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Sinaarsi Content ALPE - TanamoazreTa gundi ALPE -Team of Soul Mates 6 ALPE da partniorebi ALPE and Partners 8 sasamartlo reformis proeqti Judical Reform Project 10 evropis kavsiris proeqti samartaldamcavi struqturebis reformis samoqalaqo mxardawera Support to the Rule of Law: Promoting Behavioral Change Among the Public and Police Forces of Georgia PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION 16 saswavlo programebi Training Programs 20 media programebi Media Programs 22
Sinaarsi Content socialuri reklamebis kampania Public Service Announcement 31 ALPE - publikaciebi ALPE - Publications 36 sabavsvo da axalgazrduli programebi Youth Programs 41 saqartvelos sasualo skolebis saganmanatleblo reforma koaliciuri proeqti `avasenot Cveni skola~ Coalition Project ''Let's Build Our School" SUPPORT OF EDUCATION REFORMS AT GEORGIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS 46 armsareblobis Tavisufleba Freedom of Religion 47 samoqalaqo programebi Civil Programs 48
Cven Sesaxeb ALPE Association is an independent non-governmental organization that pursues professional communication activities aimed at strengthening civil society in Georgia. Social advertisements, media campaigns, and regular publishing activities, educational programs and trainings are the main instruments of the association s communication strategy. On the basis of the strategy elaborated jointly with the Ogilvy/Euro&M consultation firm, the association has worked since 2001 on the educational component of the court reform that is being implemented in accordance with the Georgian government and the World Bank program. It was within the format of the project supported by the World Bank that ALPE Association was shaped as a team of like-minded people and established as a professional communications organization. The level of cooperation that ALPE has established with non-governmental organizations and international donor agencies active in Georgia and the fact that it has gained the reputation of a reliable partner indicate that the association is sustainable and has prospects for further development. As a result of such partnership, the association is now implementing important projects such as Let Us Build Our School, supported by Save The Children, an international organization, and Let Us Start Doing Business program of the support campaign for democratic elections implemented under the auspices of Open Society - Georgia Foundation. ALPE s cooperation with the European Comission Delegation in Georgia is worth special mention. In January 2004, the association started implementing the project entitled Civil Support for the Reform of Law Enforcement Structures. us About us 4
Cven Cven Sesaxeb Sesaxeb About us ALPE,.,,. 2001 Ogilvy/Euro&M-., ALPE-.,, : ` ~ ` ~ (Save The Children) ` _ ~ ` ~. 2004 ALPE., ` ~. ALPE-,,. 5
Cven Sesaxeb ALPE - TanamoazreTa gundi Team of Soul Mates axali ideebis generireba da gaazreba; axali SesaZleblobebis sistematizacia; informaciis mopovebisa da gavrcelebis metodebis floba; saqmianobis uzrunvelyofa da masze monitoringi; SemuSavebuli standartebis dacva. Ogilvy jgufis eqspertta mier SemoTavazebuli menejmentis sistema TMPQ, romelic sawyis etapze safuzvlad daedo asociacia ALPE-is, rogorc TanamoazreTa gundis formirebas, swored am amocanata gadawyvetisatvis aucilebeli unar-cvevebis gamyarebas isaxavda miznad. am sistemur kvlevata Sedegebze dayrdnobit SemuSavda TanamSromelTa Semdgomi treningebisa da saqmiani preferenciebis gegma. asociaciis TiToeulma TanamSromelma praqtrika gaiara sxvadsxva evropul organizaciasi. merab basilaia PR da sainformacio programebis menejeri MERAB BASILAIA PR and Media Programs Manager zurab guncaze asociaciis direqtori ZURAB GUNTSADZE Director of the Association irine samsonia proeqtis koordinatori IRENE SAMSONIA Project Coordinator mako WilaSvili PR konsultanti MAKO CHILASHVILI PR Consultant mariam asatiani proeqtis direqtori MARIAM ASATIANI Project Director Tamar WiWinaZe ofisis menejeri TAMAR CHICHINADZE Office Manager 6
giorgi qavtaraze IT da Web menejeri GIORGI KAVTARADZE IT and Web Manager About us gigi ugulava asociaciis direqtori (1999-2004) GIGI UGULAVA Director of the Association (1999-2004) ani cicncaze proeqtis asistenti ANI TSINTSADZE Project Assistant Tamar xunwaria proeqtis koordinatori TAMAR KHUNTSARIA Project Coordinator davit ugulava teqnikuri asistenti DAVID UGULAVA Technical Assistant nino mesxisvili iuristi NINO MESKHISHVILI Lawyer Generate and realize new ideas; Systematize new opportunities; Become proficient in methods for obtaining and disseminating information; Guarantee activities and their monitoring; Observe elaborated standards. The TMPQ management system that has been proposed by the Ogilvy group and that underlies the formation of the ALPE association as a team of like-minded individuals initially aimed at strengthening the skills necessary for the fulfillment of these tasks. The plan for further training of staffers and business preferences was elaborated on the basis of the results of these systemic studies. Each of the association s staff members has done practical work in different European organizations. 7
Cven Sesaxeb Sexvedra msoflio bankis eqspertebtan MEETING WITH WB EXPERTS ALPE da partniorebi asociacia madlobas uxdis TanamSromlobisaTvis msoflio banks; kompania Ogilvy/EurO&M-s (belgia); evrokavsirs; evrokomisiis delegacias TbilisSi; britanetis sabwos; USAID-s; fond Ria sazogadoeba saqartvelos ; amerikis iuristta asociacias; germaniis teqnikuri daxmarebisa da TanamSromlobis sazogadoebas; Tavisuflebis instituts; saqartvelos axalgazrda iuristta asociacias; saqartvelos uzenaes sasamartlos; saqartvelos iusticiis sabwos; saqartvelos parlaments; saqartvelos saerto sasamartloebis departaments; saqartvelos mosamartleta asociacias; programas kanonierebis kultura ; fonds `gadavarcinot bavsvebi~; IRIS-is saqartvelos ofiss; IREX-is saqartvelos ofiss; fond `horizonts~; JurnalistTa saertasoriso centrs; samartliani arcevnebisa da demokratiis saertasoriso sazogadoebas (ISFED); fonds `samartliani arcevnebi~; samosamartlo swavlebis centrs; sazogadoebriv saqmeta instiuts; Jurnalistikis kavkasiur skolas; saqartvelos strategiuli kvlevebisa da ganvitarebis centrs; Transparency International saqartvelos; bavsvta da axalgazrdobis uflebata dacvis asociacias; samoqalaqo ganatlebis axalgazrdul centrs; demokrat mesxta kavsirs; telekompania `rustavi 2~-s; saqartvelos tele-radio mauwyeblobis korporacias; interniusis saqartvelos ofiss; sazogadoebrivi azris kvlevis kompaniebs: GORBY, IPM, BCG; laidenis universitets (niderlandebi); saertasoriso organizacias Article 19 (didi britaneti); BBC World Service-s (didi britaneti); Cross-cultural Programmes & Servisces Ltd~-s (irlandia); iuridiul firmas Hogan & Harston (ass); moqalaqeobis da samartlis erovnul centrs NCCL (didi britaneti). 8
