ON THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OFTHE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA   |   8577

Article 33: Calling and chairing a Plenary session

  1. The Chairperson of the Constitutional Court shall call and chair the plenary session of the Constitutional Court. Where the Chairperson is not able to attend trial, he/she shall assign the most senior judge in office to preside over the hearing.
  2. The chair of the plenary session shall assume the following tasks:

a) make arrangements for a full and impartial investigation of the circumstances of the case;

b) guide the dialogue among the parties and avoid any deliberation that is irrelevant for the case;

c) Interrupt the participating parties if their discussion is irrelevant to the case, or does not fall under the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court;

รง) deprive the parties of the right to speak if their discussion is arbitrary, insulting, and contrary to the rules of ethics and moral;

  1. The presiding judge of the hearing may order persons to leave the courtroom, as long asthey do not observe the orders of the presiding judge, as well as if they fall short of showing respect for the judicial panel and the Constitution.
  2. The hearing shall, as a rule, be conducted without interruption. In specific cases, thepresiding judge may, following consultation with the members of the panel, interrupt the plenary session, when necessary.

Table of Content

    • No Comment
    • No Comment
    • No Comment
    • No Comment
    • No Comment
  • No Comment
  • No Comment
  • No Comment
  • No Comment
  • No Comment
  • No Comment
  • No Comment