KORETSKA v. UKRAINE and 3 other applications

2026-04-30T00:00:00
Published on 18 May 2026   FIFTH SECTION Application no. 26530/23 Viktoriya Vitaliyivna KORETSKA against Ukraine and 3 other applications (see list appended) communicated on 30 April 2026 SUBJECT MATTER OF THE CASE The applications concern refusals of domestic courts to entertain the applicants’ complaints against decisions of the Ethics Council in the selection process to the position of a member of the High Council of Justice. They raise an issue of access to court under Article 6 § 1 of the Convention.       QUESTIONS TO THE PARTIES 1.  Was Article 6 § 1 of the Convention under its civil head applicable to the proceedings in the applicants’ cases?   2.  If so, did the applicants have access to a court for the determination of their civil rights and obligations, in accordance with Article 6 § 1 of the Convention?       APPENDIX No. Application no. Case name Lodged on Applicant Year of Birth Place of Residence Nationality Represented by 1. 26530/23 Koretska v. Ukraine 12/06/2023 Viktoriya Vitaliyivna KORETSKA 1979 Strumivka Ukrainian Oleksandr Viktorovych LESHCHENKO 2. 32800/23 Tkachenko v. Ukraine 10/08/2023 Oleksandr Vasylyovych TKACHENKO 1959 Mykolayiv Ukrainian   3. 42725/23 Romanov v. Ukraine 20/11/2023 Ruslan Oleksandrovych ROMANOV 1980 Kyiv Ukrainian   4. 34123/25 Sydorenko v. Ukraine 21/10/2025 Dmytro Volodymyrovych SYDORENKO 1980 Dnipro Ukrainian