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Jabmi. It would be beneficial if the Assembly could review and make
appropriate amendments to these provisions.
The Chief Justice also pointed out that however, in the law itself the above issue
would be included as a clause and further elaboration would have to be made in
the subsequent Rules or by-laws. The Chief Justice further expressed
appreciation and gratitude for the support to this issue from the National
Assembly, which is in harmony with the Cabinet’s recent instructions that a
legal document for advocates be drawn up. However, the main responsibility of
the Court of Justice is the administration of law and justice and it has no
mandate to formulate and make laws. Therefore, it would be necessary to come
to a final decision as to whether the above law should be drafted by the
Judiciary or by the Department of Legal Affairs.
On the issue of increasing the length of the Jabmi training, the Chief Justice
requested the Assembly to decide upon the required duration and length of the
Jabmi training, which should be included in the legal framework to be drafted
for advocates, as one month is indeed an inadequate length for the Jabmi
training.
The Chief Justice also submitted to the Assembly that an appropriate selection
criteria for Jabmi needs to be decided upon by the Assembly. In conclusion, the
Chief Justice informed the Assembly that the conflicts and cases permissible for
settlement by Jabmi are outlined in the Civil and Criminal Procedural Code. The
Civil and Criminal Procedural Code has been considered by the Cabinet and in
line with the decisions following the exhaustive discussion on the Jabmi,
instructions have been given for the drafting of a legal framework for the
advocates. As the instructions cover the subject comprehensively, it may be
considered sufficient to address this aspect of the issue that has been submitted
for discussion in the National Assembly.
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