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Judicial reforms during 20 years of reunification
By: Yahya Jaber Translated by: Mahmoud Assamiee
SANA'A, May 19 (Saba)- Yemeni Judiciary has witnessed during the
past two decades great reforms to keep pace with the developments and changes Yemen has been witnessing since the announcement of the Republic of Yemen in 22nd of May 1990.
The political leadership, represented by President Ali Abudllah Saleh, has been so
keen on making Judiciary System independent.
Based on that, a new law has been enacted to the judiciary authority and presented
to the parliament for approval.
According to judicial sources and reports, reforms in judiciary authority have
passed through three stages, legislative, human resources and infrastructure during
the past
three years. These reforms are based on the foundations of security, stability and
realizing justice. It is also considered one of important factors attracting local
and
foreign investments.
In field of infrastructure building, many amendments have been prepared to a number
of legislations like criminal law, penalties, arbitration in trade and civic items,
judiciary
fees, documentary law and the project amendment of judicial authority.
Law of the Supreme Judiciary Institute and the law of proceeding and civil
summoning have been amended. Similarly, the executive by-law of general rules of
violations, the
executive by-law of documentary and registration law and the interior by-law of the
Supreme Punishment Council have been issued.
Concerning the infrastructure, the Supreme Judiciary System, Ministry of Justice,
the High Court, Supreme Judiciary Institute, and primary and appeal courts have
been reshuffled.
Furthermore, 31 primary courts, appeal courts, primary and appeal prosecutions have
been created.
Due to importance of documenting verdicts and other papers, the judiciary authority
gives especial concern to improve documentation sector and carried out three stages
including
separation of documenting sections from 135 courts in the capital Sana'a and a
number of governorates. System of Job Rotation has been adopted.
According to reports of the project management in the Ministry of Justice, 20
projects of building courts and prosecutions have been constructed during the
period 2006-2009.
The total cost of these projects amounted to 2,6 billion. Four of these buildings
are judiciary compounds and 16 others are primary courts.
24 other stopped projects have been requalified. The total cost of these projects
is YR 1, 6 billion.
The reports of projects department says there are four judiciary compounds for
commercial trade in the capital Sana'a and Aden, Taiz and Hadramout Governorates
with the
total coast of USD 3,6 millions.
Other 12 projects for maintaining and constructions in addition to building
multi-purpose hall in judiciary institute with the total cost of YR 291,3 million
have bee carried
out.
In the field of training the cadre of the Judiciary Authority and members of
prosecution, the Supreme Judiciary Institute has been improved after the stop
period lasted
for eight years. Four intakes have been graduated from the institute, all included
176 judges.
256 new students, 12 female and three Palestinian have attended the institute.
The institute role is not limited only on qualifying judges and prosecution
members, it has carried out a number of training courses, workshops and seminars to
judges and
prosecution members.
They all focused on new laws in fields of combating terrorism, fighting money
laundry and financing terrorism, commercial and public funds judiciary.
Judicial reforms included activating Judicial Inspection Authority.
The authority, for its part, has carried out many inspection courses on all judges
working in the courts and prosecutions. It also provided the judiciary inspection
authority
in the Ministry of Justice with a number of inspectors who have been worked heads of
appeal courts.
The authority has established information sector and supplied it with necessary
equipments and linking it with 27 courts. It has also carried out a number of
sudden inspection
courses on judges for the purpose of inspecting citizens' claims.
Eventually, 46 judges and prosecution members, who committed mistake, have been
referred to interrogation. 33 of them have been punished, files of 13 others are
before
accountability council and ten judges and prosecution members submitted their
resignation and accepted.
In field of commercial judiciary, a post of the deputy of Judicial Inspection
Authority for commercial judiciary has been created.
Commercial courts have been provided with 27 judges.
Trade management in the supreme court have been re-organized and were provided with
a number of judges, specialized in commercial issues to settle issues quickly.
Concerning improving living conditions of the members of judiciary authority and
its employees, judges and members of prosecutors have been granted bonuses for
housing
ranging from YR 25 to 45 thousands and 1010 judges and member of prosecution have
been promoted, 40 of them are female judges.
They have been also granted other bonuses because of the nature of their work.
These bonuses are valued of 50 percent of the basic salary. Furthermore, cars have
been given
free to judges and members of prosecutions.
In field of information technology, the information and technology center in the
Ministry of Justice has been reshuffled and another new one in the Supreme
Judiciary Council
has been created. 27 courts have been technically linked.
The work is going on to make a network to 92 courts and the judiciary network
system called judicial file system has been created. All the courts, which are
linked through
network, have been linked with the Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary Inspection
Authority.
Concerning women, women have great existence among cadres of judiciary authority.
Five female judges have graduated from the Supreme Judiciary Institute. There are
also
other female students to be qualified as judges. One female judge has been appointed
in the Supreme Court.
