FINDINGS OF THE MONITORING BY REGION CENTRAL REGION The monitors observed 444 court hearings in the central region, which amounts to 32% of the total number of court hearings attended. The monitoring in the central region included Kyiv, Chernihiv, Khmelnytskyy, Vinnytsia oblasts and the city of Kyiv: 46 144 (32 %) hearings in criminal cases; 118 (27 %) hearings in civil cases; 66 70 (16 %) hearings in commercial cases; 66 (15 %) hearings in administrative cases; 46 (10 %) hearings in administrative offences cases. 70 444 144 COURT HEARINGS 118 Most visited hearings took place in first instance courts – 272 (61%), another 117 (26%) – in courts of appeal, and the lowest number of hearings took place in cassation courts and the Supreme Court of Ukraine – 55 (13%). ADHERENCE TO GENERAL RULES OF PROCEDURE By most indicators the monitoring in the central region replicated the situation in the country as a whole; however, by certain parameters the results are either better or worse than in other regions. According to the monitoring data, all over Ukraine the hearings were conducted impeccably in 48% of cases. At the same time, in the central region this indicator was lower – 45%. In addition, in the central region the monitors stated that the judge grossly breached the rules of adjudication or the rights of the parties to the case 4% more frequently (9% against the general indicator, 5% nationwide). In 87% of cases the judge considered the case wearing a robe and a badge, which matches the average rate for all over Ukraine. There also is no meaningful difference in observance of the rules for identifying the participants of the hearing and the observance of The confidentiality of a deliberations room. In the central region the situation regarding these two indicators is better by 2% and 1% accordingly. PUBLICITY The schedule of hearings was posted on the web-site of the court in 94% of cases monitored (matches the nationwide average rate). The information about cases was posted on the court’s information board less often – in 79% (below nationwide average by 3%). In 98% of cases the monitors were allowed into the room (a courtroom or judges’ chambers) where the consideration of the case took place (matches the nationwide average rate). 62 MONITORING OF ADHERENCE TO FAIR TRIAL STANDARDS IN UKRAINE