The CEPEJ organized, on October 20th in Strasbourg, the 16th meeting of the Network of national correspondents, in charge of the collection of the data necessary to the preparation of the Evaluation Report of European judicial systems. The 2022 edition of this Report, published on October 5th, was presented. This meeting was also the occasion of exchanges between the national correspondents concerning in particular the organization of the data collection, through various workshops organized around different themes: the role of the CEPEJ national correspondents; advice and feedback for a better use of CEPEJ-STAT and CEPEJ-COLLECT as well as a brainstorming on the questionnaire and the results of the data collection.
Council of Europe European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ)
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)
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