p read ▁lack ▁of ▁confidence ▁but ▁is ▁making ▁progress ▁in ▁recent ▁times . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁serious ▁viol ations ▁of ▁the ▁accepted ▁separation ▁of ▁powers ▁doctrine , ▁system atic ▁attempts ▁to ▁und erm ine ▁tri als , ▁problems ▁with ▁access ▁to ▁justice , ▁problems ▁with ▁court ▁infrastr ucture ▁and ▁financial ▁support , ▁and ▁cor ruption . ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Jud icial ▁System ▁Reform ▁a ims ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁system ▁and ▁bring ▁upon ▁a ▁fair er ▁and ▁more ▁efficient ▁administration , ▁a ▁strength ening ▁of ▁the ▁rule ▁of ▁law , ▁the ▁v et ting ▁and ▁cle ans ing ▁of ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁cor rupt ▁jud ges , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Hier archy ▁▁ ▁Articles ▁ 1 3 5 ▁- ▁ 1 4 5 ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Republic ▁provide ▁the ▁basic ▁framework ▁for ▁the ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁Cour ts ▁System . ▁These ▁prov isions , ▁couple d ▁with ▁applicable ▁laws ▁have ▁given ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁following ▁system : ▁ ▁First ▁Inst ance ▁Cour ts ▁▁ ▁District ▁Cour ts ▁, ▁which ▁have ▁initial ▁juris diction ▁for ▁both ▁criminal ▁( ex cluding ▁serious ▁cr imes ) ▁and ▁civil ▁( ex cluding ▁administrative ▁disput es ) ▁cases . ▁Their ▁territorial ▁juris diction ▁extends ▁to ▁their ▁respective ▁District s . ▁ ▁Court ▁of ▁First ▁Inst ance ▁for ▁Ser ious ▁Cr imes , ▁de als ▁with ▁Ser ious ▁Cr imes ▁and ▁has ▁territorial ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁entire ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Alban ia . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁Court ▁of