“If the representative of judicial system passes the red line, the Constitutional Court has the right to immediately impose appropriate sanctions against him”,-so answered the Vice President of Andorra Constitutional Court Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen to the question of Aravot.am as to where is the red line in their country between the government and the judicial system. She informed that the judiciary in Andorra is independent, and detailed,- “It means that the government and the authorities are not trying to intrude into the judicial system, and the government accepts the decisions that are made both by ordinary judges, and by Constitutional Court.” We inquired how they reached this situation. L. Larsene replied,- “Our Constitution is new, twenty years old. On the other hand, it is important that the will displayed by the players of the power comply with Constitutional and the European standards.” In regard to violation of the “red line” by the Government, our interlocutor cited an example: “Once the government tried to use its power and put pressure on the judicial system. Hence, the Constitutional Court qualified this practice as unacceptable, and applied appropriate sanctions against the Government.”
Tatev HARUTYUNYAN
