Implementation of the Judicial Strategy and the 2017-2018 Action Plan

Monitoring of the implementation of the Action Plan has found that the Strategy and the Action Plan are not considered to be priority documents. Their enforcement is mainly a formality and basically all of the fundamental issues addressed in these documents remain to be unresolved to this day.

Assessment of the Judicial Reform

Present report describes and assesses the two novelties introduced in the so-called “third wave” of the judiciary reform: the electronic system of case distribution and the system for disciplinary liability of judges as the office of Independent Inspector has been put into action.

Prosecutorial Reform – Review of System Changes at Onset of 2019

December 2018, after the inauguration of the President, also marks a commencement date for the new constitutional amendments. As a result of these changes, Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia was separated from the Ministry of Justice and became a fully independent agency. The head of the institution is the Prosecutor General, while independence, transparency, and effectiveness of the system are guaranteed by the Prosecutorial Council.

Discussion about Professional Development of Civil Servants: Challenges & Opportunities

Professional development of civil servants in Georgia and the role of educational institutions in this process were the focus of a discussion on 24 January 2019 attended by the international experts and representatives of the Georgian ministries, training centres and civil society.

Opening the KGB Archive in Latvia - Useful Example for Georgia

It is important for Georgia to develop legislation of high standards on the freedom and accessibility of information. the country should adopt the "Lustration" law and support the study of totalitarian epoch, archival materials and the youth participation in this process. It is also necessary to specify the concept of "personal data" in relation to archival documents.

Implementation of the Judicial Strategy and the Action Plan

Report analyzes the implementation of the activities of the Judicial Strategy and Action Plan (developed based on the requirements of EU-Georgia association agenda), which deal with the most compelling and pressing issues of the judicial system reform.
Pressing Issues