CDL-AD(2022)010 Georgia - opinion (2022)

Strasbourg, 20 June 2022 CDL-AD(2022)010 Opinion No. 1077 / 2022 Or. Engl. EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR DEMOCRACY THROUGH LAW (VENICE COMMISSION) GEORGIA OPINION ON THE DECEMBER 2021 AMENDMENTS TO THE ORGANIC LAW ON COMMON COURTS Adopted by the Venice Commission at its 131st Plenary Session (Venice, 17-18 June 2022) on the basis of comments by Mr Yavuz ATAR (Member, Turkey) Mr Eirik HOLMØYVIK (Member, Norway) Mr Jørgen Steen SØRENSEN (Member, Denmark) This document will not be distributed at the meeting. Please bring this copy. www.venice.coe.int CDL-AD(2022)010 -2- Contents I. Introduction ................................................................................................................... 3 II. General remarks ........................................................................................................... 3 III. Background and legislative context .......... …