The Jury composed of eminent judicial professionals has examined 38 applications representing about 20 members States of the Organisation.

The Crystal Scales of Justice Prize awarding ceremony took place at the main event of the European Day of civil justice in Ljubljana (Slovenia). The representatives of the Council of Europe and of the European Commission assisted to this ceremony.

The Winner of the 2012 Edition of the Crystal Scales of Justice Prize in the  Regional Court of Antwerp (Belgium),for his efforts consented to the follow-up of judicial expertises.

• Video presentation of the initiative "Follow-up of judicial expertises" from the Regional Court of Antwerp
• Motivation of the jury

The three projects that has also been awarded during this ceremony are:

• The co-hearing of the judge to family affairs – Auditor of children – Regional Court of Tarascon (France) (presentation in French)
• Judicial data warehouse and performance dashboards – Supreme Court of Slovenia (Slovenia)
• Motivation of the jury
• Lexnet – General Secretariat of justice administration (Spain) - Powerpoint presentation / Video presentation

Useful resources

• Press release announcing the winner (26 October 2012)
• Press release announcing shortlisted projects (15 October 2012)
• Programme
• European Commission - Civil Justice website

Innovative practices contribute to improving the efficiency and quality of the service delivered to court users (2 pm to 4 pm)

The selected projects of the Crystal Scales of justice Prize, which have been awarded on 25 October 2012 at the main event of the European Day of Civil Justice in Vilnius (Lithuania), have been invited to present their initiative