE 7, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN)...
The Ukrainian Independent Information Agency (UNIAN) reported that two Ukrainians, Ruslan Voytyuk, born in 1973, and Oleksander Kuskin, born in 1978, had lodged an appeal to the Supreme Court of Belarus against their death sentences for the murder of a bu
- APRIL 30, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The European Court of Human Rights obligated Ukraine...
The European Court of Human Rights obligated Ukraine to pay 6 Ukrainian detainees, which had filed suits against the country, between 2 and 3 thousand Euros each
- APRIL 24, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the...
Ukraine was a cosponsor and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- JANUARY 13, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Viktoria Mamontova, a Ukrainian woman who was sentenced...
Viktoria Mamontova, a Ukrainian woman who was sentenced to death for drug possession in Thailand, had her sentence commuted
- JANUARY 1, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
In December 2002 Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma...
In December 2002 Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma signed into law the bill on ratification of Protocol 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, dealing with abolition of death penalty under all circumstances
- JANUARY 1, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
About 180 people were executed in Ukraine between 1995...
About 180 people were executed in Ukraine between 1995 and March 1997
- JANUARY 1, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine abolished the death penalty in February 2000,...
Ukraine abolished the death penalty in February 2000, with an overwhelming majority vote of the members of the Ukrainian parliament
- JANUARY 1, 2003UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukraine had promised to abolish the death penalty when...
Ukraine had promised to abolish the death penalty when it joined the Council of Europe in 1995, and the government was sharply criticized for its failure to fully abolish it
- DECEMBER 18, 2002UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma signed into law the...
Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma signed into law the bill on ratification of Protocol 13 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, dealing with abolition of death penalty under all circumstances
- NOVEMBER 28, 2002UkraineDEATH PENALTY
The Ukrainian parliament ratified Protocol 13 to the...
The Ukrainian parliament ratified Protocol 13 to the Convention on Protection of Human Rights and Basic Freedoms concerning the abolition of death penalty under all circumstances
- SEPTEMBER 6, 2002UkraineDEATH PENALTY
When asked in a newspaper interview if he thought that...
When asked in a newspaper interview if he thought that Ukraine had abolished the death penalty too early, Prosecutor-General Svyatoslav Piskun stated: "I think the death penalty is a more efficient instrument to prevent serious crimes
- AUGUST 5, 2002UkraineDEATH PENALTY
Nearly 140 people held a vigil at the Appeals Court...
Nearly 140 people held a vigil at the Appeals Court in the Lviv region, demanding that the maximum penalty, life imprisonment, be conferred upon Dmytro Voronova and Yurii Kalynina, both of who are suspected of involvement in the murder of a local composer