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A new manual to ease individuals’ access to Constitutional Justice in Georgia available now

Constitutional Court’s case law on admissibility criteria has been compiled and analysed in the manual "Constitutional Complains' Admissibility Standards."

It is the first manual of its kind, and its’ aim is to guide individuals, citizens, civil society representatives and other potential parties to file Constitutional complaints with further precision. Constitutional Court’s statistics demonstrate that a high number of complaints fail to go through the admissibility stage. In 2018, the Constitutional Court finalized 64 decisions, 46 out of which were on inadmissibility. By generalizing the case law of the Court on the main admissibility standards of constitutional complains, the objective is to fill to improve the above stated rates. Eventually, this will facilitate individuals’ access to constitutional justice and will reduce Court’s backlog.

Deputy President of the Constitutional Court Justice Tughushi noted: “Constitutional Court welcomes the creation of such a Manual that will contribute to further informing the public on the Constitutional justice. I strongly believe that this Manual will serve a positive function for potential complainants to assist them avoid frequent mistakes at the admissibility stage. It will also enable the Constitutional Court to save its resources by reducing the backlog.”

The manual was prepared within the framework of the project “Support to the Judicial Reform” in Georgia, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance II.

 Download the manual Constitutional Complains' Admissibility Standards in Georgian

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Addressing hate speech and hate crime: regional gathering of the network of Equality Bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership Region

A two-day workshop on addressing hate speech and hate crime took place at the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, involving Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions.  The event supported by the EU and Council of Europe, gathered 50 representatives from both regions who discussed and exchanged on the best practices, measures and common challenges when addressing hate speech and hate crime. Through monitoring and reporting, policy advocacy, raising awareness and supporting victims equality bodies play a fundamental role in protecting human rights and ensuring that all individuals are treated equally.

In her opening remarks, Angela Longo, Head of Anti-discrimination Co-operation Unit, Council of Europe, underlined the significant progress in engaging with Equality Bodies through this network, regularly exchanging best practices and addressing the challenges of hatred and intolerance in societies. She highlighted that this new chapter of discussion delves into the grey area between hate speech and hate crime, addressing issues of incitement and biases,

Representatives from Equality Bodies had the opportunity to discuss and enhance their knowledge on the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers Recommendation to member States on combating hate crime, adopted on 7th May 2024, as well as gain a clearer understanding of EU standards in the field of hate crime. Moreover, participants engaged in exchanges with peers from the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE), who shared insights on addressing hate speech in the public discourse. The National Office Against Racial Discrimination (UNAR) in Italy provided practical examples for developing counter-narratives and raising awareness initiatives.

They also explored opportunities to advocate for legislative reform, foster multisectoral co-operation, enhance data collection, and overall improve national mechanisms to counter hate crimes.

This seminar was organised within the action “Promoting equality and combating racism and intolerance in the Western Balkans” and the project “Promoting equality and non-discrimination: towards more resilient and inclusive societies” – co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe  under the joint Programmes “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” and “Partnership for Good Governance”.

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