Precautionary measures taken for the functioning of justice facilities in the time of pandemics : Covid-19 as a case

Abstract EN

Algeria too has taken strict measures to confront the Coronavirus and stop its spread.

These measures have affected several sectors, including the justice sector.

Therefore, several executive decrees related to the prevention measures, mainly the quarantine, were issued.

The Minister of Justice also issued a statement to establish measures for the functioning of the justice facility requiring the suspension of the work of the judicial authorities until this pandemic is controlled without explicitly declaring the state of force majeure.

He ordered to activate them by litigants to exercise the right to appeal.

The aim of this study is to clarify the functioning method of the justice sector, especially the judiciary, and the effect of the procedural dates after the Minister of Justice activated Article 322 of the Civil and Administrative Procedures Law.

The most important results reached was that Algeria did not officially announce the state of force majeure, and the advantages and disadvantages of the framework of preventive measures issued by the Minister of Justice for the good functioning of the justice sector.