DUSHANBE, 05.12.2024 (NIAT Khovar) – On December 5, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Honorable Emomali Rahmon, held a meeting with employees of the country’s judicial bodies after the opening of the Supreme Court building.

At the meeting, the President of the country, Emomali Rahmon, analyzed and reflected on the development of the judicial authorities, the initiatives of the state leadership to adopt and implement the program of judicial and legal reforms, enhance substantive and procedural legislation, and improve the social situation of workers in the field.

It was noted that with the adoption of the Constitution of independent Tajikistan, the principles and norms of judicial power were established and the procedure for their activities was specified.

It was emphasized that, according to the Constitution, the judicial power is one of the important pillars of our sovereign, democratic, law-based and secular state, and its role and position in the progress of society are very important.

“On this basis, in 1995, six constitutional laws were adopted to develop and improve the activities of the judicial authorities. The aforementioned laws have improved the activities of the country’s courts and the country’s judicial system,” said the Head of State, Emomali Rahmon.

The Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon, considering that judicial justice is one of the main and reliable means of resolving disputes and protecting the rights and freedoms of man and citizen, obliged judges to conduct their activities only on the basis of the Constitution and laws.

It was stated that judges are obliged to be independent and impartial when administering judicial justice and to make judicial decisions only within the framework of the requirements of the law.

It was emphasized that the issues of improving the material and technical conditions of courts were gradually resolved after the adoption of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan dated April 14, 1997 “On Some Measures to Ensure the Independence of the Judiciary”.

“In this process, on August 6, 2001, the Constitutional Law “On the Courts of the Republic of Tajikistan” was adopted, and the legal norms of the field were perfected and the judicial structure of the country was improved,” the Head of State stated.

According to the President of the country, Emomali Rahmon, the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has allocated additional working units to support and strengthen the activities of the judiciary, as a result of which the number of employees in the field has increased by 252 working units — 116 judges and 136 court staff.

It was noted that in this process, due to the issue of wide involvement of women in public activities and raising their status in society in the judicial system, the number of judges from among them has also increased. Today, out of 385 judges in the country’s judicial system, 97 of them are women, who hold the positions of court chairperson, deputy chairperson, chairperson of the judicial board and judge, making a significant contribution to ensuring judicial justice.

Another issue that the Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, drew the attention of the employees of the field to is the state of case filing and requests and proposals.

The President of the country emphasized that judicial acts are issued on behalf of the state and they must comply with the requirements of the legislation and be directed at restoring social justice.

The Head of State, Emomali Rahmon, also analyzed the activities of judicial officials and set specific tasks for judges to correct shortcomings in their work, including compliance with the deadlines for considering cases, timely delivery of judicial documents to the parties, etc.

Responsible persons in the field were instructed to pay primary attention to the issues of proper placement of personnel, increasing their level of qualification and professional training, as well as taking decisive measures to prevent and eliminate factors contributing to corruption.

In this regard, it was considered necessary for judges and judicial officials to regularly undergo retraining, advanced training, and language courses.

The leadership of judicial authorities was also instructed to increase the number of events to prevent crime and educate citizens about the law by conducting mobile trials, discussions, and meetings, and using the media.

In his closing remarks, the President of the country, Emomali Rahmon, emphasized that judges must be faithful to their oath in all circumstances when performing their duties, maintain the dignity and honor of the judiciary, exercise their powers with high responsibility, and serve the people faithfully and impartially.