{"id":248652,"date":"2022-01-31T14:28:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T19:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=248652"},"modified":"2022-01-31T14:28:50","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T19:28:50","slug":"cuba-structures-of-courts-of-justice-modified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/cuba-structures-of-courts-of-justice-modified\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba: structures of courts of justice modified"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Governing Council of the Supreme People\u2019s Court of Cuba decided to modify the name, headquarters and jurisdiction of the structures of the courts of <\/span>justice<\/span><\/a> on the island, according to official media reports.<\/span><\/p>\n

The provision, <\/span>published in the <\/span>Gaceta Oficial<\/span><\/i> number 10, Extraordinary<\/span><\/a>, responds to the modifications introduced by the Laws on the courts of justice, the Code of processes, the administrative process, the criminal process, approved on October 28, 2021, by the National Assembly of People\u2019s Power, the Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) news agency <\/span>reported<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the media, the aim of the approval of the agreement \u2014 number 277 \u2014 is to \u201cguarantee a quality judicial service, focused on meeting the expectations of users and other interested parties, in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic and other regulatory provisions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The text published in the <\/span>Gaceta Oficial<\/span><\/i> clarifies that, for the decision agreed by the Governing Council of the People\u2019s Supreme Court, \u201cfavorable criteria\u201d were taken from the Attorney General\u2019s Office (FGR), the Ministry of the Interior (MINIT), the Ministry of Justice and the National Organization of Collective Law Firms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The legal document determines, among its provisions, that the governing councils of the courts will periodically evaluate the impact and effectiveness of the implementation of the agreement, in each jurisdictional structure and support units. In turn, and after a year, they will report to the Governing Council of the People\u2019s Supreme Court, according to the ACN.<\/span><\/p>\n

The publication of this agreement transcends at a time when the Cuban judicial system is in the focus of public opinion, due to the legal processes and sentences issued or proposed by them against citizens who participated in the protests that shook the country in July 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Protests, judicial processes and legal solutions: J11 in Cuba<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n