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The Constitutional Court of Ukraine was unable to hold full sessions as of November 5 due to lack of a quorum. The KSU said this is due to the fact that some judges fell ill with COVID-19.
The Constitutional Court of Ukraine resumed its work on December 8, reported the press service of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
The court is functioning as usual, the sessions of the Grand Chamber of the Constitutional Court are ongoing, according to the report.
“At 10.00 a.m., a plenary session of the chamber of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine began, in which the judges continue to consider the case on the constitutional proposal of 142 people’s deputies of Ukraine regarding the official interpretation of a separate provision of the fourth preambular paragraph of the Constitution of Ukraine, “the statement said.
Another meeting on the constitutional proposal of 47 popular deputies is scheduled for December 8. The court emphasized that the meetings will be held in a closed format, their results will be reported on the official website of the Constitutional Court.
According to the list of draft orders of the Constitutional Court, the last time the court scheduled sessions for November 9, 10 and 12. However, on none of these days did the court not have a quorum, and on November 5 the last full session of the CCU was held.
Bihus.info journalist Anna Kalyuzhnaya explained the absence of a quorum due to the fact that four Constitutional Court judges have decided not to participate in the hearings yet. On November 12, the KSU reported that the reason for the lack of a quorum is that some judges are in self-isolation or are already sick with COVID-19.
The KSU consists of 18 judges, six of whom are appointed by the President of Ukraine, the Rada and the Congress of Judges of Ukraine. Currently 15 judges work in the department. Of the three vacant posts, two are appointed by the Verkhovna Rada quota. These vacancies have not been filled for about a year, said KSU chief Alexander Tupitsky. At a meeting on November 6, the parliament was unable to appoint judges according to their quota.
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