On 20-21 July 2022, CEPEJ supported a Study Visit of judges and members of the Kosovo Judicial Council to Latvian judiciary. A group of 16 participants including Mr Albert Zogaj, the Chairman of the Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC), Mr Enver Peci, the President of the Supreme Court, Presidents of Basic Courts, as well as representatives of the KJC Secretariat took part in the two-day study visit. The purpose of the visit was to exchange information and experience on topics of common interest such as the digitalisation of court proceedings, case weighting, judge’s performance evaluation and judicial map reforms. Meetings were held with Latvian counterparts at the Riga Regional Court, the Judicial Council of Latvia, the Supreme Court, the Riga District Court of Jurmala, and the Court Administration of Latvia, where the CEPEJ expert Ms Anna Skrjabina presented several projects developed and implemented to improve the efficiency and quality of the justice system. In particular, participants had the opportunity to see how videoconferencing is used in Latvian courts and discuss with the interlocutors the use of the e-case, e-portal and e-services offered to court users.

This activity was organised by the KoSEJ II Action, which is part of the joint programme entitled "Horizontal Facility of the Western Balkans and Turkey II", co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence