Centre of Policy and Legal Reform

The mission of the CPLR is to support the implementation of the institutional reforms, which could provide the democracy, rule of law and proper governance in Ukraine.

A years (1998-2002) of the lobbying of the activity of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, particularly- the participation in the filling of the web-site www.zakon.gov.ua with the draft laws, which have been putted forward to the Parliament, when it was not posted on the parliament's web-site yet.

The developing of the judiciary's reform concept and of the draft law on the Judicial System and Status of Judges, which was adopted by parliament in 2010, but with amendments, which become negative for its quality in general.

The draft law was prepared by CPLR in 2008 and was adopted by Verkhovna Rada in 2011 after the wide campaign of media and public organizations.

The active participation in the preparation of the Administrative-procedure Code, which is waiting its adoption till 2008.

The participation in the developing of the concepts and package of draft laws on the administrative-territorial reform (2008-2009 and 2014 years).

The active participation in the developing of the new Criminal-procedure Code of Ukraine and draft law on free legal aid, which were adopted in 2012.

The active participation concerning the improving of the legislation regarding the peaceful assembles and freedom of the associations, particularly, of the draft laws on the public associations (was adopted in 2012) and on freedom of peaceful assembles (is still reviewing in the parliament).

The participation in the developing and the years of the lobbying of the draft law on the persecutor’s office.

The CPLR is promoting institutional organization of Ukraine as the state which ensures human rights and is responsible to the citizens.

The core expert staff of the CPLR such as: Victor Tymoschuk - expert on public administration, PhD, the Deputy head of the Board of CPLR; Roman Kuybida – expert on judiciary, PhD, lecturer of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv; Oleksandr Banchuk - expert on criminal justice, PhD; Mykola Khavroniuk - Doctor of Law, professor, honored Lawyer of Ukraine has not been changed within over 10 years.