ALPE and Partners THE ALPE ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES FOR THEIR COOPERATION AND HELP: About us The World Bank Ogilvy/EurO&M (Belgium) European Union EC Delegation in Tbilisi The British Council USAID Open Society Georgia Foundation American Bar Association GTZ The Liberty Institute Georgian Young Lawyers Association The Supreme Court of Georgia The Council of Justice of Georgia The Parliament of Georgia Department of General Courts of Georgia Association of Judges of Georgia Legal Culture program Save The Children IRIS Georgia IREX Georgia Horisonti Foundation ISFED Fair Election Foundation International Centre for Journalism Judicial Training Centre Georgian Institute for Public Affairs Caucasus School of Journalism Centre For Strategic Research and Development of Georgia Transparency International Georgia Association for Children s and Young People s Rights Civic Education Youth Centre Union of Democrat Meskhs TV Company Rustavi 2 TV-Radio Corporation of Georgia Internews Georgia Public Opinion Research Companies: GORBY, IPM, BCG University of Leiden (Netherlands) International Organization Article 19 (UK) The BBC World Service (UK) Cross-cultural Programmes & Services Ltd (Ireland) Law Firm Hogan & Hartston (USA) National Centre for Citizenship and the Law (UK) Sexvedra evrokomisiis delegaciis Tbilisis ofissi MEETING IN EC DELEGATION OFFICE IN TBILISI 9
Cven Sesaxeb sasamartlo reformis proeqti Judical Reform Project pres-konferencia ALPE-is ofissi PRESS CONFERENCE IN ALPE OFFICE ALPE msoflio banki World Bank `...ukanaskneli sami wlis ganmavlobasi asociacia ALPE-m SeiZina sazogadoebastan urtiertobisa da komunikaciur kampaniata warmartvis unikaluri gamocdileba. organizaciis eqspertebi sistematurad TanamSromloben donor da sazogadoebriv seqtorebtan, bewdur da eleqtro mediastan, prodiuserebtan, dizainerebtan da srulad aqvt gaazrebuli saqartvelosi komunikaciuri saqmianobis yvela aspeqti.~ fridrix peloseki msoflio bankis misiis jgufis xelmzrvaneli...over the past three years ALPE has developed a unique expertise in running public policy communication in Georgia and providing the necessary project management structure and technical back-up and know-how to implement successful communications campaigns. It works on a daily basis with broadcast, print and news media, producers, designers, printers, journalists, NGOs, stakeholders, donors and public sector clients and is unequalled in its ability to understand communications issues in Georgia from all perspectives. Friedrich Peloschek WB Task Team Leader 10
moqalaqe sasamartlosi _ sainformacio stendebi ALPE-m sainformacio stendebi ganatavsa saqartvelos yvela sasamartlosi. stendebis specialur jibeebsi motavsebulia Cveni da sxvadasxva organizaciebis mier momzadebuli popularuli samartlebrivi literatura. aqvea rcevebi, Tu rogor unda daiweros sasarcelo gancxadeba da saapelacio sacivari, informacia sxvadasxva iuridiuli piris registraciis wesis Sesaxeb, agretve, ganmarteba, Tu ra procesualur uflebebs aniwebs moqalaqes kanonmdebloba sasamartlosi saqmis warmoebisas. About us A Citizen at Court - Notice Boards ALPE has placed notice boards for public information in every court in Georgia. The boards have special pockets that contain leaflets which have been prepared by ALPE and other organisations, sample lawsuits and appeal formats, and information on procedural rights and rules of registration for legal entities. mesame da meotxe xelisufleba ALPE-is ert-erti prioritetia mesame da meotxe xelisuflebas Soris jansari profesiuli urtiertobebis Camoyalibebis xelsewyoba. am mxriv, Cven gadavdgit konkretuli nabijebi. mosamartleebistvis tardeboda regularuli seminarebi masmediastan urtiertobis sakitxebze, romlebsic monawileobdnen saqartvelos saolqo, raionul da saqalaqo sasamartlota mosamartleebi, sasamartlo xelisuflebis sxvadasxva organota pres-samsaxurebis warmomadgenlebi da Jurnalistebi. Judiciary and the Fourth Estate One of ALPE s priorities is to foster the development of healthy professional relations between the representatives of the judiciary and the media. We have taken some specific steps towards this objective. We hosted regular seminars Learning to deal with the Media. Judges from district, regional and city courts, journalists and PR professionals attended the course of trainings. 11
Cven Sesaxeb It is with great enthusiasm that I give my support to ALPE - the Association of Legal and Public Education - and recommend it for carrying out any public education and outreach activity in the Caucasus. The World Bank has been supporting judicial reform in Georgia since 1998 and from the very beginning has emphasized the need to count with a comprehensive communications program to help promote the rule of law in the country. xose manuel basati, msoflio bankis samartlebrivi reformebis programebis konsultanti JOSE MANUEL BASSAT, WB Consultant gulwrfelad mixaria, rom sasualeba momeca wlebis ganmavlobasi memusava asociacia ALPE-is gundtan. 1998 wlidan msoflio banki axorcielebs sasamartlo reformis proeqts saqartvelosi da imtavitve cxadi iyo, rom qveyanasi samartlis uzenaesobis ideis warmatebas efeqturi komunikaciuri uzrunvelyofa esawiroeboda. am TvalsazrisiT ALPE-m martlac gansakutrebuli roli itamasa da warmatebit gaartva Tavi ramdenime urtules amocanas: moqalaqeta samartlebrivi codnis amarlebasa da mati uflebebis dacvis meqanizmebis ganmartebas. aseve mnisvnelovnad mimacnia ALPE-is saqmianoba sasamartlo sistemis gamwvirvalobisa da pasuxismgeblobis amarlebis sferosi. asociaciis strategia imtavitve mravalplaniani iyo, iseve rogorc problemebi, romelta winasec es gundi armocnda 2000 wels _ proeqtis ganxorcielebis sawyis etapze. minda xazgasmit arvnisno asociaciisa da mis wevrta mzardi organizaciuli da profesiuli done. es aris pasuxismgeblobis grznobit gamswvaluli, SemoqmedebiTi gundi, romelsac esmis problemis arsi da aqvs am problemebis dazlevis unar-cvevebi. da kidev erti mnisvnelovani Strixi: ALPE-m SeZlo damakavsirebeli xidis rolis Sesruleba sazogadoebasa da sasamartlo sistemas Soris. ALPE-m, romelic Tavis saqmianobas miukerzoeblobisa da damoukideblobis principebze axorcielebs da am damoukideblobis ertguli rceba, gamoavlina konstruqciuli TanamSromlobisaTvis is aucilebeli Tvisebebi, romlebmac SesaZlebeli gaxada samtavrobo da arasamtavrobo seqtorebis nayofieri TanamSromloba. masin, rodesac kamati saqartvelos instituciur reformebtan dakavsirebit esoden politizirebulia, sasamartlo reformis warmatebam natlad acvena, rom swored es reforma Seasrulebs sakvanzo rols saqartvelos demokratiuli ganvitarebis saqmesi. ALPE has played a crucial role in implementing this task. In the year 2000 it launched a well-conceived and effective public education campaign to raise citizens awareness of their rights and of the mechanisms to protect those rights. It has also been working very closely with the Judiciary to help it become more transparent and accountable to the public and to facilitate it reach out to the citizens it serves. ALPE s strategy has been multi-faceted and the organization has tackled many of the challenges it faced simultaneously: it has, for instance, provided intensive training to legal journalists to give them the tools to better cover the courts. It has produced and aired two series of television programs to explain the functioning of the judicial system to the man in the street. ALPE has also assisted the Judiciary in setting up public information offices in the courts and in training court clerks on public information and customer relations. In the three years of collaboration with ALPE, the organization has performed at a very high level and shown a great deal of professionalism, creativity and an excellent capacity to solve problems. A very important asset has been ALPE s ability to act as a bridge between society and the Judiciary: while being a nongovernmental organization proud of its independence, ALPE is committed to working constructively with state bodies to help make Georgia a better place. In this manner, ALPE has been able to provide a forum for fruitful discussion on judicial reform, bringing together state and non-state actors alike. At a time when debate on institutional reforms in Georgia has been so politicized, this space has proved invaluable for the progress of a reform which is key to Georgia s development. 12
