Legal and Judicial System Transformation in Transition Economy: The Macedonian Case

Runcheva-Tasev, Hristina and Stojanovska-Stefanova, Aneta and Ognjanoska, Leposava (2022) Legal and Judicial System Transformation in Transition Economy: The Macedonian Case. Res novae-Journal for Integrated Science, 7 (1). pp. 126-157. ISSN 2464-0344

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Abstract

Economic growth and poverty reduction are highly dependent on the well-functioning legal and judicial institutions. Experience in transition countries suggests that the legal transition and economic performance go hand in hand in advancing results. The transition from socialism to capitalism in the Republic of North Macedonia has required fundamental reforms of legal and judicial institutions. The paper analyses the experience of the country in the legal and judicial institutions transformation, a long-term process that still has active and ongoing reforms. Despite the adoption of the structural preconditions for judicial independence (legal framework, judicial councils, and academies), political intervention, corruption and influence in judicial decisions are common and legal uncertainty remains. The authors explore the effects that the legal and judicial institutions’ transformation has on Macedonian economic development by drawing data from official sources/reports. The conclusions suggest that creating a well-defined judiciary system with enforcement ability should be a priority for the executive branch of the Macedonian government to achieve improved economic performance and functional market economy.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Economics and business Social Sciences > Law Social Sciences > Political Science
Divisions:	Faculty of Tourism and Business Logistics
Depositing User:	Aneta Stojanovska
Date Deposited:	11 Feb 2022 09:14
Last Modified:	11 Feb 2022 09:14
URI:	https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/29377

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