Another number of women have been appointed in leading posts in the Ministry of
Justices' divan.
SANA'A, May 19 (Saba)- Yemeni Judiciary has witnessed during the
past two decades great reforms to keep pace with the developments and changes Yemen has been witnessing since the announcement of the Republic of Yemen in 22nd of May 1990.
The political leadership, represented by President Ali Abudllah Saleh, has been so
keen on making Judiciary System independent.
Based on that, a new law has been enacted to the judiciary authority and presented
to the parliament for approval.
According to judicial sources and reports, reforms in judiciary authority have
passed through three stages, legislative, human resources and infrastructure during
the past
three years. These reforms are based on the foundations of security, stability and
realizing justice. It is also considered one of important factors attracting local
and
foreign investments.
In field of infrastructure building, many amendments have been prepared to a number
of legislations like criminal law, penalties, arbitration in trade and civic items,
judiciary
fees, documentary law and the project amendment of judicial authority.
Law of the Supreme Judiciary Institute and the law of proceeding and civil
summoning have been amended. Similarly, the executive by-law of general rules of
violations, the
executive by-law of documentary and registration law and the interior by-law of the
Supreme Punishment Council have been issued.
Concerning the infrastructure, the Supreme Judiciary System, Ministry of Justice,
the High Court, Supreme Judiciary Institute, and primary and appeal courts have
been reshuffled.
Furthermore, 31 primary courts, appeal courts, primary and appeal prosecutions have
been created.
Due to importance of documenting verdicts and other papers, the judiciary authority
gives especial concern to improve documentation sector and carried out three stages
including
separation of documenting sections from 135 courts in the capital Sana'a and a
number of governorates. System of Job Rotation has been adopted.
According to reports of the project management in the Ministry of Justice, 20
projects of building courts and prosecutions have been constructed during the
period 2006-2009.
The total cost of these projects amounted to 2,6 billion. Four of these buildings
are judiciary compounds and 16 others are primary courts.
24 other stopped projects have been requalified. The total cost of these projects
is YR 1, 6 billion.
The reports of projects department says there are four judiciary compounds for
commercial trade in the capital Sana'a and Aden, Taiz and Hadramout Governorates
with the
total coast of USD 3,6 millions.
Other 12 projects for maintaining and constructions in addition to building
multi-purpose hall in judiciary institute with the total cost of YR 291,3 million
have bee carried
out.
In the field of training the cadre of the Judiciary Authority and members of
prosecution, the Supreme Judiciary Institute has been improved after the stop
period lasted
for eight years. Four intakes have been graduated from the institute, all included
176 judges.
256 new students, 12 female and three Palestinian have attended the institute.
The institute role is not limited only on qualifying judges and prosecution
members, it has carried out a number of training courses, workshops and seminars to
judges and
prosecution members.
They all focused on new laws in fields of combating terrorism, fighting money
laundry and financing terrorism, commercial and public funds judiciary.
Judicial reforms included activating Judicial Inspection Authority.
The authority, for its part, has carried out many inspection courses on all judges
working in the courts and prosecutions. It also provided the judiciary inspection
authority
in the Ministry of Justice with a number of inspectors who have been worked heads of
appeal courts.
The authority has established information sector and supplied it with necessary
equipments and linking it with 27 courts. It has also carried out a number of
sudden inspection
courses on judges for the purpose of inspecting citizens' claims.
Eventually, 46 judges and prosecution members, who committed mistake, have been
referred to interrogation. 33 of them have been punished, files of 13 others are
before
accountability council and ten judges and prosecution members submitted their
resignation and accepted.
In field of commercial judiciary, a post of the deputy of Judicial Inspection
Authority for commercial judiciary has been created.
Commercial courts have been provided with 27 judges.
Trade management in the supreme court have been re-organized and were provided with
a number of judges, specialized in commercial issues to settle issues quickly.
Concerning improving living conditions of the members of judiciary authority and
its employees, judges and members of prosecutors have been granted bonuses for
housing
ranging from YR 25 to 45 thousands and 1010 judges and member of prosecution have
been promoted, 40 of them are female judges.
They have been also granted other bonuses because of the nature of their work.
These bonuses are valued of 50 percent of the basic salary. Furthermore, cars have
been given
free to judges and members of prosecutions.
In field of information technology, the information and technology center in the
Ministry of Justice has been reshuffled and another new one in the Supreme
Judiciary Council
has been created. 27 courts have been technically linked.
The work is going on to make a network to 92 courts and the judiciary network
system called judicial file system has been created. All the courts, which are
linked through
network, have been linked with the Ministry of Justice and the Judiciary Inspection
Authority.
Concerning women, women have great existence among cadres of judiciary authority.
Five female judges have graduated from the Supreme Judiciary Institute. There are
also
other female students to be qualified as judges. One female judge has been appointed
in the Supreme Court.
Another number of women have been appointed in leading posts in the Ministry of
Justices' divan.