samosamartlo etika da sazogadoeba samosamartlo etikis kodeqsi, romelic mosamartleta konferenciam 2001 wlis 23 ivniss miiro, moicavs sasamartlo cxovrebis uarresad mnisvnelovan sferoebs. kodeqsis proeqti SeimuSava ALPE-m, amerikis iuristta asociaciam da saqartvelos saerto sasamartloebis departamentma. About us Judicial Ethics and Society The Conference of Judges adopted a Code of Ethics on 23 June 2001. The Code covers all aspects of judicial practice and ethics and was drafted by ALPE, the ABA and the Department of General Courts of Georgia. ALPE subsequently published the Code in two formats a poster which was sent to all judges in Georgia and a booklet which included commentaries by a judge of the Supreme Court. This book is currently used in the training courses on Judicial Ethics run by the ABA and Judicial Training Centre. sasamartlos moxeleta etikis kodeqsi 2003 wlis ivnissi saqartvelos mosamartleta mesame konferenciam miiro saqartvelos iusticiis sabwos, asociacia ALPE-isa da samosamartlo swavlebis centris eqspertta mier momzadebuli sasamartlos moxeleta etikis kodeqsi. A Code of Ethics for Court Employees In order to further improve the effectiveness of court employees and to direct their experience for the betterment of court activities, we thought it relevant to design the Code of Ethics for Court Employees. The draft of the Code submitted by the Judicial Training Centre, the Department of General Courts and the Council of Justice introduces some new standards of ethics and behaviour that are not defined in the Law on Public Servants. 13
Cven Sesaxeb...Generally, one should go to courts to seek justice. Courts that originate from time immemorial and are an indispensable attribute of civilization are, one might say, an institutional mechanism for rendering justice. Here, we could have recalled the biblical judges, the areopagues in Athens, and Confucius s doctrine and said a few words about the Roman Law, but this would take a lot of time. Besides, this is of no vital importance. The main thing is that courts have always existed as an institution. Their form has been changing and improving, but the content has remained. Things were the other way round in the Soviet system. There were courts as a form, but their content was quite different. Suffice it to mention that the prosecution that represented the state case in court was at the same time tasked to monitor how courts executed the law. Can one imagine the chief referee of a football match to be the coach of a playing team? Indeed, one cannot speak about justice here. The Soviet period has further deepened the process of alienation, as the whole Soviet system was unlawful per se, being based on inequality before the law. On the one hand, there was a privileged stratum, the nomenclature, with its special supplies, shops, government cottages, and the right of going for trips abroad. On the other hand, there were ordinary people who were deprived of all rights. Everyone knew well that there was no law for the upper strata. There were only unwritten rules of the game and the limits that members of the nomenclature did not have to transgress. As regards the lower strata, according to the same rules of the game, they were generously granted the opportunity to participate in the universal corruption, albeit at the lower level respectively. The nomenclature was at the top, while the people were at the bottom and right as they might have been formally, small people could on no account have found justice with big people. The situation changed cardinally after independence was gained. The previous pseudo-legal relationships instantly lost the point of rest: The Soviet system collapsed. Its ruins have existed to this day only mechanically. In spite of this, the current system can on no account be regarded as satisfactory. The reality turned out to be much graver compared with the most daring dreams. No one can say in Georgia today that the rule of law has indeed been implemented and it is operating in everyday life. Meanwhile, it comes as no surprise. It will not be so easy to eradicate the nihilism that is two centuries old. The activeness of the public, the civil position of each of us, irreconcilability with injustice, and, what is most important, the belief that it is possible to find justice are of paramount importance from this viewpoint. Court Chronicle, 2001 14
davit zurabisvili sad vezebot samartali? Where Should One Seek Justice? by DAVID ZURABISHVILI About us `...saertod, is adgili, sadac adamiani samartlis sazieblad unda midiodes, swored sasamartloa. sasamartlo aris, Tu SeiZleba ase itqvas, samartlis gancinebis institucionaluri meqanizmi, romelic uxsovari droidan irebs sataves da civilizaciis aucilebeli atributia. aq SegveZlo gagvexsenebina bibliuri msajulebi, atenis areopagebi, konfucis mozrvreba da ramdenime sityva gvetqva romaul samartalzec, magram es Zalian did dros wagvartmevda da, Tanac, amas ara aqvs arsebiti mnisvneloba. mtavaria, rom sasamartlo, rogorc institucia, yoveltvis arsebobda. icvleboda da ixveweboda formebi, ucvleli rceboda Sinaarsi. sabwota sistemasi ki piriqit iyo. sasamartlo arsebobda rogorc forma, magram mas hqonda sul sxva Sinaarsi. sakmarisia itqvas, rom prokuraturas, romelic sasamartloze warmoadgenda saxelmwifo braldebas, imavdroulad evaleboda sasamartloebis mier kanonis Sesrulebaze zedamxedveloba! axla, warmoidginet, fexburtis matcis dros mtavari arbitri ert-erti motamase gundis mwvrtneli rom iyos. martlacda ra samartalze SeiZleba aq laparaki! sabwota periodma kidev ufro gaarrmava gaucxoebis procesi, radgan mteli sabwouri sistema Tavisi arsit iyo antisamartlebrivi, dafuznebuli kanonis winase utanasworobaze. ertis mxriv, idga privilegirebuli fena _ nomenklatura _ Tavisi specmomaragebit, specmaraziebit, samtavrobo agarakebita da sazrvargaret mogzaurobis uflebit, xolo meores mxriv _ ubralo da uuflebo xalxi. yvelam kargad icoda, rom zeda fenebistvis kanoni ar arsebobs. arsebobs mxolod TamaSis dauwereli wesebi, zrvari, romelsac nomenklaturis wevri ar unda gadacdes. rac Seexeba qveda fenebs, mat, imave TamaSis wesebit, didsulovnad ezleodat sayovelao korufciasi monawileobis sasualeba, orond, Sesabamisad, `qveda~ doneze. nomenklatura zevit idga, xalxi _ qvevit da, raoden martalic ar unda yofiliyo formalurad, did kactan patara kacs araferi gauvidoda. situacia kardinalurad Seicvala damoukideblobis mopovebis Semdeg. manamde arsebul fsevdosamartlebriv urtiertobebs ertbasad gamoecala sayrdeni fundamenti _ sabwota sistema daingra da misi nangrevebi dremde mxolod inerciit ganagrzobdnen arsebobas. miuxedavad amisa, drevandeli situacia aramc da aramc ar SeiZleba CaiTvalos damakmayofileblad. realoba armocnda gacilebit mzime, vidre yvelaze Tamami ocnebebis arsruleba. dres saqartvelosi veravin ityvis, rom samartlis uzenaesobis principi realurad damkvidrebulia da cxovrebasi moqmedebs. es arc aris gasakviri. oraswlovani nihilizmis armofxvra ase advilad ver moxerxdeba. am mxriv udidesi mnisvneloba aqvs TviT sazogadoebis wevrebis aqtiurobas, yoveli Cvenganis moqalaqeobriv pozicias, Seurigeblobas usamartlobis mimart da, rac mtavaria, rwmenas, rom samartlis povna SesaZlebelia. `sasamartlo qronika~, 2001 weli 15
