On July 12, legal representatives of Rustavi 2 appealed the decree of Tbilisi Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court of Georgia that remained unaffected decision of the Tbilisi City Court stating the ownership of 100% shares of the company by Kibar Kalvashi.   

Coalition for an Independent and Transparent Judiciary considers it important to reassess the judicial selection competition and react to the judicial selection meeting that will take place at High Council of Justice today. It is well known that Coalition has been criticizing the competition, which was held without following minimal procedural guarantees established in the legislation. The ongoing competition as well as previous ones did not show that Council’s approach to the implementation of its constitutional duty was based on the sense of responsibility and integrity. Council did not use all possible methods to appoint judges based on merit. Numerous flaws revealed during the ongoing competition raise questions regarding adequacy of the selection process and undermine its results. This deepens public’s disappointment in the court system.

On July 17, the world marks the Day of International Justice. We believe that the creation of the international system of justice in the form of the International Criminal Court – whose foundations were laid on July 17, 1998, with the adoption of the Rome Statute – is one of the most important achievements of the international community. Perpetrators of international crimes – genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity – must not remain unpunished regardless of their official status, and it is possible to achieve this goal through the International Criminal Court. 

On 21 July 2015, GYLA held the presentation of its research: Rights of Victims in Criminal Proceedings (the legislation of Georgia, practice and international approaches).