Albanian School of Magistrates
| Shkolla e Magjistraturës së Republikës së Shqipërisë | |
Seal of the Albanian School of Magistrates
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| Motto | Edukim për Drejtësi |
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Motto in English
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Education for Justice |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1997 |
| Endowment | 430.000 EUR |
| Director | Sokol Sadushi |
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Academic staff
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7 (2015-16) |
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Administrative staff
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15 (2015-16) |
| Students | 27 (2015-16) |
| Location | Tirana, Albania |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Supreme Court of Albania |
| Website | magjistratura.edu.al |
The Albanian School of Magistrates, officially known as the School of Magistrates of the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Shkolla e Magjistraturës së Republikës së Shqipërisë, ASM) is an Albanian post-graduate school, where Albanian judges and public prosecutors are trained. The institution was established in 1997 by virtue of Law no. 8136, date 31.7.1996 “On the School of Magistrates of the Republic of Albania”, as amended by Law no. 9414, date 20.05.2005 and Law no. 97/2014. It is located in Tirana, with its campus located inside the Tirana Grand Park, sharing premises with the Faculty of Geology and Mining of the Polytechnic University of Tirana.
The aim of the training provided by the ASM is to form a corps of judges and public prosecutors who are suitable for all posts on the bench as well as in the public prosecution service in first instance courts. A prospective Judge or Public prosecutor must complete a Bachelor in Law (which typically requires three years of study) and a Master in Law (which requires two years of study) before entering the School of Magistrates. Admission is made through a two-part entrance examination.
The Albanian School of Magistrates offers:
· Initial professional theoretical and practical education of candidates for magistrate (who select either the Judicial or the Prosecutorial stream);
· Professional continuous formation of judges and prosecutors in function of general character, combined with the specialized formation for professionals who are in duty in such courts as the administrative court, the serious crimes court, as well as of the sections of courts which are focused into the judgment of specific matters, such as commercial sections, bankruptcy sections, task force of the prosecution, etc.;
· the realization of the activities of the professional formation of the employees of the judicial administrate, as well as of other professions related with the justice system, in accordance with the law or on the request of interested institutions, in dependence of free capacities, as well as of the funds it has in disposal from responsible institutions or donors;
· Editions and publications;
· Scientific research and preparation of analysis, memo and expertise from Legal and Scientific Clinics of the School of Magistrates, (candidates for magistrate under the observation of their professors), in the support of the judicial institutions, such as the High Court, the Constitutional Court and the General Prosecutor’s Institution, as well as in the support of the drafting process for the Parliament and the Ministry of Justice.
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