The Ministry of Justice has opened a consultative dialogue with law faculties and students on the proposed changes related to taking the bar exam.
The goal of the meeting is to review the proposed changes through an open and constructive dialogue, to hear the views of the academic community and students, and to reach a modern, legally sound and European-oriented solution.
"We do not want legal solutions to be adopted behind closed doors, and for students and faculties to be faced with a fait accompli. We want a process in which their remarks, suggestions and arguments will have real weight," stressed Minister Shasivari.
He emphasized that the issue of the bar exam should be considered above all as a legal and institutional issue, with solutions based on expert arguments, mutual respect and constructive dialogue.
“Our goal is to come up with a modern, legally sound and European-oriented solution, which will take into account the needs of all students who acquire their higher legal education in different languages,” Shasivari pointed out.
The proposed amendments aim to establish a balance between respecting the right to education and the possibility of using the other language in which the candidate completed their legal studies, on the one hand, and the need for a single, functional and professional judicial system, on the other.
According to the Minister, the goal is to provide more equal opportunities for candidates, without departing from the single professional standards necessary for performing legal functions.
“The amendments are not aimed at creating parallel systems for taking the bar exam, but at establishing a single model in which linguistic inclusiveness and professional standards complement each other,” the Minister of Justice emphasized.
Minister of Justice, Jeton Shasivari, stressed that the Government has a clear commitment to respecting and promoting language rights, while fully respecting the Constitution, laws and professional standards.
In order to ensure additional legal certainty and compliance with European standards, the Minister announced that an opinion will be sought in the short term from the Venice Commission, the advisory body of the Council of Europe, on constitutional and legal issues.
“We believe in the arguments on which we build the proposed model and are ready to consider all recommendations that will arise from this procedure,” said Shasivari.
The Ministry of Justice remains committed to a transparent and inclusive process, in which all stakeholders will have the opportunity to contribute to finding a legally sustainable solution, based on dialogue, equal opportunities and respect for European legal standards.
