The president of the Supreme Court of Justice, Jorge Subero Isa, believes the constitutional reform should be left for another time. “There are greater problems we must confront at this time. The reform of the constitution can wait,” he said. Subero Isa does not believe that modifying the constitution will contribute to resolving the serious difficulties the nation is undergoing at the present time. President Leonel Fernandez has supported constitutional reform to guarantee a greater level of democracy and pluralism in society and protect the rights and obligations of citizens.
In the previous modification to the constitution, which occurred 25 July 2002, presidential re-election was reintroduced and closed voting stations were eliminated.
Subero said that it is necessary to establish a constitutional panel in order to review the motions received regarding violations to the nation’s charter. The judge supports adopting the Costa Rican model, in which a constitutional hall operates within the structure of the Supreme Court of Justice. A method is being sought to give more agility to the Supreme Court, which at present has 170 decisions pending on cases submitted for alleged constitutional violations.