Effective fight against crime is the state’s most important authority, but this must always be done with maximum respect to human rights. The state must use those measures for ensuring public safety that require minimum interference in fundamental rights.
The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association is starting to provide consultations about the rules of using the portal of petitions IChange.gov.ge, in the framework of the USAID-funded project “IChange.gov.ge Public Awareness and Education Campaign”.
On January 10, 2018, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) will present the Report on the Monitoring of the Activity of the Parliament of Georgia which contains the evaluation of the exercise of legislative and supervisory functions by the Ninth Parliament during the fall session of 2016 and the spring session of 2017.
On January 11, 2018, the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA), in cooperation with its partner organization, the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), filed an application against the Russian Federation in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) with regard to the case of Giga Otkhozoria.
Opinion of the Coalition for Independent and Transparent Judiciary on the Fourth Wave of Judicial Reform Legislative Package.
The Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) has submitted a legislative proposal, which aims to increase the legal safeguards for the protection of property rights of spouses, to the Parliament of Georgia. The proposal provides for making it possible for a married person to register co-ownership on real estate purchased during the marriage without the consent of the other spouse.
We, the signatory organizations, welcome the decision of the President of Georgia to veto the amendments to the Law on Broadcasting which, together with other changes, introduce vague procedures of procurement for the Public Broadcaster, increase the time of placement of commercial advertising and sponsorship, and deal with other problematic issues.
