Vetting law

84/2016, "On the transitional re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania", is a piece of Albanian legislation.

Allowing for the evaluation of judges and prosecutors and their dismissal after a review was completed by a panel of appointed "commissioners", it was developed through cooperation between all major political parties in the Albanian parliament and several international actors after the unanimously approved constitutional amendments that allowed for its creation.

[3] The Independent Commission of Qualification was set up to conduct checks on the moral character, professional performance, and wealth of judges and prosecutors in Albania with other bodies responsible for monitoring the process and handling appeals.

[4][5] During the first period of evaluations, around 800 judges and prosecutors were subject to the vetting process, over 200 of which were subsequently dismissed.

[6] From January 2025, ongoing evaluations previously run by the Independent Commission will be carried out by SPAK.