Cyprus ranked 18th out of 140 countries for adherence to rule of law
Cyprus has been ranked 18 out of 140 countries for 2022 in the World Justice Report, which measures the adherence to the rule of law...
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Delays to implementing juvenile justice system reform
Juvenile crime remains very low in Cyprus, but we still need a designated detention centre A law establishing a criminal justice system catering to juvenile...
The economy of Cyprus must adjust to the rapidly changing world
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides Economic indicators confirm that Cyprus enjoys a satisfactory standard of living. However, the periodic crises, experienced during recent decades,...
Filing of cases goes digital as part of justice reform
New court cases will be filed electronically instead of in physical form as of February 1, the supreme court announced on Thursday. The notice applies...
Justice system faces collapse, supreme court warns
The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned that the justice system faces imminent collapse unless a reform drive goes through now as a broad meeting of...
Attorney-general issues further appeal to MPs to pass justice reform bills (updated)
Attorney-general Giorgos Savvides and Justice Minister Stephie Drakou appealed to MPs for the umpteenth time on Wednesday to pass vital justice reforms, despite the supreme...
EC report says more needs to be done to upgrade justice
Cyprus has made some progress toward tweaking its justice system, but there remains work to be done on improving transparency and accessibility to public documents,...
Justice minister welcomes changes to justice system for children
Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis praised parliament’s passing of a bill which will overhaul the way in which minors are treated and handled across the justice...
Our View: After endless preparation, justice reform placed in the hands of a committee
Although all our politicians, judges and lawyers publicly talk about the need to speed up the administering of justice, the astounding slowness of which reflects...
Two new ministers sworn in (Update 2)
The new ministers for justice and defence, Emily Yiolitis and Charalambos Petrides respectively were sworn in at the presidential palace on Monday morning. First up...
