We would like to respond to the interim information released by the Georgian Prosecution Service about Magda Papidze’s criminal case. We believe that type and nature of the report, the terminology used and concrete evidence provided in detail is substantially limiting and harmful to the defendant’s rights. The information may also have a negative impact on future course of the proceedings.
2016-02-19 20:23 See moreWe are concerned about a public statement made by Tbilisi City Court’s chair about a candidate receiving the highest possible score in a written test for judicial certification exam and another candidate, whose answers to the same test were identical to phrases and the line of reasoning from the test answers prepared beforehand by author of the test. The chair also provided materials as evidence to substantiate his claim.
2016-02-12 14:30 See moreGeorgian Young Lawyers’ Association monitored pre-term elections of Gardabani Municipality Gamgebeli on January 28, 2016. Nearly ten observers of GYLA monitored the Election Day through static and mobile groups.[1] Based on GYLA’s past experience, the monitoring focuses on electoral precincts that proved to be problematic in previous elections, on special electoral precincts and areas populated by ethnic minorities.
2016-02-12 13:11 See moreOn February 11, 2016, Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA held a presentation of research “The System of Evaluation of Public Servants – EU Member States and Georgia.”
2016-02-11 12:38 See moreGYLA submitted its legal opinion about draft law of Georgia on Public Registry to the parliament of Georgia.
2016-02-10 17:15 See moreOn February 10, 2016, Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) held a conference to conclude the project Improving Electoral Legislation, and to present recommendations jointly elaborated within the project by GYLA, International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy, and Transparency International – Georgia for improving national legal framework for elections.
2016-02-10 11:23 See moreOn February 8, 2016, Georgian Young Lawyers’ association and Local Democracy Agency Georgia held a presentation of a research Immunity as a Guarantee.
2016-02-08 12:39 See moreOn February 2, 2016 The European Court of Human Rights satisfied complaint “NTS and Others v. Georgia” lodged by GYLA. The applicant in abovementioned case was aunt that raised three minor nephews. After death of Applicant’s sister, accordingly the mother of children, children’s place of residence was determined their fathers place of residence by domestic courts.
2016-02-04 12:04 See moreGeorgian Young Lawyers’ Association is monitoring January 28, 2016 pre-term elections of Gardabani Municipality Gamgebeli. In addition to civilian electoral precincts, GYLA is also monitoring the polling process in Vaziani, at a special polling precinct no.64, where to our knowledge total of 692 voters cast a ballot, including 685 military voters.
2016-01-28 22:21 See moreGeorgian Young Lawyers’ Association is monitoring January 28, 2016 pre-term elections of Gardabani Municipality Gamgebeli.
2016-01-28 15:31 See more