Is there a specific model to be followed in drafting judicial decisions?
In drafting a judicial decision a judge should bear in mind his/her constitutional and legal obligations. First, The Constitution of Albania provides that any judicial decision should be reasoned, and second The Code of Civil Procedure (CPC) foresees that judicial decision should contain an introduction, a descriptive-reasoning and an ordering part. Thus, the legal framework provides for some guidelines that must be followed from judges in drafting the decision. In addition, judges that have completed the initial training program at The Albanian Magistrates’ School have started to apply a uniform practice in drafting their judicial decision. They, in majority of cases, are following a specific model taught to them during the course “Writing and Legal reasoning”, which inter alia aims to provide the magistrates with the skill to apply uniform principles in drafting the decisions. Can each individual judge choose his own style of drafting his decision? Courts at all levels, based on inte
