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The judicial reform was launched in Ukraine today, September 30: the necessary changes to the Constitution were adopted by MPs in June.

According to the amendments, the Parliament is now authorized to create and eliminate judicial institutions, instead of the President of Ukraine. Higher specialized courts will be abolished, but the Supreme Court will remain – all of its judges will be changed, according to Ukrainian news service TSN.

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