In July 2023, students of the Faculty of Law, accompanied by the Head of the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law Olha Husar, visited the Administrative Cassation Court of the Supreme Court (ACC SC).
On the occasion of the 18th anniversary of the Administrative Justice Day, the Chairman of the ACC SC, Mykhailo Smokovych, and his assistants hospitably welcomed the future lawyers and conducted a walking tour for them.
At the beginning of the meeting, Mykhailo Smokovych told the students about the history of administrative justice in Ukraine, outlined the main directions of judicial reform and defined the role and place of the Administrative Cassation Court within the Supreme Court. During his speech, Mr Smokovych drew the young people's attention to the importance of learning English, which will help to intensify the process of integration of Ukrainians into the European community within the framework of Ukraine's expected EU membership, to form the state's subjectivity in the globalisation processes, to increase the level of competitiveness in the labour market, etc. In addition, the court staff conducted an excursion for the students, during which they viewed the museum exhibition, got acquainted with the activities of the court's structural units, and saw how the registration and automated distribution of cases in the court is carried out.
The future lawyers had unforgettable emotions when they talked to Judge Andrii Zagorodniuk in the courtroom, who spoke about the workload of judges, the specifics of the judge's office, as well as the stages of preparing a case for trial and the specifics of considering cases related to the electoral process, referendum and protection of citizens' political rights. An unexpected pleasant surprise was the proposal to conduct a role-playing game on delivering a court decision in a case. The lawyers enthusiastically agreed to try out the role of participants in the trial.
The management of the Faculty of Law expresses its gratitude to the Chairman of the Administrative Cassation Court of the Supreme Court Mykhailo Smokovych and the court staff for their time and an interesting educational excursion for students!