Judicial Independence In Georgia and Germany

After dissolution of Soviet Union newly independent states try to achieve democratic governance and rule of law in order to get support from developed, western countries. The process is still going on. Independent and impartial judiciary is the cornerstone of democratic society, in absence of which there is no rule of law in the country. In spite of such a big importance there is not much written about independence of Georgian judiciary and particularly about Constitutional Court. Therefore, this book examines the degree of judicial independence in Constitutional Court of Georgia and in order to make clear for the reader what is the problem and how it can be solved the comparison is made with Constitutional Court of Germany. In this respect three main aspects of judicial independence are discussed appointments, disciplinary sanctions and dismissals of judges. The book makes suggestions for further improvement of independence status of Georgian Constitutional Court. Information that the book contains is useful for those lawyers and law students who think that democratic governance has not reached its zenith in their respective countries.