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Back Call for tenders for national experts on legal aid and mediation in Latvia

In the framework of the Project “Strengthening access to justice in Latvia through fostering mediation and legal aid services (Phase II)” funded by the European Union and Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe, the Council of Europe is looking for providers of intellectual services related to legal aid and mediation in Latvia. The project includes two lots:

- The design of the new preliminary legal aid model, establishment of quality standards and quality assurance mechanisms, training of a new class of legal professional to provide legal aid.

- Increasing the awareness of mediation through legal aid and the design of awareness campaigns to promote mediation among specific target groups.

Interested parties are invited to consult the documentation below and follow the instructions for submission, in English by email only. Working knowledge of conversational English in a professional environment is required.

The deadline for the submission of tenders is 3 August 2022

Latvia July 2022

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The CEPEJ will participate to the next EUR General Assembly

From 13.9.2023 to 16.9.2023 the General Assembly of the European Union of Rechtspfleger (EUR) will take place in Prague. It will be attended by Ivan CRNČEC, the Vice-President of the CEPEJ.

One of the topics of the event will be: Rechtspfleger - Development of training in Europe.

For questions please mail to: [email protected]

In setting up the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) at the end of 2002, at the initiative of the European ministers of Justice who met in London (2000), the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe wanted to establish an innovative body for improving the quality and efficiency of the European judicial systems and strengthening the court users’ confidence in such systems.

The CEPEJ develops concrete measures and tools aimed at policy makers and judicial practitioners in order to:

Analyse the functioning of judicial systems and orientate public policies of justice
Have a better knowledge of judicial timeframes and optimize judicial time management
Promote the quality of the public service of justice
Facilitate the implementation of European standards in the field of justice
Support member states in their reforms on court organisations

The CEPEJ also contributes with specific expertise to debates about the functioning of the justice system in order to provide a forum for discussion and proposals and bring the users closer to their justice system. (Read more)

CEPEJ TOOLS BY THEMATIC