Africa-Press – Angola. Participants in the 1st National Congress of the Judiciary defended, this Saturday, the need for greater efficiency, dignification and modernization of the courts, while effectively guaranteeing access to the democratic State and the rule of law.
This fact is expressed in the final communiqué of the event held over two days, in the city of Huambo, with the participation of 200 national and foreign congressmen, including judges from the common and military forum, lawyers and academics, in an initiative by AJA, under the motto “ The Court and the Judge: the challenges of Angolan Justice”.
According to the judges, the Court represents the pillar of a rule of law, hence the importance of excellence and the urgent guarantee of judicial protection, in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Angola.
The document recalls that the fundamental task of the Angolan State is to create essential conditions that allow judges to perform their noble function, with dignity and respect, due to the social relevance that the task imposes.
To this end, they warned that it was urgent to approve the organic and remuneration status of magistrates, which is currently out of adjustment with reality.
They urge judges, as holders of a Sovereignty body, in general, to act more dignified in observing the duties set out in the Angolan Constitution and the Law, and, in particular, in the Statute of Judicial Magistrates, having common sense in the values of Justice.
They pointed out that citizens’ trust requires and presupposes new narratives, which involve greater openness, approximation and transparency in the courts.
Speaking at the end of the congress, the Judge Counselor of the Constitutional Court, Carlos Buriti da Silva, said that the event represented another step towards improving Angolan courts.
He said that the Court, as an institution with administrative and financial autonomy, with authority to judge legal disputes, in accordance with a democratic State and the rule of law, must be guided by a proactive and sound judicial attitude.
He welcomed the 1st National Congress of the Judiciary, for addressing important topics and producing enriching ideas, which will certainly serve as the basis for some measures to be taken for the good of Angolan Justice.
During the event, topics such as “The Court in the democratic State and the rule of law”, “The judge in the constitutional State” and “The judge and procedural management in relation to the legal regime for the functioning of the courts” were discussed.
It also promoted analyzes and exchanges of experiences between judges from the common and military forum, as well as justice auditors (trainee judicial magistrates), including lawyers and guests from Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and East Timor.
AJA is a national, non-profit, private entity without any political-partisan or religious orientation, established on December 11, 2015, under Angolan law, with 400 members.
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