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Judicial–Legal Council (Azerbaijan)
Judicial-Legal Council – is an institution of the Republic of Azerbaijan which: * Organizes the judicial system and guarantees judicial independence, * Organizes candidate selection for vacant judge positions, * Evaluates judge's performance, * Provides replacements for vacant positions and decides on promotions, * Arranges disciplinary liability, * Solves other issues related to judges and court's competence ·and * Performs self-governance functions of the judicial power. History The Judicial-Legal Council has been operating since February 2005. The council consists of 15 members including 9 judges, as well as other representatives of the government and representatives of the prosecutor's office. Together, the parties provide structure and advocacy in the judicial procedure. The organization of initial and continuous training of judges, evaluation of the activity, the replacement of position, promotion, the arrangement of disciplinary liability and other activities re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Azerbaijan
A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries, the term was used to imply a state with a democratic or representative constitution (constitutional republic), but more recently it has also been used of autocratic or dictatorial states not ruled by a monarch. It is now chiefly used to denote any non-monarchical state headed by an elected or appointed president. , 159 of the world's 206 sovereign states use the word "republic" as part of their official names. Not all of these are republics in the sense of having elected governments, nor is the word "republic" used in the names of all states with elected governments. The word ''republic'' comes from the Latin term ''res publica'', which literally means "public thing", "public matter", or "public affair" and was used to refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of The Republic Of Azerbaijan
The Constitution of Azerbaijan ( az, Azərbaycan konstitusiyası) was adopted on 12 November 1995 by popular referendum. This Constitution was the first Constitution of independent Azerbaijan. The first Constitution of independent Azerbaijan consists of 5 chapters, 12 sections and 147 articles. It was amended on 24 August 2002 and again on 18 March 2009. It carries the "highest legal force" in Azerbaijan as per article 147. The most recent amendments to the Constitution were approved after the Constitutional referendum held on 26 September 2016. In 2002, 31 amendments were made to 22 articles; in 2009, 41 amendments were made to 29 articles; and in 2016, 23 articles were amended and new 6 new articles were added. History The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic founded in 1918 and existed 23 months until 1920 was not able to adopt its constitution. Therefore, the history of Constitution building in Azerbaijan generally starts from the period of Azerbaijan being part of Soviet Union. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judiciary Of Azerbaijan
The Judiciary of Azerbaijan exercises judicial power separately from the legislative power of parliament and executive power of the president. Source of the judicial power in Azerbaijan State power in the Republic of Azerbaijan is formed on the principle of separation of powers. Legislative power is implemented by the Parliament – Milli Mejlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Executive power is vested in a President of Azerbaijan. Finally, judicial power is administered by courts. In Azerbaijan, judicial power is exclusively executed by courts. Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, appellate courts, general courts and other specialized courts share the judicial power in accordance with their mandate arising from the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic. The Constitutional Court The Constitutional Court is composed of 9 judges appointed by Parliament of the Azerbaijan Republic upon the recommendation of the President of Azerbaijan. Generally, a citizen of Azerbaijan hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