Cven Sesaxeb evropis kavsiris proeqti samartaldamcavi struqturebis reformis samoqalaqo mxardawera Support to the Rule of Law: Promoting Behavioral Change Among The Public and Police Forces of Georgia PROJECT SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION saproeqto miznebi: 1. moqalaqeebis informireba mati uflebebis Sesaxeb iset sferoebsi, rogorebicaa: sisxlis samartlis procesi, dapatimreba, sasamartlomde Catarebuli gamozieba da sasamartlomde dakaveba. 2. policiis TanamSromelTa kvalifikaciis amarleba. 3. policiis TanamSromelTa Soris adamianis uflebebis Sesaxeb codnis garrmaveba. 4. uflebata damcveli organizaciebisa da mati partniorebis kvalifikaciis amarleba. Specific Objectives: 1. Inform and educate the public about their rights vis-à-vis police forces and Prosecutors Office with special focus on the following problems: criminal procedures, police arrest, pre-trial investigation and pre-trial detention. 2. Increase professional capacities among police forces. 3. Increase awareness and clear understanding of human rights within police forces. 4. Strengthen capacities of the entities and key stakeholders involved in the protection of human rights. 16
About us sazogadoebrivi cnobierebis amarleba kanonis uzenaesobisa da adamianta uflebebis sferosi axalgazrdebis ganatleba da informireba mati samoqalaqo uflebebisa da movaleobebis Sesaxeb. dazaralebulebis daxmareba da informireba. policiis TanamSromelTa gatvitcnobiereba sazogadoebasi mati rolisa da pasuxismgeblobis Sesaxeb. Raise public awareness of the rule of law and HR Inform & educate young people on their rights and improve sense of citizenship. Inform and assist victims about their rights and how to protect them. Make representatives of police system aware of their public role and responsibilities to the needs of the citizens. 17
Cven Sesaxeb Who Invented Human Rights and Why Is It Necessary To Protect Them? by GIGI TEVZADZE It is difficult to protect human rights particularly those covering freedom of conscience, freedom of religion, and other freedoms. This is so partly because people differ from each other and they find it difficult to accept other ideas and assumptions, which are at odds with their own culture and education. Psychological pressure on freedoms is compounded by ideology. Ideology is common to all totalitarian regimes, whether they be communist or fundamentalist. It identifies particular ideas and values, which it deems to be either favourable or dangerous to the common good. Ideology-based totalitarianism is the antithesis of democracy. Theoretically, it is difficult to give preference to either of them. The theory of calculable happiness, associated with totalitarianism, holds out the possibility of a new type of fair, altruistic, and strong biological person. Democracy offers a certain kind of happiness too, but the reality of the two theories differs greatly. Calculable happiness, in practice, entails state sanctioned murder, and intolerance, as difference is synonymous with criminality and is punished accordingly. Liberal democracy has some intolerance too, but it differs in the sense that violence and persecution are regarded here as a crime that are punished in accordance with the law. The protection of human rights has proved to be the only way that allows a person to develop his/her life in accordance with his/her own views and ideas without restricting the rights of others to do the same. However, there are a lot of problems in the countries that acknowledge the principles of liberal democracy. One of the most obvious problems is public ignorance of the value of basic human rights and freedoms. People are largely unaware that the protection of human rights makes the life of all citizens easier, frees them of the need to struggle for survival, and gives them the opportunity to shape their life and future in accordance with their own will. This is why education is decisive. Not a skilled-based one, but rather one that teaches an acceptance or different ideas and values. Only with this can the protection of fundamental human rights be guaranteed... Court Chronicles 2003 18
About us vin moigona adamianis uflebebi da ratom unda vicavdet mat? gigi TevzaZe `...adamianis uflebebis dacva, rac sindisis, armsareblobis da sxva Tavisuflebebs moicavs, rtulia. rtulia Tundac imitom, rom adamianebi gansxvavdebian ertmanetisagan da mattvis Znelia Seeguon azrs, rom sapirispiro, mati arzridastvis da kulturisatvis miurebel ganwyobebs da debulebebs arsebobis ufleba aqvt. es fsiqologiuri sirtulea, magram arsebobs ideologiuri sirtulec, romelic gveubneba, rom Tuki Cven swored gamovitvlit da mivmartavt ganvitarebas, masin zustad gvecodineba Cveni TanamoqalaqeebisaTvis romeli ideebi da ganwyobebi aris damrupveli da romeli kargi. saxezea `kargi cxovrebis~ ori Teoria, romletaganac pirveli, libelaruli demokratiis saxelitaa cnobili, xolo meore saertoa yvela totali-taruli rejimisatvis da ideologiebit operirebs, sulertia es komunizmi iqneba, Tu romelime religiuri swavleba. Teoriulad am or mimartulebas Soris Znelia romelimes mianiwo upiratesoba. metic, ZiriTad SemTxvevebSi, `gamotvladi bednierebis~ Teoria ufro warmtaci da mimzidveli Cans. gansakutrebit im SemTxvevebSi, rodesac is axali biologiuri tipis samartliani, altruisti da Zlieri adamianis gamoyvanis SesaZleblobas gvpirdeba. magram rogorc ki socialur realobasi viwyebt am ori Teoriis gamoyenebas, gansxvaveba saxezea: `gamotvladi bednierebis~ praqtikasi gamoyeneba gvabrunebs im mkvlelobebis, Seuwynareblobis, kanonit dasvebuli Zaladobis, omebis drosi, rodesac `gansxvavebuli~ danasauls nisnavda da isjeboda; swored im drosi, romelmac warmosva adamianis uflebebis dacvis aucilebloba. meore, liberaluri demokratiis praqtikuli gamoyenebac ar aris Zvrebisagan da Seuwynareblobisagan Tavisufali, magram gansxvavebit `gamotvladi bednierebis~ Teoriisgan, am sivrcesi gansxvavebulis, ucxos devna da Zaladoba danasaulia da kanonit isjeba. adamianis uflebebis dacva jer-jerobit aris ertaderti sasualeba, romelic adamians azlevs SesaZleblobas ganavitaros sakutari cxovreba sakutari Sexedulebebisa da ideebis Sesabamisad ise, rom sxvis asetive SesaZleblobas ziani ar miayenos. problemebi im qveynebsi da sazogadoebebsi, romlebic liberaluri demokratiis principebs ariareben, bevria, magram ert-erti yvelaze ufro mnisvnelovani problema, romelic gvxvdeba xolme, aris