[PIO] Announcement by the Minister of Justice and Public Order Ms Anna Koukkidis-Prokopiou, on the adoption of the law amending the Law on the

I am pleased to welcome the passage by the Plenary of the House of Representatives of the Law amending the Law on the Establishment and Functioning of the Administrative Tribunal for International Protection.

The amendment enables the Supreme Judicial Council, at its discretion, if the interests of justice so require, to appoint persons to the Administrative Court for International Protection who are qualified to hear, in addition to the judges of the Administrative Court for International Protection, appeals pending before the Court. These persons shall temporarily perform the duties and exercise the powers of a Judge of the International Protection Tribunal for the period and under the conditions laid down in the instrument of appointment.

This arrangement should help to deal with the increased volume of appeals and applications before the Court and thus contribute to the smooth functioning of the ICTY and the speedier administration of justice.

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