Further reforms to Georgia's judicial system were signed into law by the parliament's speaker Monday, overriding a presidential veto.

"The law will take effect tomorrow (Tuesday)," Parliament Speaker Davit Usupashvili said in signing off on a parliament-approved bill that amends Georgia's 15-member high council of justice in line with recommendations from the Venice Commission, an advisory body to the European Council.

After Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili vetoed the bill in April, some 30 institutions, including non-governmental organizations and media, argued the proposed legislative reforms would be of vital significance to the country by promoting judicial independence from government.

It is the second time the parliament speaker, the second highest state functionary in Georgia, has signed into law a bill passed by parliament but vetoed by the president.

Last December, in a historic first, the Georgian parliament overruled a presidential veto on a parliament-approved amnesty for thousands of prisoners, including 190 political prisoners.