arcodna imisa, Tu ramdenad momgebiania sazogadoebisatvis yoveli wevrisatvis adamianis ZiriTadi uflebebis da Tavisuflebebis dacva. codna imisa, rom adamianebis uflebebis dacva aadvilebs yoveli moqalaqis cxovrebas, atavisuflebs `gadarcenisatvis~ zrunvisagan, azlevs mas sasualebas sakutari survilis mixedvit gansazrvros sakutari awmyo da momavali. amitom, ganatlebas sazogadoebisatvis gadamwyveti mnisvneloba aqvs. SeiZleba gvitxran, rom es kidev erti utopiaa, romelic sazogadoebis momavals codnis gavrcelebaze hkidebs. codna, romelic konkretul moqmedebas gvaswavlis ar aris gamosavali, da misi gamoyeneba SeiZleba rogorc kargi, ise cudi saqmeebisatvisac. magram adamianis uflebebis swavleba aris ara mxolod praqtikuli gamoyenebis Cvevebis SeZena, aramed, swavleba imis Sesaxeb, Tu rogor aris SesaZlebeli Tavisufleba mocemul sazogadoebasi. yvela is praqtikuli nabiji, romelic iswavleba, Tavisuflebis, gansxvavebulis mirebisa da gaziarebiskenaa mimartuli, da mati yvelaze ufro merkantiluri gamoiyenebac ki azlierebs adaminis fundamenturi Tavisuflbebis dacvas... `sasamartlo qronika~, 2003 19
Cven Sesaxeb saswavlo programebi Training Programs sasamartlo Jurnalistikis saswavlo kursi moqmedi Jurnalistebisa da studentebisatvis ALPE-is eqspertebma asociaciis dasavlet evropel konsultantebtan ertad SeimuSaves da metodologiurad Camoayalibes sasamartlo Jurnalistikis safuzvlebis saswavlo kursi. arnisnuli kursi ganixila saqartvelos sazogadoebriv saqmeta institutis Jurnalistikis kavkasiuri skolis samecniero sabwom. saerto gadawyvetilebit, kursi CairTo skolis saswavlo programasi. Court and Legal Reporting Module for Journalists and Journalism Students ALPE experts in co-operation with west European consultants designed a systematic module of the basics of court and legal reporting. The module was reviewed by the board of the Caucasus School of Journalism and is included in their curriculum. 20
About us mrgvali magida Tavisuflebis institutsi ROUND TABLE IN LIBERTY INSTITUTE seminari samosamartlo swavlebis centrsi SEMINAR IN JUDICIAL TRAINING CENTRE 21
Cven Sesaxeb media programebi Media Programs presmediatori saxelmzrvanelo Seqmnilia im saxelmwifo moxeletatvis, romeltac mediastan urtiertoba Tanamdebobrivad evalebat. Press Mediator The reader has been produced for state officials who are obliged to have relations with the media due to their posts. 22
...demokratiuli saxelmwifosatvis aucilebeli komunikaciuri urtiertoba, anu xelisuflebis valdebuleba, mudmiv dialogsi imyofebodes Tavis moqalaqeebtan, mediis garese warmoudgenelia. Tavis mxriv, informaciis xelmisawvdomoba da obieqturoba, gamoxatvis Tavisufleba, sainformacio nakadis gaazreba da massi CarTvis metodebis floba civilizebuli sazogadoebis fundamenturi sayrdenia da ara saidanrac, viracis mier Tavsmoxveuli samwuxaro valdebuleba. sazogadoeba, romelic informaciis Tavisuflebas cxovrebis aucilebel pirobad miicnevs, daculia qaosisa da Zaladobisagan. gansakutrebuli pasuxismgebloba sasamartlo Jurnalistikas ekisreba, radgan xsirad sasamartlo reportaji konkretuli adamianis pirad cxovrebastan, mis momavaltan ikveteba. profesionalma reportiorma pasuxi unda gasces `amobrunebuli piramidis~ saxelwodebit cnobil eqvs umtavres kitxvas: simartlis amobrunebuli piramida Inverted Pyramid of Truth Without the media, it is impossible to imagine the communications that are necessary for a democratic state, i.e. the authorities obligation to be in permanent dialogue with their citizens. In their turn, the accessibility and impartiality of information, freedom of expression, the comprehension of the information flow, and the understanding of how to become involved in it are a fundamental support for a civilized society, not a lamentable obligation imposed by someone. The society that regards freedom of information as an indispensable condition for life is protected from chaos and violence. Judicial journalism has special responsibility, because reports from courts often intersect with the private lives and futures of specific people. A professional reporter should answer the six principal questions known as the inverted pyramid: About us vin? ra? sad? WHO? WHAT? WHERE? rodis? ratom? WHEN? WHY? rogor? HOW? da gaaketos es ise, rom ar xelyos adamianis uflebebi, pirovnuli Rirseba, etnikuri Tu religiuri grznobebi. Jurnalistikis profesiuli standartis damkvidreba, sasamartlo reportiorta saqmianobis xelsewyoba da am gzit, moqalaqeta samartlebrivi ganatleba ALPE-is media programebis qvakutxedia. and do this without violating human rights, personal dignity, and ethnic or religious feelings. The establishment of professional standards of journalism, promotion of judicial reporters activities, and, through this, legal education of citizens is the cornerstone of ALPE s media programs. As a result of the cooperation between the association and weekly Kviris Palitra newspaper, the latter s Sasamartlo Kronika (Court Chronicle) loose leaf has obtained a broad circle of readers. Due to the joint efforts by the association and Mtsvane Talgha (Green Wave) Radio, listeners could listen to the interactive version of Sasamartlo Kronika during a year. 23
Cven Sesaxeb yoveltviuri CanarTi `sasamartlo qronika~ asociaciisa da yovelkvireul gazet `kviris palitris~ TanamSromlobis Sedegad `sasamartlo qronikam~, rogorc CanarTma, mkitxvelta farto wre gaicina. The Court Chronicle Monthly Legal Supplement ALPE provides a monthly legal supplement The Court Chronicle, the first of its kind in Georgia, to an existing popular newspaper Kviris Palitra. It deals with news of the judicial and law enforcement systems at raising public awareness and creating informed attitudes towards the system among the public. 24
About us ALPE-m JurnalistTa saertasoriso centr ICFJ-Tan ertad gamosca `sasamartlo Jurnalistikis saxelmzrvanelo~ (qartul da inglisur enebze), sadac Tavmoyrilia arsebuli masalebi sasamartlo xelisuflebis, misi mowyobis Sesaxeb, fundamenturi sakanonmdeblo aqtebis analizi da ZiriTadi samartlebrivi termonologiis ganmartebebi. aseve, metodurad aris Sejerebuli da Camoyalibebuli samartlebrivi publikaciebis da sasamartlo reportajis Seqmnis ZiriTadi principebi. gvjera, rom es wigni mnisvnelovan daxmarebas gauwevs saqartvelosi moqmed Jurnalistebs samartlebriv sakitxebze kvalificiuri da saintereso siujetebis SeqmnaSi, rac, Tavis mxriv, xels Seuwyobs qveyanasi kanonis uzenaesobis damkvidrebas. Together with the International Center of Journalists (ICFJ), ALPE published Manual of Judicial Journalism (in Georgian and English) that comprises existing materials concerning judicial authorities and the related system, the analysis of fundamental legal acts, and the explanations of principal legal terms. It also provides a wellorganized methodical summary of the main principles for the production of publications on legal issues and judicial reports. We believe that for the journalists who are active in Georgia this manual will be of significant help in producing highly qualified and interesting reports on legal issues, which, in its turn, will promote the establishment of the rule of law in this country. sasamartlo JurnalistikaSi profesiuli standartis normebis damkvidrebisa da mosamartleta korpustan TanamSromlobis swor principebze dafuznebis miznit Seiqmna media jgufi, romelsic JurnalistebTan ertad moqmedi mosamartleebic Sedian. A media group that includes journalists and acting judges has been formed in order to introduce professional standards in judicial journalism and to build the cooperation with judges on correct principles. 25
