DOJ seeks deportation of Michigan man suspected of killing Jews during WWII
August 31, 2009
[JURIST] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] on Monday announced the initiation of removal proceedings [press release] against a Michigan man accused of killing Jews while serving as a member of the Nazi-sponsored Ukrainian Auxiliary Police (UAP) in Lā??viv, Ukraine, during World W....... [more] 
Ninth Circuit again affirms Ukraine ex-PM corruption conviction
April 10, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit [official website] on Friday refused [opinion; PDF] a petition for an en banc rehearing by former Ukranian prime minister Pavlo Lazarenko [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news archive], who had been on trial for money laundering and embezzling, allowin....... [more]
Ukraine PM calls for constitutional changes to define roles of president and parliament
March 27, 2009
[JURIST] Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko [personal website] called for constitutional changes to provide more separation between parliamentary and presidential powers during a Thursday interview [report] with Reuters. Tymoshenko said that she believed that the presidency should retain cert....... [more]
ICJ rules for Romania in underwater oil reserves dispute with Ukraine
February 3, 2009
[JURIST] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) [official website; JURIST news archive] resolved a long-standing dispute [ICJ materials] between Ukraine and Romania Tuesday by drawing a new maritime border [judgment, PDF] between the countries, giving Romania four-fifths of waters believed to sit....... [more]
ICJ rules for Romania in underwater oil reserves dispute with Ukraine
February 3, 2009
[JURIST] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolved a long-standing dispute between Ukraine and Romania Tuesday by drawing a new maritime border between the countries, giving Romania four-fifths of waters believed to sit atop a sizable crude oil....... [more]
Ukraine PM drops lawsuit against president after election order suspended
October 28, 2008
'[JURIST] Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Monday withdrew a lawsuit she had brought against president Victor Yushchenko and the country''s Central Election Commission (CEC) challenging Yushchenko''s plan to dissolve parliament and hold new....... [more]
Ukraine president dissolves Kiev court that blocked early elections
October 14, 2008
'[JURIST] Ukrainian president Victor Yushchenko Monday abolished the Kiev District Court by decree after it decided Saturday to block a previous presidential decree dissolving parliament and directing parliamentary elections in the wake of the collapse....... [more]
Ukraine court blocks election decree
October 12, 2008
'[JURIST] A Kiev court Saturday blocked a decree by Ukrainian President Victor Yushchenko dissolving parliament and directing parliamentary elections in the wake of the collapse of the governing coalition. The Kiev District Court made the ruling against....... [more]
Ninth Circuit vacates corruption sentence of former Ukraine PM
September 27, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed six of fourteen counts against former Ukrainian Prime Minister Pavlo Lazarenko Friday, vacating his nine year sentence and remanding on the remaining eight counts for resentencing. The....... [more]
Ukraine PM summoned for questioning before prosecutor
September 9, 2008
'[JURIST] Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said Monday that she has been summoned to testify before Ukraine''s Prosecutor GeneralĀ?s Office on September 11. An official for the office has said that her testimony is being sought by....... [more]
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