Algeria Hailed for Progress in Constitutional Justice at International Conference in Algiers
Participants in the third international conference on “The Role of Constitutional Review in the Protection of Rights and Freedoms in Algeria and Comparative Systems,” held Tuesday in Algiers, agreed that Algeria has achieved “notable progress” in the field of constitutional justice, through the implementation of “positive and fruitful” reforms.
In this respect, the President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Boulos Fahmy Iskandar, praised the Algerian Constitutional Court’s growing experience, which “has become among the leading constitutional courts in the Arab world,” based on his close observation of developments in the region.
He also welcomed the ongoing cooperation between the Algerian and Egyptian courts, particularly through regional meetings and high-level meetings of African constitutional courts.
For his part, the President of the Mauritanian Constitutional Council, Diallo Mamadou Bathia, pointed out that the world is currently witnessing “a state of increasing turmoil, reflected in the growing questioning of the rules of international law,” which requires countries in the region, including Algeria and Mauritania, to “join efforts to safeguard the gains achieved over many years and prevent any undermining.” He also emphasized that protecting rights and freedoms has become “a shared concern among various countries,” as modern constitutions seek to enshrine them through judicial interpretation, either directly or through judicial practice.
In this regard, he welcomed the address delivered by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, during the conference, considering that it “reflects a collective awareness of the importance of strengthening the protection of rights in light of current transformations.” The Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Dublin (Ireland), Oran Doyle, considered that the “positive and fruitful” reforms undertaken by Algeria, whether at the legal or constitutional level, “are likely to strengthen respect for rights and freedoms and improve citizens’ access to justice.” The Irish expert emphasized the importance of strengthening coordination within judicial systems, considering that “the development of constitutional justice essentially depends on dialogue between various judicial bodies, particularly through the interaction of other courts with the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court, and the adaptation of their interpretation to legal texts in order to ensure their conformity with the Constitution,” which constitutes “a decisive factor in consolidating the effectiveness of constitutional review and enhancing its role in protecting rights and freedoms.”