Cven Sesaxeb `Tqven, rom mosamartle iyot, ra gadawyvetilebas miirebdit?~ _ am SekiTxviT mimartavs telekompania `rustavi 2~-isa da ALPE-is ertoblivi proeqtis wamyvani telemayurebels. `sasamartlo darbazebsi~ es aris gadacema, romelic Tavisi dramaturgiuli qargit sakmaod hgavs teleserials, Tumca misgan gansxvevebit, aq gmirebi samartals sasamartlosi ezeben da TiToeul epizods realur sasamartlo procesebze mirebuli gadawyvetilebebi udevs safuzvlad. Were you a judge, what decision would you make? This is the question that the presenter of the joint project of Rustavi-2 Television Company and ALPE asks viewers. In Courthouses This is a television program whose dramatic plot is quite similar to that of television serials. However, unlike the latter, the heroes in it search for justice in courts and each episode is based on decisions made at real trials. 26
About us `adamiani samartlis ZiebaSi~ precedentuli mnisvnelobis sasamartlo davebi da samartlebrivi kazusebi, rigiti moqalaqeebi da is adamianebi, romeltac saxelmwifom samartalwarmoeba daakisra _ asociaciisa da telekompania `rustavi 2~-is gadacema `kurier P.S.~-is ertoblivi proeqti. TV series In Search of Justice ALPE co-produces with the current affairs programe Courier P.S. of Rustavi 2 a series of specialised television inserts which focus on cases and disputes that set a precedent. 27
Cven Sesaxeb `sasamartlo qronika~ _ radio versia asociaciisa da radio `mwvane talris~ ertoblivi ZalisxmeviT erti wlis ganmavlobasi radiomsmenels sasualeba hqonda `sasamartlo qronikis~ interaqtiuli versiisatvisac esmina. Court Chronicle a Radio version With Radio Green Wave ALPE co-produced a weekly radio program on court and legal issues. The purpose was to provide another outlet for general legal information to the wider public and to introduce high quality legal and court reporting to the Georgian media. The programe featured a phone-in, a weekly update on court proceedings and had an expert commenting on different topical legal issues. 28
A Google search for ALPE reveals kaleidoscopic references, the ALPS, food, hotels, press clippings, a paper shop; there is even a swimming pool provider and a water testing service. ALPE America Latina en la prensa Espanola, ALPE di Siusi... benvenito en Paradiso, Hypo ALPE Adria Bank, Web de la papeleria ALPE, L ALPE d Heuz Ile de soleil, ALPE Aventure, Hotel ALPE ALPE raclette, fondue. About us Amidst the skis and the slopes and the raclette there is also the following: ALPE we provide information and facts on the judiciary of Georgia and the activities of the Association for Legal and Public Education www.alpe.ge The website, however informative with its forum and debates and statistics, doesn t tell the story but this book does. What began in a freezing, electricity free November 2000 on a large brown kitchen table piled high with great ideas and ambitions has become a thriving and vibrant organisation a recognised and respected NGO that communicates issues promoting the development of Georgia. GER HATTON, CHIEF OF PARTY ON THE COMMUNICATING JUDICIAL REFORM PROJECT NOVEMBER 2000 JUNE 2003 Along the way there have been lumps and bumps, swings and roundabouts, huge learning curves, negotiations, meetings, trainings, conferences, work experiences, numerous actions and outcomes (see the website), lobbying, positioning, branding, advocating, changing, making it work. That ALPE exists, is testament to others foresight, that it has achieved the position it has, testament to its ability to network and offer a valued service to donors and stakeholders and that it works, testament to its management and staff. It was my pleasure to spend time with ALPE during these formative years; I look forward to browsing for your next campaigns raclette, fondue, criminal justice reform, swimming pools, citizens advocacy, skiing, parco naturale, anti-corruption, Chateau-d Ox. Can t wait! 29
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socialuri reklamebis kampania Public Service Announcement About us Public Service Announcements in print and electronic media are a part of ALPE strategy socialuri reklama bewdur da eleqtro mediasi ALPE-is strategiis Semadgeneli komponentia Strong Courts, Strong Future was the slogan of the first series of public service announcements run by ALPE. These ads focused on the message that there has been change for the better in the judiciary. Follow the law and the law will protect you was the slogan of four social ads prepared by ALPE and the creative team of the advertising agency TBC Studio. In accordance with the strategic aim of the association the social advertisement targeted wide circles of the population and aimed at informing people on the following important legal topics: Legal Aspects of Heritage Property Relationships Contractual Relationships Relations of the Entrepreneurs with Controlling Structures. `Zlieri sasamartlo Rirseuli cxovrebis aucilebeli pirobaa~ _ aseti iyo asociaciis mier Seqmnili da ganxorcielebuli socialuri da sareklamo kampaniis devizi. `daicavi kanoni da kanoni dagicavs Sen~ _ ALPE-is eqspertebisa da sareklamo kompania TBC Studio-s SemoqmedebiTi jgufis mier am devizit momzadebuli socialuri reklamis otxi videorgoli ori Tvis ganmavlobasi gadaicemoda saqartvelos saxelmwifo televiziis pirvel arxze da telekompania `rustavi 2~-is eterit. `kanoni gazlevs uflebas daicavi es ufleba~ _ kampaniis mtavari mizani saqartvelos sakonstitucio sasamartlos gadawyvetilebata sazogadoebasi gavrceleba iyo. You have a Right - Just Use It - was the slogan of the last series of PSA focused on the decisions of the Constitutional Court of Georgia. 31
Cven Sesaxeb antikorufciuli sareklamo kampania Tbilisis metropolitensi Cvenma asociaciam Tbilisis metrosadgurebsi gamosafenad Seqmna specialuri plakatebi, romlebic gankutvnili iyo TiToeuli adamianis yoveldriur cxovrebasi antikorufciuli ideebis dasamkvidreblad. `Sen SegiZlia Tqva uari _ gaakete arcevani!~ _ iyo Cveni devizi. kampania eqvsi kviris ganmavlobasi grzeldeboda. dasasruls, Cveni iniciativit Catarda metros mudmiv mgzavrta gamokitxva, romlis Sedegebmac cxadyo, rom amgvari reklama efeqturi sasualebaa farto sazogadoebastan urtiertobis dasamyareblad. Anti-corruption Campaign in Tbilisi Metro ALPE created a series of posters for display in the metros of Tbilisi promoting concepts of anti-corruption in everyday life. How to say NO the choice is yours was the message. The campaign ran for a six week period and research conducted with Metro users following the campaign shows that it is a very effective means of advertising. 32
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Zlieri sasamartlo Rirseuli cxovrebis aucilebeli pirobaa Strong Court - Strong Future daicavi kanoni da kanoni dagicavs Sen Follow The Law & The Law Will Protect You kanoni gazlevs uflebas - daicavi es ufleba You Have a Right - Just Use It
