This baseline analysis of the functioning of the Judicial Council of the Republic of
Macedonia was developed under the “Increased Public Supervision of the Operation
of the Judicial Council of the Republic of Macedonia” project implemented by the
Institute for Human Rights with the support of the British Embassy in Skopje. It
provides an overview of the current operation of the Judicial Council of the Republic
of Macedonia (hereinafter: JCRM).
The right of any citizen to be tried by an independent and impartial judge is
the fundamental postulate of the judiciary. Independence and impartiality of the
judiciary are values guaranteed with the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia,
the legislation of the Republic of Macedonia and the international treaties ratified
by the Republic of Macedonia.