TIRANA, February 21/ATA/ The Constitutional Court of Albania in cooperation with the Office of the OSCE Presence in Albania organized today an activity for the presentation of the Jurisprudence Guidebook of the Constitutional Court regarding individual constitutional complaints (1998-2023).
According to a press release of the Constitutional Court, attending this event were the high representatives of the institutions of the justice system, of the judicial system, lawyers, academics and legal professionals, as well as representatives of international partner institutions and organizations.
The activity opened with the welcoming words of Head of the Constitutional Court Holta Zaçaj and acting Head of the OSCE Presence Office in Albania Clarisse Pasztory.
Zaçaj said that, “The creation of a constitutional jurisprudence guidebook was a necessity and a missing instrument in Albanian constitutional justice. The guidebook is a testament to our national wealth of constitutional legal thought materialized in the decisions of the Court. Many of them have indisputable historical values and many others are cornerstones of Albanian law, contributing essentially to its development.”
According to a press release of the Constitutional Court, this guidebook of the constitutional jurisprudence is similar to the guidelines of the European Court of Human Rights. Being the fruit of the research and study of 25-year jurisprudence, this document will serve the staff judiciary to improve research capacities, will help the Constitutional Court to standardize decisions and also, will serve lawyers, legal practitioners and legal scholars to know and effectively refer to the jurisprudence of this Court.
This guidebook also aims to improve the quality of individual constitutional appeals, contributing to have an increased access of citizens to the Court and a better protection of their fundamental rights and freedoms.
The experts engaged in drafting this guide presented the content and the way to consult it, to make the search for information in this voluminous document as simple and efficient as possible./r.e/p.s./
