Kastriot Selita, Chairman of the Appeals Board at the Review Conference: Accurate Data and Correct Cooperation with INFOCIP

The Administrative Court of Appeal faced a heavy burden. Systematic assessments of the court burden carried out by INFOCIP suggest that this court should have at least 20 judges to consider in the long run the large volume of cases being appealed, out of the only 13 currently. Invited by INFOCIP at the National Conference “Delays in Administrative Trial and Court Relations”, the President of this Court highly appreciated the cooperation that INFOCIP has provided and the usefulness of thematic assessments already carried out each year.

According to the study, in two years, 2018 and 2017, the Administrative Court of Appeal rendered 10289 decisions on the merits. Of these, only 1% were adjudicated within the 30-day deadline set by law. The average duration of the trial in 2018 is estimated at 745 days and in 2017 it is 677 days.

During 2017, the first instance administrative courts adjudicated 10439 foundation cases, with an average duration of 163.5 days. The best performance in this regard was given by the Administrative Court of Gjirokastra, followed by that of Vlora and Tirana. The latter also faced the largest burden of 5061 founding decisions. Each of the 16 judges has rendered 26 foundation decisions each month, not counting the review of claims.