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Professionals of Kosovo* Constitutional Court and Information and Privacy Agency enhance knowledge of European standards under the Right for Respect of Private and Family Life
Protection of the right to privacy faces many challenges in modern age considering the rapid digital transformation of society. The expansion of internet and electronic communications in last decades brought many advantages for humankind, but also serious concerns for protection of personal data...
European NPM Forum: sharing practices on monitoring of pre-trial detention facilities and other important subjects
On 4-5 June 2024, the joint EU-CoE project “Support to Council of Europe for EU network of prison monitoring bodies” (the European National Preventive Mechanisms (NPM) Forum), which aims at harmonising standards of detention in all places of deprivation of liberty, organised a workshop on...
Practical Discussions on Mutual Legal Assistance and Extradition with Regional Prosecutors in Ukraine
From May 28 to 31, 2024, the Council of Europe and the EU project "Pravo-Justice" (Phase III), in collaboration with the Office of the Prosecutor General, held discussion sessions on practical aspects of international cooperation at the Prosecutors Training Center of Ukraine. The target audience...
Judges and prosecutors in Kosovo* deepen understanding of the Right to an Effective Remedy
The Right to an Effective Remedy, protected under the Article 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), contains key guarantees for individual’s access to remedies for human rights violations that must be effective in practice as well as in the law. Article 13 has no independent...
Annual Conference of Judges of the Republic of Serbia Judicial days - 2024
The Annual Conference of Judges of the Republic of Serbia - Judicial days 2024 was traditionally organised in Vrnjačka Banja from May 23 until May 25, 2024. The joint CoE/EU project “Support for the implementation of the Judicial Reform in Serbia” contributed to the organisation of the Annual...
Progress in Action: Advancing the Maltese Justice System
On 7-10 May, next steps were made in implementing the Action Plan on re-organisation of the offices of the Attorney General and State Advocate aimed at enhancing Malta's justice system. Working groups within the Office of the State Advocate were organised, aimed at refining processes for greater...
Ukrainian Delegation of the Office of the Prosecutor General in the Council of Europe HQ: international cooperation in criminal matters in the focus of the visit
On May 15-16, 2024, representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine visited the headquarters of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. The delegation consisted of management and representatives of the Department for International Legal Cooperation of the Office of the...
Regional conference in Belgrade looks at the use of encrypted communication in criminal proceedings
A regional two-day conference on legal aspects of the use of data from encrypted messaging services as evidence in criminal proceedings started in Belgrade today. Its objective is to allow legal professionals from the Western Balkans region to learn from experience of their peers form other...
North Macedonia: Workshop on the execution of the European Court’s judgments concerning the right to liberty and security
On 10 May, a workshop on best practices regarding the execution of the European Court’s judgments in the field of the right to liberty and security of persons (Article 5 of the Convention) was co-organised by the Academy for Judges and Prosecutors of North Macedonia and the Transversal Challenges...
TJENI Supports Development of the Anonymisation Tool to Foster Transparency of the Romanian Judiciary
In a significant stride towards enhancing legal transparency and safeguarding personal data, the anonymisation (pseudonymisation) tool has been developed in the framework of the TJENI project. The Romanian Academy Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence “Mihai Drăgănescu” (RACAI), in close...
Lithuanian Courts Benefit from Speech Recognition Technology to Expedite Legal Proceedings
With the aim of streamlining legal proceedings, the TJENI project has supported the National Courts Administration (NCA) of Lithuania to integrate speech recognition software into its court infrastructure. The implementation of this tool resulted in the reduce of the workload of court staff and...
Exciting Milestone Reached in TJENI Project: Advancing Digitalisation of Cypriot Judiciary
The TJENI project proudly announces the successful support to further digitalisation of the Cypriot judiciary through procurement of IT equipment and the development of the IT tool for the publication of law journals. The TJENI project extends gratitude to Council of Europe’s experts Simone...
Exchange of experiences between the High Courts of Italy and Albania on harmonisation of judicial practices
On 22-24 April, a delegation of the Albanian High Court paid a study visit at the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation to exchange experiences on harmonisation of judicial practices in line with international standards, in particular the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). They explored the...
Lawyers from İzmir enhance their knowledge on human rights standards on immigration detention
The joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Strengthening the human rights protection in the context of migration in Türkiye”, in co-operation with the Union of Turkish Bar Associations, continue to support lawyers from local Bar Associations across Türkiye. Sixteen lawyers from the İzmir...
The Working Group finalised the Draft Rulebook on Administration in Public Prosecutors’ Offices
The Working Group of the Ministry of Justice finalised the Draft Rulebook on Administration in Public Prosecutors’ Offices with the support of the project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Serbia" at the meeting in Vrdnik. The representatives of the Supreme Public Prosecutors’...
Improved capacities of public prosecutors to implement European Court of Human Rights standards in their decisions
he first of four planned meetings for public prosecutors on how to refer to standards and case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in prosecutorial acts and on proper ways to quote ECtHR decisions, took place in Belgrade on 24 April. The meetings are organised by the joint European...
The common Methodology for the Multi-Country Study is now published
A common Methodology has been prepared within the framework of the Council of Europe’s Project on “Support to efficient domestic capacity for the execution of ECtHR judgments (Phase 1)”. One of the main components of the Project is the carrying out of a Multi-Country Study that will analyse...
Judicial dialogue, increased lawyers’ capacities discussed at launching event of new project to support the Constitutional Court of Kosovo*
More than 100 judges and legal practitioners from Kosovo* gathered in a conference dedicated to judicial protection of human rights, inaugurating a new cycle of the Council of Europe project aimed at supporting the Constitutional Court of Kosovo* in applying and disseminating European human...
Strengthening the role and accountability of court interpreters and translators in Montenegro
Due to their role in judicial proceedings, court interpreters play an essential role in ensuring the equality of citizens in justice-related communications. In Montenegro, around 400 licensed court interpreters provide services for 25 languages in the proceedings before the police, the...
New Communication Strategy for Judicial Council and Courts presented in Montenegro
The Communication strategy of the Judicial Council and Courts for 2024 - 2026 and the 2024 Action Plan were presented to court presidents, press judges and the Judicial Council's members. The Strategy defines ways of communicating with public and media, contributing to greater accountability of...