Authority of the Plenum

According to part 8 of the Article 37 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges”, the Supreme Court shall have the Plenum of the Supreme Court to address issues, stipulated by the Constitution of Ukraine and this Law. The personal composition and procedure for the Plenum of the Supreme Court are defined by the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges”.

According to the Article 46 of the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” the Plenum of the Supreme Court shall be a collegial body composed of all the judges of the Supreme Court.

The Plenum of the Supreme Court shall:

1) elect and dismiss the President of the Supreme Court and Vice-President of the Supreme Court;

2) elect, from among the judges of the Supreme Court upon proposal of the President of the Supreme Court, and dismiss the Secretary of the Plenum of the Supreme Court;

3) hear reports of the President on his/her activities, Secretary of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court on the operations of the Chamber;

4) issue opinion/conclusions on draft laws concerning the judicial system, legal proceedings, the status of judges, enforcement of judgments and other issues related to the functioning of the judiciary of Ukraine;

5) take decisions on addressing the Constitutional Court of Ukraine regarding constitutionality of laws and other legal acts and on the official interpretation of the Constitution of Ukraine;

6) issue an opinion on presence or absence of signs of treason or other crimes in actions of the President of Ukraine; upon request of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, present a written motion on incapability of the President of Ukraine to exercise his/her powers for health reasons;

7) approve the Rules of Procedure of the Plenum of the Supreme Court;

8) approve the Regulation on the Scientific Advisory Board under the Supreme Court and its composition;

9) approve the composition of the editorial board of the official publication of the Supreme Court;

10) approve the budget request of the Supreme Court;

11) generalize the practice of application of substantial and procedural legislation, systematize and ensure the promulgation of legal positions of the Supreme Court with the reference to judgements, where they were formed, in order to provide uniform application of legal norms while considering separate categories of cases;

12) provide recommendatory clarification concerning application of legislation while considering judicial cases under results of the analysis of judicial statistics and generalization of court practice;

13) express mistrust to the Head of Staff of the Supreme Court resulting into his/her dismissal from this position;

14) approve the Provision on the Staff of the Supreme Court, structure of the Staff of the Supreme Court and staffing table of the Staff of the Supreme Court;

15) elect twelve delegates from the Supreme Court – three judges from each cassation court – to the meeting of judges of Ukraine;

16) consider and make decisions on other issues ascribed by law to its authority.

The work procedure of the Plenum of the Supreme Court shall be established under the Law of Ukraine “On the Judiciary and the Status of Judges” and adopted according to the Rules of Procedure of the Plenum of the Supreme Court of Ukraine.