On April 9, in the Constitutional Court was held a meeting in connection with the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan "On Deepening Reforms in the Judicial-Legal System" dated April 3, 2019.

Having opened a meeting, Chairman Farhad Abdullayev noted that the Presidential Decree is an important legal basis for the beginning of a new stage in the development of the judicial system.

The Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan unanimously adheres to the principles of justice, enshrined in the Constitution and laws of the country, to increase access to court, to increase transparency in judicial activity, i21mproving the efficiency of judicial proceedings, ensuring full and timely implementation of court decisions, as well as eliminating red tape and other negative phenomena.

It was noted that in the Decree of the Head of State it is indicated that the principles of justice, impartiality, transparency, equality of everyone before the law and the court and other principles of justice enshrined in the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan must be respected in judicial activities.

The Decree also provides that in order to increase the credibility of justice, it is necessary to publish court decisions electronically, distribute cases electronically, ensure the inadmissibility of non-judicial relations, prevent interference in the activities of the courts, transparency of judicial proceedings, improvement of the forensic examination process, application of the institution of mediation, as well as regularly analyze the practice of protecting of state prosecution and filing protests in the courts and improving the quality of these activities.

The Decree provided recommendations and instructions to a number of state bodies for the establishment of specialized courts, with a view to facilitating the possibility of bringing entrepreneurs to court, as well as the importance of forming a unified judicial practice, continuation of cases on humanize the policy of punishment and decriminalization of crimes and strengthening the social protection of judges and court officials.

It was also noted that the Decree focused on improving and simplifying judicial proceedings, improving the supporting of courts and their infrastructure, expanding the use of the Electronic Court informational system, and increasing the number of judges.

Having appeal to history, the chairman noted that legal reforms in our country began with the adoption of the first Constitution of the independent Azerbaijan State in 1995, which resulted from the direct leadership and hard work of the great leader Heydar Aliyev. The adoption of the Constitution was an important step in the formation of statehood that meets the requirements of building a civil society and creating a solid foundation in the political and legal system.

During the meeting, the Chairman noted that the positive changes in the development of justice in recent years had been achieved through the implementation of comprehensive measures in this area; in general, in the area of modernization of the judicial system, specific policy documents were adopted, the infrastructure of the courts was updated and the material and technical base was strengthened, and important steps were taken to form a new generation of lawyers.

Chairman also noted that the official website of the Constitutional Court will be updated, will meet all modern requirements and will provide even more opportunities for prompt reception and examination of complaints and applications of citizens.

Judges of the Constitutional Court, Isa Najafov and Sudaba Hasanova, spoke about some shortcomings in the judicial system.

At the end of the meeting, the Chairman gave relevant instructions to the Office of the Court regarding the activities of Constitutional Court.