Parliament Committee Chair: ruling team reviewing judiciary proposals “consistent with international standards”
The Parliament official noted such proposals should include “best international practice” already proven in various countries, and pointed out that “we do not turn the reality of our country in relation to a specific issue into a trial”. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Anri Okhanashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the ruling team was “focused on reviewing in detail each proposal” on the country’s judiciary system that was consistent with international standards.
The working group of the Georgian Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee, set up to work on judicial reform in the framework of the implementation of the European Union’s conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status, is holding another meeting today.
We are focused on discussing in detail each proposal on the judiciary, provided that there are proposals consistent with international standards”, Okhanashvili said in his remarks over the matter.
The Parliament official noted such proposals should include “best international practice” already proven in various countries, and pointed out that “we do not turn the reality of our country in relation to a specific issue into a trial”.
Anri Okhanashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday cautioned against “underestimating” the European perspective granted to the country by the European Union, and stressed doing so would mean underestimating “the choice of the Georgian people towards Europe”.
The activities of the parliamentary working groups, created to review the judicial reforms for fulfilling the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union for granting Georgia the membership candidate status, and the progress in the implementation process were discussed on Tuesday by Anri Okhanashvili, the Head of Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee from the Georgian Dream ruling party and Julien Crampes, the Acting Head of the European Union Delegation to Georgia.
Anri Okhanashvili, the Chair of the Georgian Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Monday said the lawmaking body would “further strengthen” legislative activities directed against corruption.
The progress in the implementation of the 12-point conditions outlined by the European Union for granting Georgia the membership candidate status was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and diplomatic representatives of EU member states in Tbilisi.