Contents tagged with Soviet laws

  • Ukrainian government proposes repealing all Soviet laws

    The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved and sent to the Supreme Council of Ukraine a bill to repeal the laws and other legislative acts which were adopted during the Soviet era. This decision was made at a government meeting on Wednesday, April 12th.

    Minister of Justice Pavel Petrenko noted that this involves more than a hundred Soviet regulatory acts. “There are still a lot of laws on the books from the Soviet era…which create barriers for Ukrainian citizens and businesses. Therefore, …