Meeting of the Association of Constitutional Justice of the Countries of the Baltic and Black Sea Regions

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Meeting of the Association of Constitutional Justice of the Countries of the Baltic and Black Sea Regions

 

 

 On December 17, 2015 a meeting of the Presidents of the Сonstitutional Сourts of Ukraine,Georgia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Moldova - members of the Association of Constitutional Justice of the Countries of the Baltic and Black Sea Regions took place at the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.

This October in Vilnius the chairpersons of the Constitutional Courts of Ukraine, Georgia,Lithuania, and Moldova signed a Declaration on the Establishment of the above Association. According to the Declaration, member countries recognise the need to strengthen the independence of constitutional courts and equivalent institutions as an essential factor in guaranteeing democracy, rule of law and supremacy of the Constitution, share the common goal of promoting the exchange of information regarding the best legal practices in the field of constitutional law, etc.

Given the fact that all the members of the Association are staying in Kyiv to participate in the International Scientific and Practical Conference on introduction of constitutional complaint inUkraine, the chairpersons of the constitutional courts of the above countries held a preparatory meeting of the Association to discuss further cooperation and to determine its possible forms.

During the meeting the parties discussed ways of communication among the Association members, joint projects and action plans for the upcoming year.

They also agreed to organise the conference in Chisinau at the end of next June. Participants discussed the format of the future conference and the circle of participants and discussed the future enlargement of the Association.

Availing of the opportunity, the Presidents of the Constitutional Courts discussed other issues of international agenda. In this regard, the Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine Yurii Baulin informed on the international conference dedicated to the 20^th anniversary of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine scheduled for 6-9 October, 2016 and invited his colleagues to take part in it.

The parties agreed to discuss the issues related to the preparation of the next meeting in due course.

At the end of the meeting, Chairman Baulin thanked participants for constructive dialogue and wished success in the implementation of joint plans.