THE ROLE OF THE REPRESENTATION INSTITUTE IN CONSTITUTIONAL COURTS AND THE EXPERIENCE OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Keywords:
Constitutional Court, representation institute, legal assistance, lecturer, advocate, prosecutorAbstract
This thesis examines the legal regulation of the representation institute in constitutional courts, its role in judicial proceedings, and its impact on efficiency. Based on the views of scholars, the theoretical and practical significance of representation in ensuring judicial fairness is analyzed. In addition, the comparative legal study of the practices of Albania, Andorra, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, and Switzerland highlights the differences between mandatory and optional representation. The author concludes that the participation of advocates or other legally qualified persons as representatives in constitutional courts ensures reliable protection of the parties’ rights, while the mechanisms of state-provided legal assistance, as envisaged in the experiences of South Africa and Switzerland, deserve particular attention
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