Zelenskyy’s Lustration Mistake
Zelenskyy’s Lustration Mistake
Author(s): Michael Emerson, Artem Remizov
Subject(s): History of Law, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: lustration;
Summary/Abstract: The term lustration (люстрація in Ukrainian) has its origin in Roman purification rituals. It came into use in contemporary politics in 1989-91 with the end of Communism in Europe, with several central and east European states banning former Communist regime officials from further public office. In Ukraine there was a lustration episode back in October 2014, to prevent top and mid-level officials who served during the Viktor Yanukovych’s presidency from taking the public office for a period of ten years.
Series: 3 DCFTAs OP-ed
- Page Count: 3
- Publication Year: 2019
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
