His Proposals are stated in the Bill amending the Law 'On The Supreme Justice Council' which is under consideration in The Justice Committee.
The Bill (Reg. No.1320) proposes to reduce the Term of Office of a Member of the Supreme Justice Council from six to four years, since the term presently in operation is unreasonably large, and that a person can be appointed a Member of The Supreme Justice Council for a maximum of two consecutive terms.
With a view to improving the efficiency of The Supreme Justice Council, and the formation of its professional membership, the Bill envisages that 'The Supreme Justice Council conducts its tasks on a constant basis, and its members are Civil Servants, except those persons who are Ex-Officio Members of The Supreme Justice Council'. In addition, 'The positions of Supreme Justice Council members, Chairman and Deputy Chairman belong to the First Category Position of Civil Servants.'
The Bill calls for more stringent requirements for Members of The Supreme Justice Council. It states that 'Recommended to a position of a Supreme Justice Council Member can be a citizen of Ukraine, at least forty years old, a resident of Ukraine for a minimum of the previous ten years, having a command of the State language, a Higher Legal education, and experience of working in the area of the Law for at least fifteen years'.
The Bill envisages that 'Members of The Supreme Justice Council cannot be Members of The Court Board of Experts and Court Councils'.
The amendments to Clause 8 of the Law extend the list of grounds for termination of authorities of a Member of The Supreme Justice Council and propose that a decision on the termination of authorities of a member of The Supreme Justice Council is taken by the body which appointed him/her.
The Term of Office of the Chairman of The Supreme Justice Council is reduced to two years, and the Term of Office of the Deputy Chairman of The Supreme Justice Council is also limited to two years..
The Passing of this Bill, believes the legislative initiator, 'will be in line with the constitutional principle of the supremacy of law, will allow to eliminate problems in the working of The Supreme Justice Council and promote an appropriate formation of highly skilled judiciary and timely response to the facts of infringement of the Oath by Judges, and hence ensure a fair administration of justice and protection of human rights and freedoms.