Council for Appointing Supreme Court Judges

01/12/2014 00:00

The ruling party made a six-point proposition for amending the Supreme
Court law, a step which might stir up political debates, since it
affects not only the criteria for appointing Supreme Court Judges, but
it also sanctions the establishing of an advisory council at the
President, the Council for Appointments.

This council will be composed of the President of the Supreme Court, the President of the Constitutional Court, the Minister of Justice, the Prosecutor General, the vice Chairman of the High Council of Justice, the Chairman of the National Chamber of Advocacy and one member from the Supreme Court. This structure will suggest the President to make an appointment.

The majority says that the creation of this structure will reduce the political level in the process for decreeing the candidates of the Supreme Court.

The majority has rejected any decree for the Supreme Court, by considering the process non-transparent and very subjective, by leaving three vacancies at this institution.

The law for the highest judiciary instance of our country is part of the justice reform package, and for this reason, these changes might make the opposition accuse the majority of making them without consulting the international partners, with the purpose to occupy the independent institutions.

A few days ago the majority voted the establishing of the Parliamentary commission for judiciary reform, but these changes will pass with a normal parliamentary procedure, not as part of the package.

The last time when the law of the Supreme Court was changed was May 30th 2014, as one of the three conditions for taking the candidate status. It was approved with the consensus of the Parliament led by the Democratic Party.

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