The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice
Strasbourg, 30 October 2012
CEPEJ/ODJ(2012)3 Prov
EUROPEAN COMMISSION FOR THE EFFICIENCY OF JUSTICE (CEPEJ)
Thursday, 6 December 2012 (9 am) – Friday, 7 December 2012 (6 pm)
Strasbourg – Agora Building : Room G03
Documents preceded by the following diagram 
will be submitted for examination by the CEPEJ in view of their adoption
For further information, please contact: cepej@coe.int
6 December 2012 - Celebration of the 10th anniversary of the CEPEJ
“The CEPEJ: 10 years of concrete action for improving
the efficiency and quality of the functioning of courts, for the sake of users”
Chairperson: Mr John STACEY, President of the CEPEJ
9.00 |
Opening of the meeting § Gabriella BATTAINI-DRAGONI, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
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9.30 |
10 years of concrete tools aimed at policy makers and justice professionals § The CEPEJ evaluation cycles of European judicial systems: a tool of public policy for orienting reforms of the judicial system Jean-Paul JEAN, Avocat Général, Court of Cassation and associated Professor at the University of Poitiers, France, Chairman of the CEPEJ-GT-EVAL § Tour de table: how has the CEPEJ Report “European judicial system – Edition 2012” been received and used in the member States? All delegations are invited to inform the CEPEJ of actions taken in their countries to disseminate the CEPEJ’s Report and, where appropriate, of the use made of the Report by political and judicial authorities. Discussion |
10.30 – 11.00 |
Break |
11.00 |
§ The CEPEJ court coaching programme on SATURN tools for improving judicial time management: establishing a comprehensive court project Bettina COEN, Judge at the Court of Fribourg, Germany § How can a court clerk use the CEPEJ tools on judicial time management? Jean-Jacques KUSTER, European Union of Rechtspfleger and court clerks (EUR) Discussion § The CEPEJ Handbook for conducting satisfaction surveys aimed at court users: a tool for improving the perception of the users’ trust in their judicial system Carmen DANTIS, Prosecutor at the Court of Vrancea, Romania Discussion § The CEPEJ Guidelines for a better implementation of the existing Council of Europe's Recommendation on enforcement: a key working tool for bailiffs Mathieu CHARDON, Bailiff, Versailles, France, First Secretary of the International Union of Judicial Officers (UIHJ) Discussion |
12.30 |
Lunch Break |
14.00 |
Innovative practices contribute to improving the efficiency and quality of the service delivered to court users |
§ Follow-up of judicial expertises - Regional Court of Antwerp, Belgium, Winner of the “2012 Crystal Scales of Justice Prize”, by Greet NUYENS, Vice-President, First Instance Court of Antwerp, Belgium and Isabelle BRESSELEERS, Judge, First Instance Court of Antwerp, Belgium Discussion § The co-hearing of the family judge and auditor of children, Regional Court of Tarascon, France, Special Mention of the “2012 Crystal Scales of Justice Prize”, by Marc JUSTON, President of the regional Court of Tarascon, France Discussion § Lexnet, General Secretariat of justice administration, Spain, Special Mention of the “2012 Crystal Scales of Justice Prize”, by Gemma del REY ALMANSA, Coordinator in the Unit of Support of the Spanish Secretary General for Justice Administration. Discussion § Judicial data warehouse and performance dashboards, Supreme Court of Slovenia, Special Mention of the “2012 Crystal Scales of Justice Prize”, by Gregor STROJIN, Head of Public Affairs Office, Supreme Court of Slovenia Discussion | |
16.00 – 16.30 |
Break |
16.30 |
A long way to the efficiency and quality of justice |
§ The initial ambitions of the CEPEJ and the current achievements Eberhard DESCH, Head of Division of International Law, Federal Ministry of Justice, Berlin, former President of the CEPEJ § Efficiency and quality of justice are still to be improved: new challenges for the CEPEJ in the coming years. Round Table chaired by André POTOCKI, Judge at the European Court of Human Rights, former Vice-President of the CEPEJ with the participation of: · Eberhard DESCH, President of the CDCJ
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17.30 |
Cocktail offered by the Council of Europe |
7 December 2012 – Continuation of the plenary meeting
1. Adoption of the agenda
2. Information by the President of the CEPEJ and the Secretariat
reference document
CEPEJ in Europe and beyond in 2012
