THE LAW OF
To introduce the following changes to the
Constitution (the Supreme Law) of the
1. To word part 2 article 163 as follows:
“The courts of
2. To word article 164
as follows:
“Article 164. All
courts in the
The judges of district (city) courts shall be
appointed by the Presidiums of the Supreme Councils of the
The judges of the Supreme Court of Georgia and
of the Supreme Courts of the
The judges of all courts shall be appointed or
elected for ten-year term in office. The
administrative judges shall be appointed for five-year term in office. The lay-judges of all courts shall be elected
for five-year term in office.
The lay-judges of district (city) courts shall
be elected at the citizens’ meeting through voting, according to the place of
residence or occupation; the lay-judges of city courts are elected by the local
authorities, and the lay-judges of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Georgia
and the Supreme Courts of the Autonomous republics shall be elected by the
Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia and Supreme Council of the
Autonomous Republics, respectively.
The judges of the Supreme Courts and the
lay-judges of all courts shall be responsible and accountable before the bodies
which have elected then or the relevant electorate and they may withdraw them
on the basis of rule established by the law”.
(…)
4. To word article 171 as follows:
“The court proceedings in the
(...)
Chairman of the Supreme Council
of the
(Bulletins of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Georgia, # 12,
1990, p. 60-62)