Africa-Press – Angola. Deputies and members of the technical team of the Commission for the Reform of Justice began on Wednesday (6), in Luanda, discussions on the draft law on the Administrative Procedure Litigation Code, for the consequent approval, in the specific case, of the more than 180 articles of the diploma.
To respond to the various concerns raised by parliamentarians around the diploma, the jurist Carlos Feijó was present, flanked by the Secretary of State for Justice, Orlando Fernandes, and other members of the technical team of the Justice Reform Commission.
The criteria for delimiting powers, the scope of jurisdiction, inspection of illegality by omission and the challenge of proceedings before the courts were some of the matters most discussed during the session, which continues today.
During the debates, some deputies insisted on questions regarding delaying exceptions and the judge’s official duty in terms of producing evidence or applying the law, so that everything is within the scope of what the Constitution enshrines.
MPLA deputy João Pinto said that the Administrative Litigation Process Code contains constitutional principles, which oblige the courts to respect certain values in the Democratic State of Law.
The parliamentarian expressed concern that the country does not have administrative courts to date, but stressed the fact that the Code is “very well prepared”. He stressed that the discussions for the approval of the Code in the specialty are only for “fine-tuning” of some issues and that possible “contradictions” between the parties (deputies and technical team) result from the need to adapt public rights and civil procedure.
What will change in the lives of citizens, if the diploma is approved, is the way in which judges and courts start to act, above all, in terms of procedural speed, explained João Pinto, alerting the holders of public offices, companies and public institutes to be better prepared, because the litigation or the administrative process could give rise to conflicts.
MPLA deputy António Paulo, very interventionist during the discussions, also warned of the need for administrative litigation rooms, within the framework of local authorities.
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