Notification on the publication of vacancies for candidates for magistrate 2023-24

All the interested ones who desire to compete in the School of Magistrates are notified that:

In the application of law no. 115/2016, on the organs of the management of the justice system, of law no. 96/2016, on the status of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania, of the Internal Regulation of the School of Magistrates, start registrations for the admission competition for the academic year 2023-2024.  

The number of vacancies for admission in the Program of Initial Formation for the academic year 2023-2024, is going to be 80 candidates for magistrate, of which 40 profile judge and 40 profile prosecutor.

The registration of candidates for magistrate will be done to the scientific secretary of the Program of Initial Formation at the School of Magistrates from 1 February 2023 up to 28 February 2023, at 9.00 – 14.00: 

Address:

School of Magistrates 

Rruga: “Ana Komnena” 

Godina: “Poli i Drejtësisë” 

Tirana

Albania 

Please note the use of the first days of registration so as not to cause overload in the last days of February and at the end of registrations.

The candidate for magistrate who is going to be registered into the admission test in the School of Magistrates must meet these conditions: 

• Should have the complete capacity to act;
• Should be an Albanian citizen;
• Should have completed the second cycle of university studies for justice, of Master of Science diploma, or equivalent to it, according to the definitions of the legislation on the high education, referring to the Article 124 of the law no. 80/2015, on the high education. Their graduation has to be based in the completion of a program in accordance with the 5-year Bologna’s system, or to have been graduated as “Jurist” on a university diploma gained before the adaption of studies according to Bologna’s system in a 4-year program, which is equivalent with an “Integrated Diploma of the Second Level, (IDSL)”;
• The general average grade should be over 8 (eight), and average grade should be over 8 (eight) for the group of the main subjects, where are included: 
• Civil and Obligation Law and its advanced and specialized courses; 
• Criminal Law, (General and Specific Part) and its advanced and specialized courses;
• Civil Procedure and its advanced and specialized courses; 
• Criminal Procedure and its advanced and specialized courses; 
• Administrative Law and its advanced and specialized courses; 
• Constitutional Law and its advanced and specialized courses. 

Determination of advanced and specialized courses  is foreseen by the VCM no. 41/2018, on the elements of study programs offered by institutions of high education.      

For those graduated as "Jurist" in university programs in foreign language, is foreseen  a coefficient of difficulty equivalent with 1.2 which will ponderate their factual average grade; 

• The general average grade comes from the sum of the grades of all subjects developed in the first and second cycle of studies divided by their total number. For the group of the main subjects the average comes from the sum of the group of main subjects divided by their total number. 
• Has at least three years of full time active professional experience as jurist, after the graduation in the complete cycle of university studies, in the judicial or prosecutorial system, in public administration, free legal professions, lecture-giving in justice faculties, or in every other position equivalent to them, in the private sector or in international organizations;
• Has not been convicted by a final criminal decision of committing a criminal offense which, due to the nature of the offense committed, discredits the position and image of the judge or prosecutor and severely damages the public trust in the judicial system, regardless of whether it has been rehabilitated under the provisions of the Criminal Code;
• Has not been removed from office or has not been deprived of license, authorization or permit to practice a profession for disciplinary reasons, regardless of whether the disciplinary measure is considered revoked and there is no disciplinary measure in force; 
• Should not be member of political parties in the time of candidacy;
• Should not have been member, collaborator or favored from State Security before the year 1990;
• Should not have been collaborator, informer, or agent of secret services.

The candidate for registration must present the following documents, or their notarized copies:

In the personal registration file, the student must present the following documents, or their notarized copies:

• The personal request, where are presented the causes of motivation to attend the Program of Initial Formation;
• The request for application, where selects the profile as judge and prosecutor. The request is accomplished in the unique form shared by the School of Magistrates, (Annex 1); 
• In case the applicant has chosen more than one profile as magistrates, the file of application documents will be transmitted to the High Judicial Council, or to the High Prosecutorial Council;
• Declaration which verifies the authenticity of presented documents, filled under the form presented in the Annex 1 of this Regulation;
• University and post-university diplomas for the performed studies;
• Evidences/certifications of one of the official languages of the European Union: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish, on the basis of international tests, recognized by the Ministry of Education and Sports. If the individual has received a university diploma of a study program for justice, done in one of the countries of the European Union and in the education program of studies is evaluated even for the English language, the received diploma serves as an evidence for the accomplishment of this criterion; 
• Life description;
• Identity card; 
• Confirmation of the judicial status; 
• Legal-medical report for his general and specialized capability in the context of the accomplishment of the duty as magistrate or professional in the system of justice;
• Evidences, certifications and recommendations from persons or institutions of work during the three last years; 
• Certificate from the last employer and/or disciplinary bodies that he/she has not resigned or his/her license, authorization or permit to practice a profession has been revoked for disciplinary reasons;
• Declaration which verifies of not being member of political parties in the time of candidacy; 
• Declaration of not having been member, collaborator or favored from State Security before the year 1990; as well as of not having been collaborator, informer, or agent of secret services;
• Workbook that certifies the period of work experience, certifications issued from social security organs that certify contributions paid due to employment in years or, when is the case, the tax liabilities paid in years due to the elaboration of free legal professions;
• A photo;
• The pay registering fee in the sum of 12.000 lekë.

The registration fee cannot be restituted, in case you are not registered because of the non-fulfillment of the above mentioned conditions. 

The competitor, who is going to apply for candidate for magistrate in profiles, (judge & prosecutor), should present the above-mentioned documents in: 

• 1 (one) notarized copy (judge & prosecutor) and 2 (two) photocopies.

Up to 15 March, the School of Magistrates, through a commission composed for the verification of the above-mentioned documents, makes a preliminary evaluation, if the candidate meets the criteria of candidacy. The School has the right of verification chiefly of the authenticity of the documents presented by the candidates and has the right to ask for additional information.

The documents with the requirements accomplished by you will be filed to the High Judicial Council for the applicants who have chosen the profile of judge and applicants who have completed the request for legal advisor/assistant to the court, as well as to the High Prosecutorial Council for applicants who have chosen the profile of prosecutor. 

The admission test will be organized in the written form on two phases.

Competitors, in all phases of the organization of the admission test, must have by themselves the identification document.

The program of the admission test (where you will find even the list of subjects that will be the basis of the test) is published on the website of the School:  www.magjistratura.edu.al. The program of the test responds to both phases of the test: Test of Intelligence, Albanian Language, Psychology and Communication, EU’s legislation, International Relations, Comparative Law (General Principles), History, Professional Ethics, Constitutional Law, Civil and Commercial Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Administrative Law, Family Law, Labour Law.

For more information visit our internet page: www.magjistratura.edu.al Or contact with the School of Magistrates in the e-mail address: info@magjistratura.edu.al

We wish you success!

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