CEPEJ(2012)14
3. Evaluation of European judicial systems
Rapporteur: Frans VAN DER DOELEN (Netherlands), Member of the CEPEJ-GT-EVAL
i. Debriefing on the process implemented since 2002
ii. Continuation of the process
a. amendement of the Evaluation Scheme
b. complementary studies
c. launching of the 2012 - 20104 cycle
d. towards a permanent Observatory of justice in Europe
iii. Implementation of the pilot peer evaluation co-operation process
iv. Specific co-operation with non CoE member states
§ Co-operation with OECD
§ Other co-operation
working documents
Report « European judicial systems –Edition 2012 »
Scheme for evaluating judicial systems
CEPEJ(2012)12Prov
Explanatory Note to the Evaluation Scheme
CEPEJ(2012)13Prov
4. Report for the European Commission on the impact of the functioning of judicial systems on the economy
Rapporteur: Georg STAWA (Austria), Vice-President of the CEPEJ
working document
Report : “The functioning of judicial systems and the situation
of the economy in the European Union member states”
[anglais seulement]
5. Draft report prepared by the CCBE on the role of lawyers in judicial proceedings
Rapporteur: Georg STAWA (Austria), Vice-President of the CEPEJ
working document
Draft report on the role of lawyers in judicial proceedings in Europe
CEPEJ-GT-EVAL(2012)11
6. CEPEJ co-operation programmes
i. Co-operation programmes with Morocco, Tunisia and Jordan
Rapporteurs: Jacques BÜHLER (Switzerland) and Secretariat
ii. Efficiency of justice in the countries of the Eastern Partnership
Rapporteur: Georg STAWA (Austria), Vice-President of the CEPEJ
working documents
Draft report of the first experts’ visit to Morocco /
Projet de rapport de la première visite d’experts au Maroc
[French only]
Strengthening democratic reform in the southern Neighbourhood
(South Programme) /
Renforcer les réformes démocratiques dans les pays du voisinage de la Méditerranée (programme sud) [French only]
Draft programme “Supporting justice reform in the Kingdom of Jordan”
[anglais seulement]
Draft programme of activities – South programme – September to December 2012
Projet de programme d’activité – Programme Sud – septembre à décembre 2012
[French only]
Project report on “Efficient judicial systems
[anglais seulement]
Part I / Part II and III
7. Quality of justice (CEPEJ-GT-QUAL): information on the on-going activities
Rapporteur: Fabio BARTOLOMEO (Italy), Member of the CEPEJ-GT-QUAL
reference document
Report of the 12th meeting of the CEPEJ-GT-QUAL
CEPEJ-GT-QUAL(2012)6
8. SATURN Centre on judicial time management: information on the on-going activities
Rapporteur: Jacques BÜHLER (Switzerland), Chair of the Steering group
i. Updating of the report on lengths of proceedings in the ECHR case law
ii. Draft comments on the SATURN Guidelines of CEPEJ on judicial time management
reference document
Length of court proceedings in the member states of the Council of Europe based on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights - 2nd Edition (F Calvez – N Régis)
CEPEJ-SATURN(2012)14
SATURN Guidelines for judicial time management - Comments and implementation examples
CEPEJ-SATURN(2012)16Rev
9. CEPEJ Network of Pilot Courts
Rapporteur: John STACEY, President of the CEPEJ
Reference document
Composition of the Network of Pilot-courts
10. Targeted co-operation of the CEPEJ with member States
i. Requests for 2013
Members of the CEPEJ are requested to prepare for the meeting, if need be, proposals of concrete activities in the light of the specific needs of their state in 2013.
11. Gender issues within CEPEJ activity
Rapporteur: Gábor SZÉPLAKI-NAGY (Hungary)
12. Election of the Bureau
The terms of reference of the Bureau comes to an end. The current members of the Bureau can be renewed for two more years. Candidatures for the Presidency, Vice-Presidency and membership (2 seats) of the Bureau can be indicated to the Secretariat before 6 December in the evening. The Secretariat recalls that Resolution Res(2011)24 of the Committee of Ministers stresses that Bureau members must be appointed "in accordance with an equitable distribution of posts, taking into account in particular, geographical distribution, gender balance and, where relevant, legal systems".
13. Any other business
Calendar 2013
working document
Tentative CEPEJ calendar 2013
general background documents
Abridged Report of the 19th plenary meeting of the CEPEJ
CEPEJ(2012)6
CEPEJ Activity Programme 2012 - 2013
CEPEJ(2011)6
CEPEJ Medium term activity programme
CEPEJ(2009)4