JUDICIAL POWER AND BASIC RIGHTS IN THE NEW EDITION OF THE GEORGIAN CONSTITUTION

Abstract

Intensive work is being carried out to elaborate a new draft of the acting Georgian Constitution — the supreme law of the state. The State Constitutional Commission was established and its composition was defined. The charter of the Constitution was approved by a Presidential Decree issued on 23 June, 2009. The State Constitutional Commission consists of various working groups which focus on a range of issues including: legislative power, the institution of the president, executive power, judicial power and basic rights, territorial issues, local self-government, and the revision of the Constitution, among others.

According to the decree, the fundamental task of the Constitutional Commission is to elaborate constitutional draft law which ensures the modern, sustainable and stable development of the state, and supports the relationship between civil society and the state. After the revision of the constitution, the state’s power was placed under certain limitations, and an effective, balanced system of state bodies and a new vision of other constitutional regulations will be created.