The Judicial General Council of Mongolia (, ''Mongol Ulsyn Shüükhiin Yerönkhii Zövlöl'') is an organ of the Mongolian judiciary mandated by the
Constitution of Mongolia
The current Constitution of Mongolia (, ''Mongol Ulsyn Ündsen Khuuli'', "Fundamental Law of Mongolia") was adopted on 13 January 1992, put into force on 12 February, and amended in 1999, 2000 and 2019. The new constitution established a represe ...
to maintain the independence of the judiciary, represent the Mongolian judiciary and advise on the selection and removal of judicial officers.
Background
The Council consists of 5 members being appointed by the
President of Mongolia
The president of Mongolia ( mn, Монгол Улсын Ерөнхийлөгч, ''Mongol Ulsyn Yerönkhiilögch'') is the executive head of state of Mongolia.Montsame News Agency. ''Mongolia''. 2006, , p. 42 The current president is Ukhnaagiin ...
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In fulfilling its constitutional mandate, the Council submits recommendations to the State Great Khural and the President on the establishment and structure of the court system, their personnel, appointments and release of judicial officers. Further, it selects and examines judicial officers, upgrades their skills and qualifications through training, and distributes budgets and controls over expenditure of funds.
The council has been at the centre of ongoing judicial reform efforts in Mongolia. It has received assistance from the
United States Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 b ...
to improve budgeting, enhance the capacity of court administrators and develop a national case information database. The council has also assisted aid organizations in attempts to curb corruption within the Mongolian judiciary.
Structure
The council is currently organized in the following manner.
[Judicial General Council of Mongolia, 'Frontpage', Available from: http://www.judcouncil.mn/ ccessed July 19, 2013]
Working division
* Executive Secretariat
* Judicial Management Office
* Judges' Resource Office
* Judicial Finance and Investment Office
* Judicial External Relations Department
* Judicial Media and Public Relations Department
* Judicial Internal Auditing Division
* Judicial Research and Information center.
Ethics committee
* Head of the Ethics Committee
* Members of the Ethics Committee
* Ethics Committee Office
Qualifications committee
* Head of the Qualification Committee
* Members of the Qualification Committee
* Qualification Committee Office
Mediation committee
* Head of the Mediation Committee
* Members of the Qualification Committee
References
External links
*{{Official website, http://www.judcouncil.mn
Judiciary of Mongolia
Year of establishment missing