Ukraine’s Relationship With the Venice Commission in the Light of European Integration

The Venice Commission contributes to strengthening the principles of the rule of law and democracy.His area of expertise is the development of international legal norms and standards, as well as supporting their implementation in the member states.In this way, it promotes legal stability and the functioning of democratic institutions.Second, the Commission supports national constitutional and legal reforms through its advisory and analytical activities.By formulating independent expert opinions, it helps member states to transform their legal and institutional frameworks in accordance with international standards, the work of the Venice Commission promotes international cooperation and dialogue between legal cultures.It contributes to the harmonization of the global legal community by strengthening understanding and mutual respect between different legal systems and political traditions.Overall, the activities of the Venice Commission are key to maintaining the international legal order, enforcing democratic principles and strengthening the rule of law.Ukraine's first integration efforts into the European communities were formulated already in the 1990s, when the first efforts in this regard were launched.Since 1990, the Venice Commission (VC) has been providing professional recommendations and evaluations to countries on various issues.From 1995 to 2023, the international organization published 113 different assessments in connection with Ukraine.The present study first takes the ten steps of the opinion process in order.In the rest of the work, the recommendations for the country and their issues will be interpreted.One of the points of Ukraine's accession to the European Union is the reform of the Constitutional Court, the formulation of which was also contributed by the VC.In the last part of the work, the study examines the efforts and recommendations made since 2014.