Supreme Court of Georgia

CONCERNING THE REFORM OF THE CODE OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFENSES THE WORKING MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE EXPERTS OF EUROPEAN COUNCI

Published: 04/20/2016

On April 19 of  2016    in regard of  the Code of  Administrative Offences a working meeting was held   at the Supreme Court  with the  participation  of the experts of the European Council:  Head of the Division for the Punitive Law and  for  the Protection of  Human Rights  of the Ministry of Justice of Slovenia   - Mr. Peter Pavlin  and Doctor of Law of the Complutense University of Madrid  - Ms. Lorena Bachmaier Winter. The meeting was headed by the Chairperson of the Supreme Court and High Council of Justice – Ms. Nino Gvenetadze. Judges having the specialization in Administrative Law   and other interested persons were participating in  the  meeting.        

The aim of the meeting was discussion of compliance of the  Administrative Code of Offences to the International standards. Mr. Peter  Pavlin and Ms. Lorena Bachmaier Winter  in  2011-2012 prepared the conclusions and assessments on the project of the Administrative Code of Offences  at the behest  of the European Council. The project  has been renewed during the current year  and  is in compliance with the project of the new Code. Arising of the said above, the participants of the meeting had the opportunity of  getting  acquainted with the qualified recommendations of the foreign experts  on improvement of the Administrative Code of  Offences.               

Within the frames of the meeting,  the participants reviewed in the format of discussion the irregularities existing in the legislative and court practice of the  Administrative   Code of Offences. They also analyzed the various models of exercising the changes  from the experiences of the European  States. Judges and experts emphasized the fact, that within the frames of the reform the interest of Justice is  to be necessarily maintained.        

Within the frames of the working  visit the experts of the European Council will meet with all the parties   participating  in the Reform of the Administrative Code of Offences.   

In regard with the Administrative   Code of Offences , the experts of the European Council are visiting Georgia  within the project of the East-West Management Institute: “ Promoting Rule of Law in Georgia” (PROLoG).

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