Chief Justice attends meeting of Presidents of Supreme Courts

The Chief Justice, the Hon Joseph Said Pullicino attended the Third Reunion of the Presidents of Supreme Courts of Central and Eastern Europe, held in the Czech Republic, between the 20th and 23rd October 1997. The meeting, organised by the Council of Europe was inaugurated by President Havel, at the Coriolanum University, in Prague and was attended by over 25 Presidents of Supreme Courts.

The Chief Justice was invited to participate as a member of the European Venice Commission for Democracy Through Law and to report on the "Relations between the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Courts from the viewpoint of Malta." The meeting was chaired by Mr. Gay de Val, Director of Legal Affairs of the Council. During the meeting the Chief Justice had the opportunity to have an informal exchange of views with the Deputy Secretary General of the Council, Dr. Hans Christian Kruger and other officials on various matters, including the setting up of the permanent European Court due to start functioning next year.

The Chief Justice had previously attended the 32nd Plenary meeting of the Venice Commission, during which he acted as rapporteur on the Constitutional Relations between Internal Security Services in Europe and other Organs of the State. This opinion was requested from the Venice Commission by the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

IL-PRIM IMHALLEF JATTENDI LAQGHA TAL-PRESIDENTI TAL-QRATI SUPREMI

Il-Prim Imhallef, Dr. Joseph Said Pullicino, attenda t-tielet laqgha tal-Presidenti tal-Qrati Supremi ta' l-Ewropa tan-Nofs u tal-Lvant li saret fir-Repubblika Ceka, bejn l-20 u t-23 ta' Ottubru 1997. Il-laqgha, organizzata mill-Kunsill ta' l-Ewropa, kienet inawgurata mill-President Havel, fl-Universita' Coriolanum, fi Praga u ghaliha attendew 'il fuq minn 25 Presidenti tal-Qrati Supremi.

Il-Prim Imhallef kien gie mitlub jippartecipa bhala membru tal-"European Venice Commission for Democracy Through Law" biex jirrapporta dwar ir-relazzjonijiet bejn il-Qorti Kostituzzjonali u il-Qorti Suprema anke fil-kuntest Malti. Il-laqgha giet preseduta minn Mr. Guy de Val, Direttur ta' l-Affarijiet Legali tal-Kunsill ta' l-Ewropa. Matul din il-laqgha l-Prim Imhallef kellu l-opportunita' jiskambja veduti informalment mad-Deputy Secretary General tal-Kunsill, Mr. Hans Christian Kruger u ufficjali ohra fuq materji ta' interess komuni inkluz it-twaqqif tal-Qorti permanenti Ewropea s-sena d-diehla.

Qabel il-Prim Imhallef kien attenda fit-32 laqgha plenarja tal-Kummissjoni ta' Venezja, li matulha hu kien agixxa bhala "rapporteur" fuq ir-Relazzjonijiet Kostituzzjonali bejn is-Servizzi ta' Sigurta' Interna fl-Ewropa u l-Organi l-ohra ta' li Stat. Din l-opinjoni kienet giet mitluba mill-Kunsill ta' Venezja mill-Kumitat fuq l-Affarijiet Legali u Drittijiet Umani ta' l-Assemblea Parlamentari tal-Kunsill ta' l-Ewropa.