Cven Sesaxeb ALPE - publikaciebi Publications lifletebi sakanonmdeblo terminologiisa da samartlebrivi procedurebis gamartivebis miznit ALPE gamoscems komentarebis tipis mcire lifletebs, romlebsic advilad gasageb enaze samartlis calkeuli dargebis praqtikuli sakitxebia mimoxiluli. mati sasualebit moqalaqeebi ireben praqtikul da sasargeblo informacias ama Tu im samartlebrivi problemis gadasawrelad. Topical Legal Leaflets ALPE publishes leaflets that explain complex judicial terminology and procedures for the general public. The leaflets are practical and feature problems people face at court and suggest solutions. The language used is informal and allows those with little or no knowledge of the law an understanding of otherwise difficult legal concepts and practices. 36
A Guide to the Judicial System This guide provides detailed information on the structure of the system, jurisdiction, competencies, the format of law suits, registration for legal entities and other procedures. About us gzamkvlevi sasamartlo sistemasi ornawiliani brosura mkitxvels detalur informacias awvdis sasamartlo sistemis mowyobis, gansjadobis, kompetenciebis, agretve sarcelis formis, iuridiuli pirebis registraciasi gatarebis wesisa da sxva procesualur moqmedebata Sesaxeb. kerzo arbitraji saqartvelosi asociaciam ucxoel eqspertebtan ertad moamzada da gamosza specialuri saxelmzrvanelo qartuli da saertasoriso arbitrajis Sesaxeb, romelic saqmiani wreebis warmomadgenlebs daurigdat. Private Arbitration ALPE organised the international seminar Private Arbitration an Alternative way of Dispute Resolution. The seminar was attended by the members of the business community, lawyers and the representatives from international organisations. ALPE s initiative was to promote the practice of private arbitration in Georgia and facilitate its development. ALPE in co-operation with foreign experts has published a guidebook on Georgian and international arbitration (in the Georgian and English languages) that was mainly distributed among business organisations. 37
Cven Sesaxeb sasamartlo xelisufleba saqartvelosi wigni `sasamartlo xelisufleba saqartvelosi~, Seiqmna qartul da inglisur enebze da moicavs saqartvelos sasamartlo xelisuflebis dawvrilebit mimoxilvas. gamocemas Tan ertvis sasamartlo sistemastan dakavsirebuli normatiuli aqtebis sruli CamonaTvali. Judiciary of Georgia A book Judiciary of Georgia is designed in the Georgian and English languages and includs a detailed and comprehensive review of the structure of Judicial Power in Georgia. The book is appended by the complete list of normative acts related to the Judiciary adopted by the Parliament of Georgia. sisxlis samartlis sasamartlo praqtikis komentari ALPE-m saqartvelosi evrokavsiris warmomadgenlobastan TanamSromlobiT gamosca saqartvelos mecnierebata akademiis saxelmwifosa da samartlis institutis mier momzadebuli wigni `sisxlis samartlis sasamartlo praqtikis komentari~. nasromi mecnieruli xasiatisaa da misi gamoyeneba SesaZlebelia saswavlo programebsi. Commentary to the Court Practice of the Criminal Law ALPE in co-operation with EC Delegation in Georgia has published a book Commentary to the Court Practice of the Criminal Law prepared by the Institute of Law of the Academy of Sciences of Georgia. The book provides assistance to experts in their everyday activities and aims to improve court practice in general. This is a scientific work and it can be used for teaching purposes. It is worth noting that this kind of work has been published for the first time in Georgia. 38
About us `sasamartlo dres~ NEWSLETTER ''COURT TODAY'' 39
Cven Sesaxeb `rogori minda, rom iyos Cemi samsoblo~ & `rogori ar minda, rom iyos Cemi samsoblo~ kalendarsi Sesuli naxatebi da narkvevebi SeirCa asociacia ALPE-is mier organizebuli konkursis Sedegad. konkurssi monawileoba miires saqartvelos Svidi regionis skolis moswavleebma. What kind of country I would like Georgia to be & What kind of country I would not like Georgia to be Pictures and topics in this calendar have been chosen by competition. Seven different regions of Georgia participated in the competition. Best twelve selected pictures and passages from the topics are printed in this calendar. 40
sabavsvo da axalgazrduli programebi Youth Programs About us bavsvis TvaliT danaxuli sasamartlo The Courts: A Child s View According to ten-year-old Salome Karanadze, A judge should be compassionate, God-fearing, humane, modest, offering, fair, courageous, decent, kind and intelligent. She came up with this description following a meeting with the Chairman of the Poti regional court as part of the nationwide children s art competition and series of exhibitions organised by ALPE to raise awareness among school children and their parents about the judicial system the judges and the courts. Prior to submitting drawings each school that participated had a visit from a local judge who spoke with the children about his/her work and then with the guidance of art teachers the young people painted and drew their impressions of the courts and judges. More than 1000 school children throughout the country have taken part in the competition over three years. The best paintings are featured in the ALPE calendars and have been made into posters which are disseminated at the art exhibitions held in courthouses throughout the country. `mosamartle unda iyos Semwyalebeli, RvTis mosisi, kactmoyvare, Tavmdabali, Zlieri, samartliani, gambedavi, patiosani, ketili da mcodne~ _ wers 10 wlis salome karanaze mosamartlestan saubris Semdeg. am da sxva Sefasebebs Tqven Cven mier gamosvebul yovelwliur kalendarsi ixilavt. bavsvebi guldasmit moekidnen saqmes, mat TavianTi STabeWdilebebi furcelze gadaitanes da sxvadasxva saxis naxatebi Seqmnes. am konkurssi saqartvelos yvela raionis skola irebs monawileobas. 2003 wels konkurssi monawileoba atasze metma moswavlem miiro. yovel wels ewyoba gamofenebi raionuli sasamartloebis SenobebSi, sadac yvela monawiles sertifikati da wignebi, xolo gamarjvebulebs specialuri prizebi urigdebat. 41
Cven Sesaxeb praqtikuli samartlis, anu Street Law jgufi Seiqmna asociacia ALPE-is, fond `Ria sazogadoeba saqartvelosa~ da axalgazrda iuristta asociaciis iniciativita da finansuri mxardawerit. saqartvelosi samartlebrivi cnobierebis amarleba, arasrulwlovanta samoqalaqo ganatleba, samartlebrivi codnis praqtikuli gamoyeneba da mozardebsi logikuri azrovnebis unar- Cvevebis ganvitareba am jgufis umtavresi amocanaa. Street Law Practice law Georgia To support the initiatives of ALPE, the Open Society - Georgia Foundation and the Young Lawyers' Association of Georgia founded together and jointly financed the establishment of a Street Law Program in Georgia. Its purpose is to improve the standards of legal education for teenagers, facilitate practical application of legal knowledge and logical thinking, and to promote the supremacy of the law. 42
