This article primarily focuses on the Ukrainian judge lustration, analysed from diverse
aspects. Ukraine’s legal lustration framework engenders two legal acts— the Law On
Restoring Trust into Judicial Power in Ukraine (2014) and the law On Purification of Government (2014). Social feedback on adopting these Laws, their key objectives, provided
instruments and efficiency issues are discussed. This research particularly scrutinises the
fundamental European lustration standards, referencing a few European countries’
experiences: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland. Deep insight into national
lustration procedures is given, considering the European Court of Human Rights’ relevant
rulings and the Ukrainian Constitution’s provisions. Remarks on whether all lustration
laws comply with the Ukrainian Constitution are offered. Addressing the High Council
of Justice’s precedents, a judicial body entitled to verify the judges’ lustration results, an
in-depth empirical analysis of those procedural results are provided. Overall, Ukrainian
lustration embodies a unique phenomenon due to strong social demand formalized in
specially designed regulation.