KARABAKH WILL HAVE A THREE-TIER JUDICIAL SYSTEM

KarabakhOpen
14-03-2008 11:23:17

On March 12 the NKR minister of justice Narine Narimanyan presented
a package bill to the National Assembly on judicial reforms for
first reading.

The minister of justice noted that the passage of the bills will
help launch judicial reforms to set up a three-tier judicial system
in Karabakh: District Courts with one chief justice and 9 justices,
the Court of Appeal with one chief justice and three justices, and
the Supreme Court with one chief justice and 6 justices.

"The transitional provisions of the law on the judicial system hold
that the Court of Appeal must start functioning no later than July 1,
2008. The Supreme Court will continue to work, but from July 1, 2009
Constitutional and Cassation chambers will be set up in the Supreme
Court," the minister of justice said.

According to Narine Narimanyan, the offered changes are the first stage
of reforms, the following stages involve adoption of the Judicial Code.