About us SemecnebiTi wigni `mxiaruli mogzauroba uzenaes sasamartlosi~ rogorc ukve arvnisnet, ALPE-is ert-erti umnisvnelovanesi mizania mozardtatvis sasamartlo sistemis da uzenaesi sasamartlos uket gacnoba. misi ganxorcielebis efeqtur sasualebad mivicniet mozardebistvis SemecnebiTi wignis Seqmna. Children s Guide to the Supreme Court an educational book One of the purposes of the ALPE Communication Strategy is to familiarise young people with the Supreme Court and the judicial system in general. Educational books are an effective means of doing so. We designed a fun guide for children to help them understand judicial procedures. The book provides a short overview of Georgia s constitution and information on government and its structure. The Guide outlines the history of the Supreme Court, its establishment and subsequent development. mxiaruli mogzauroba sasamartlosi 43
Cven Sesaxeb axalgazrdebi saqartvelos parlamentsa da uzenaes sasamartlosi asociaciis proeqtis saganmanatleblo komponentis ert-erti mizania axalgazrdebis gatvitcnobiereba qveynis sakanonmdeblo cxovrebasi, aseve sasamartlo sistemis zogad safuzvlebsa da saqmianobis ZiriTad mimartulebebsi. Cveni mizania saqartvelos sxvadasxva regionsi mcxovrebma axalgazrdebma Tavad ixilon saqartvelos uzenaesi sasamartlo da parlamenti da gaecnon mati musaobis specifikas. uzenaes sasamartlosi specialurad momzadebuli gidi moswavleebs moutxrobs Senobis istorias, zogadad qartuli samartlis warsuls da sasualebas azlevs gaecnon imas, rac adre sasamartloebis daxurul kars mirma xdeboda. yvela stumars gadaecema am programistvis specialurad momzadebuli brosura `saqartvelos uzenaesi sasamartlo~. Young People at the Parliament and the Supreme Court To raise awareness of the Parliamentary procedures and the mechanisms of the judicial system among young people and to create respect and understanding of the parliament and higher courts, we created a program offering guided tours for schools.working in cooperation with representatives of the Parliament and the Supreme Court, the program reaches all educational institutions in Georgia and provides young people from various regions with the opportunity of getting to know the specifics of its work. Our goal is to allow the students to see what goes on behind the closed door. 44
About us koaliciuri proeqti `avasenot Cveni skola~ ALPE COALITION PROJECT LET S BUILD OUR SCHOOL 45
Cven Sesaxeb koaliciuri proeqti `avasenot Cveni skola~ saqartvelos sasualo skolebis saganmanatleblo reforma Coalition Project ''Let's Build Our School" SUPPORT OF EDUCATION REFORMS AT GEORGIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS 2003 wlis ivnisidan asociacia ALPE samoqalaqo monawileobis programis (CAP) farglebsi fond `gadavarcinot bavsvebis~ (USAID) finansuri mxardawerit axorcielebs saqartvelos sasualo skolebis saganmanatlebo reformis axal proeqts `avasenot Cveni skola~. proeqtis ganmaxorcielebel koaliciasi Sedian: samartlebrivi ganatlebis asociacia, Tavisuflebis instituti da samartliani arcevnebisa da demokratiis saertasoriso sazogadoeba. proeqtis mizania saqartvelos sasualo ganatlebis sistemasi demokratiuli Rirebulebebisa da martvis principebis damkvidrebis xelsewyoba, skolebis martvis decentarlizacia da mati mdgrad avtonomiur erteulebad Camoyalibeba. arnisnuli miznis misarwevad konkretul amocanas warmoadgens saskolo doneze TviTmmarTvelobis ideis popularizeba, sazogadoebis CarTva gadawyvetilebis mirebis processi. proeqti aseve miznad isaxavs saskolo administraciis pasuxismgeblobis gazrdas sazogadoebisadmi, sakanonmdeblo iniciativebis SemuSavebasa da arsebuli saertasoriso gamocdilebis gaziarebas samizne jgufebistvis. proeqtis farglebsi dagegmilia skolis sameurveo sabwos, iuridiuli klinikisa da ombudsmenis institutebis Camoyalibeba. Since June 2003 under the Civil Advocate Program and with the financial support of Save the Children (USAID), ALPE has realized the project Let s Build Our School providing educational reforms at Georgian secondary schools. The project is carried out by the coalition: ALPE, the Liberty Institute and International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy. The aim of the project is to establish democratic values and management principles at Georgian secondary schools as well as to decentralize school management and develop schools into strong autonomous units. Concrete tasks to reach the above goals are popularization of the idea of self-governance, promotion of civil involvement in the decision making process, direction of school administration s responsibility vector towards society, implementation of concrete legislative initiatives and international experience raising responsibility level of school administration towards society among the target groups. Under the project it is planned to establish board of trustees, legal clinic as well as ombudsman institute in the schools through the ways of elections. saskolo sabwos arcevnebi dasavlet saqartvelos ert-erti soflis skolasi ELECTIONS OF THE SCHOOL COUNCIL IN A VILLAGE IN WEST GEORGIA 46
armsareblobis Tavisufleba Freedom of Religion About us saqartvelosi faqtobrivad ar arsebobda religiuri TvalsazrisiT liberaluri presa. pirveli Cveni proeqti swored am mimartulebit ganxorcielda. daiwyo Jurnal `zrvaris~ gamocema, romlis SeqmnaSi CvenTan ertad Tbilisis sasuliero akademiis studentebic monawileoben da romlis mizani religiuri TvalsazrisiT pluralisturi media-sivrcis Seqmnaa. `qristianobis socialuri doqtrina~ -pastori patrik de lobies seminari saqartvelos martlmadidebluri eklesiis sasuliero akademiis studentebisatvis SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF CHRISTIANITY PASTOR PETER GOTIER S WORKSHOP FOR THE STUDENTS OF THE THEOLOGICAL ACADEMY OF THE GEORGIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH preskonferencia ALPE-is ofissi PRESS CONFERENCE IN ALPE OFFICE Until recently Georgia did not have a religious press with a liberal perspective. In order to rectify this anomaly, we launched a new project. Together with the students of Tbilisi Theological Academy we started a new publication, ZGVARI (Merge), which aims to provide religious opinions with a pluralistic forum. Round tables and seminars for the students of theological seminaries and academies are integral components of the project. The dominant theme has been the Orthodox Church of Georgia and Civil Society. The venue for all discussions has been the ALPE office. 47
Cven Sesaxeb samoqalaqo programebi Civil Programs fond `Ria sazogadoeba saqartvelos~ samartliani arcevnebis mxardamweri programis formatsi asociacia ALPE axorcielebda fartomasstabian saganmanatleblo saqmianobas saqartvelos regionebsi. The ALPE association pursued large-scale educational activities in Georgia s regions within the format of the Open Society - Georgia Foundation program in support of fair elections. 48
About us mitingi Tbilisis qucebsi MANIFESTATION ON THE STREET asociacia ALPE-is da saqartvelos axalgazrda iuristta asociaciis saganmanatleblo kampania `mitingebisa da manifestaciebis Tavisufleba~ FREEDOM OF RALLIES AND DEMONSTRATIONS EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN OF THE ALPE ASSOCIATION AND THE GEORGIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION 49
Cven Sesaxeb mzrunvelobas moklebuli bavsvebis mxardamweri saqvelmoqmedo aqcia Zvel TbilisSi CHARITY ACTION IN OLD TBILISI IN SUPPORT OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN dasuftavebis aqcia TbilisSi CHARITY ACTION IN TBILISI mrgvali magida studentebis monawileobit ROUND TABLE WITH GEORGIAN STUDENTS 50