Outline of The Court System
See also: Corruption in Ukraine#Juridical corruptionUkrainian courts enjoy legal, financial and constitutional freedom guaranteed by measures adopted in Ukrainian law in 2010. Although there are still problems with the performance of the system, it is considered to have been much improved since the last juddicial reform introduced in 2002. The Supreme Court is regarded as being an independent and impartial body, and has on several occasions ruled against the Ukrainian government.
Ukraine has no jury system; most cases are heard by either a single judge or two judges accompanied by assessors. Ukraine has about 8,000 judges. Independent lawyers and human rights activists have complained Ukrainian judges regularly come under pressure to hand down a certain verdict.
The judicial system of Ukraine consists of four levels of courts of general jurisdiction, as follows:
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