Training on Effective Privatization. Lviv

On 20 December in Lviv, Oleksiy Shamov and Lyudmyla Grytsenko, graduates of the “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” Program, conducted a training dedicated to the topic: “Anti-corruption in land relations. Effective Privatization”.

The training was organized by NGO “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” with the support of the INL — The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs.

Such training is conditioned by the fact that the law stipulates that every citizen has the right to six different types of land.

If the state guarantees such right to a citizen, it must provide a transparent and effective mechanism for its implementation. A legal mechanism exists; it is spelled out simply and clearly. In practice, getting a plot of at least one of the six designated uses is almost impossible. A land manager finds many reasons for refusal.

Therefore, trainers gave useful examples from their experience, shared a step-by-step algorithm for appealing to local governments about privatization, and told how to express a reasoned position in court.

Additional issues raised during the training were the lawyer’s actions to prevent corruption during land privatization, and how to complete the privatization process through criminal proceedings.

Also important during the event was the development of effective mechanisms and an active position of lawyers in this category of cases, defining the role of a lawyer and the court in the process of land privatization, the exchange of experience between colleagues and the analysis of case law.

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“Tomorrow’s Lawyer” is a powerful network of lawyers uniting opinion leaders in the legal profession, who provide legal assistance in accordance with the highest ethical standards, act as agents of change in society and leaders in the professional community.

The “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” Program was launched in 2016 and first implemented within the “Quality and Accessible Legal Aid” Project, carried out by the Canadian Bureau for International Education with the support of the Government of Canada in cooperation with the Legal Aid Coordination Centre. It is currently being implemented and developed with the support of the US Embassy’s Law Enforcement Section in Ukraine, the “Tomorrow’s Lawyer” NGO, in partnership with the Ukrainian Bar Association and the Bar Association of Legal Aid Providers.