Statements

• Monday, 20 January 2020
  The Coalition Criticizes the Independent Inspector’s Selection Process
  After electing the previous Independent Inspector as a Supreme Court justice, the High Council of Justice (HCOJ) announced a competition for selecting the new Independent Inspector.[1] The period of December...
• Wednesday, 11 December 2019
  Assessment of the Hearings of Supreme Court Judicial Candidates at the Parliament Legal Committee
  In December, 2018, the High Council of Justice (HCOJ) nominated 10 Supreme Court judicial candidates selected through a non-transparent procedure. This caused a public outcry, which obstructed an attempt of...
• Wednesday, 11 December 2019
  Letter to the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association
  To: Mr. Clement Nyaletsossi Voule, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association On behalf of the Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary,[1] we...
• Monday, 09 December 2019
  The Acting Chief Justice is violating the Law
  According to the Constitution, the Supreme Court appoints three out of the nine members of the Constitutional Court.[1] It was through this procedure, that Constitutional Court Justice Maia Kopaleishvili, whose...
• Monday, 11 November 2019
  The Coalition’s Opinion on the Proposed Amendments to the Organic Law on Common Courts
  On June 12, 2019 the bill known as the fourth wave of judicial reforms was submitted to the Parliament. The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary considers that, among...
• Thursday, 17 October 2019
  The Prosecutor General’s diploma still raises questions
  The Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary reacts to discussions concerning the authenticity of the diploma of Shalva Tadumadze, Prosecutor General of Georgia. On October 9, Shalva Tadumadze...
• Tuesday, 17 September 2019
  Assessment of the Working Group Creation Process by the Legal Committee
  The Georgian legislation envisions creation of a Working Group by the Legal Committee in the process of selection of Supreme Court justices. The purpose of the Working Group is to...
• Thursday, 12 September 2019
  The Coalition assesses the process of selection of Supreme Court justices at the High Council of Justice
  On May 10, 2019, the High Council of Justice (HCoJ) commenced the process of selection of Supreme Court judicial candidates to be nominated to the Parliament of Georgia. The process...
• Wednesday, 24 July 2019
  Statement on cases of gender inequality and indirect discrimination at the High Council of Justice (HCoJ)
  The Coalition is responding to the act of protest by Ana Dolidze and Nazi Janezashvili, non-judge members of the High Council of Justice (HCoJ), expressed in temporarily leaving the interviews...
• Wednesday, 17 July 2019
  The Coalition is assessing the ongoing process of selection of Supreme Court judicial candidates
  On May 10, 2019 the High Council of Justice (HCOJ) started the process of selection of Supreme Court judicial candidacies to be submitted to the Parliament of Georgia. The procedure...