Supreme Court of Georgia

Tbilisi hosts the congress of Baltic, Black Sea courts

Published: 05/17/2018

The third congress of the Association of Constitutional Justice of the Countries of the Baltic and Black Sea Regions (BBCJ) “Role of the Constitutional Courts in European Integration Process” is being held in Tbilisi today.

Solemn Opening Session of the Congress were attended and addressed by the  Chairman of the Association of Constitutional Justice of the Countries of the  Baltic and Black Sea , President of the Constitutional Court of Georgia Mr.Zaza Tavadze,  President of Georgia Mr. Giorgi Margvelashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia Mr. Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Chairperson of the Supreme Court of Georgia Ms. Nino Gvenetadze, as well as the 1st Vice President of the Venice Commission Ms. Herdis Kjerulf Thorgeirsdottir and the Deputy Head of EU Delegation to Georgia Mr. Carlo Natale.

In her speech, the chairperson of the Supreme of Georgia Nino Gvenetadze widely reviewed the past year and the results achieved for Georgian justice, in particular five Years Strategy and Action Plan established by the Association Agreement with the European Union, which serves to increase judicial independence, accountability, quality, efficiency and accessibility.

Speaking about the constitutional reform, Nino Gvenetadze noted all the achievements that ensured guarantees for the judges appointed for a life-term and determined the minimum number of judges in the Supreme Court with 28 judges.

According to Ms.Gvenetadze, improvement of the activities of the Constitutional Justice and the Supreme Court, as well as their close cooperation with the European Court of Human Rights Provides establishment of higher standard of human rights protection in our countries.

The welcome speeches and presentations were delivered by the Presidents and judges of the BBCJ member Courts.

At the end of the reports, the participants summarized the issues discussed during the sessions.

From January 1, 2018 the BBCJ is chaired for a one-year term by the Constitutional Court of Georgia.