News on Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Albania (SEJ)
CEPEJ tools for the efficiency and quality of justice introduced to Albanian court councils
Members of the first instance court councils of Albania, representatives of the High Court of Albania and of the High Judicial Council were part of the capacity building activity on CEPEJ tools on court efficiency and quality of justice, organised with the support of the European Union and the...
Non-judge staff of Albanian courts trained on CEPEJ tools on judicial time management
The action on Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Albania in co-operation with the High Judicial Council, completed a series of trainings on CEPEJ tools on judicial time management for 150 support staff of courts including chancellors, legal advisors and judicial secretaries,...
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Improving court’s performance through user satisfaction surveys: new online system launched in Vlora
Court users in Vlora will now have the possibility to evaluate the quality and efficiency of Courts’ performance, based on their individual experiences. A web-based court user satisfaction system was presented today to key representatives from the justice institutions, civil society and media, in...
Supporting development of mediation in Albania
To mark the 10th anniversary of the National Mediation Chamber in Albania, a workshop focusing on the development of the mediation in Albania was organized on 30 June 2023 in Tirana in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice and the National Chamber of Mediation. Mediators, lawyers,...
Raising capacities of courts in Albania on judicial time management
The courts of general jurisdiction of Vlora and Fier are being assisted with the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) tools on judicial time management and court performance indicators, in the framework of the European Union / Council of Europe joint action on Strengthening...
Judicial Inspection capacities further enhanced in line with European practices
Today, 38 members of the High Inspector of Justice in Albania enhanced their capacities on thematic inspections combining the best European and international experiences. Steered by Marjorie Obadia and Jean-louis Daumas, inspectors of the High Justice Inspectorate of France, the training module...
High Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils enhance their inter-institutional cooperation and implementation of CEPEJ tools
In the frame of the Albanian Justice Day, senior representatives and staff of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Councils gathered in a high level event in Korça. Supported by the European Union and the Council of Europe action SEJ IV, the purpose of the event was to enhance their...
Press judges discuss tools for judicial communication with public and the media
In support of enhancing transparency of the justice system and ensuring better communication of the court with public and the media, the High Judicial Council of Albania and 16 newly appointed press judges participated in a workshop to discuss communication tools and strategies with media and the...
CEPEJ experts conduct an assessment mission on mediation practices in Albania
A mission of experts from the Council of Europe's European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ) took place in Albania to assess the current situation in the field of mediation. This initiative, supported by European Union and the Council of Europe joint SEJIV action, aims to provide...
Renewed partnership with key judiciary institutions in strengthening efficiency and quality of justice in Albania
Representatives from key beneficiaries, partner institutions, the European Union and the Council of Europe participated in the 1st Steering Committee meeting of the third phase of the European Union / Council of Europe joint Action on Strengthening the quality and efficiency of justice in Albania...