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