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A Cypriot initiative dedicated to children and entitled «Kids in Court Game (KiCGame)» has won the Cristal Scales of Justice Prize
The 2023 European "Crystal Scales of Justice" Prize, organised by the Council of Europe in order to reward innovative judicial practices within European judicial institutions, was awarded on 4 October 2023 in Paris (France) to the Judicial Training School and “Hope For Children” CRC Policy Center...
35th meeting of the Working Group on judicial time management
The Working Group on judicial time management (CEPEJ-SATURN) will meet in Strasbourg, France, on 5 and 6 October 2023. The meeting’s discussions will focus on a report on case-weighting in public prosecution services with a view to its possible adoption. The report is based on the analysis of...
Second visit of CEPEJ experts to pilot courts within the court coaching programme in Georgia
The court coaching programme of European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) continues from 25 to 28 September 2023 with the 2nd visit to the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Rustavi Municipal Court, as well as with the 1st visit to two other pilot courts: the Zugdidi District Court...
Publication of two specific studies on the professions of enforcement agents and judicial experts
As every two years, two Specific Studies on Enforcement Agents and on Judicial Experts have been published on the CEPEJ website and on the special CEPEJ-STAT page. These studies have been prepared respectively by the International Union of Judicial Officers (UIHJ) and the European Expertise and...
Towards a better application of the CEPEJ Ethical Charter on Artificial Intelligence
The CEPEJ’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board (AIAB) convened on 21 September for its 5th meeting to discuss the draft “Assessment Tool”, operationalising the “European ethical Charter on the use of AI in judicial systems and their environment”. The forthcoming tool will provide clear and...
Pilot project on primary legal aid in Latvia: training for providers
In the framework of the project “Strengthening access to justice in Latvia through fostering mediation and legal aid services (Phase II),” funded by the EU via the Technical Support Instrument of the European Union and implemented by the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European...
Presentation to the KJC of a Methodology to interpret judicial statistics and improve the functioning of courts
On 18 September 2023, in Pristina, the CEPEJ presented to the President of the Kosovo* Judicial Council (KJC), Mr Albert Zogaj, and to the Directors of the Statistical and IT Services of the KJC, Mr Besnik Ramosaj and Mr Fatmir Rexhepi, the methodology developed by Mr Jacques Bulher (member of...
2023 Crystal Scales of Justice Prize – Jury meeting
The jury for the 12th European Crystal Scales of Justice Prize, organised by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) to reward innovative judicial practices within European judicial institutions, met in Paris on 12 September 2023. This year, 48 projects from 17 states were...
Non-judge staff in Vlora, Fier and Tirana courts trained by the CEPEJ on judicial time management
A series of trainings on CEPEJ judicial time management tools and on court performance indicators for non-judge staff was launched on 8-9 June 2023 in the courts of Vlora and Fier, and was followed by similar trainings in Tirana first instance court on 22-23 June 2023 and in Tirana Appeal court...
Meeting with the General Prosecutor of the Agadir Court of Appeal
Making the most of the opportunity provided by the 2nd Regional Conference of the South-Mediterranean Network of Justice Inspection Services, which was held in nearby Taghazout (Morocco) on 3 and 4 July 2023, the General Prosecutor of the Agadir Court of Appeal, Mr Abderazzek Fettah, organised a...
Launching event and start of court coaching activities in the pilot courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina
On 3 July 2023, the launching event of the project on “Strengthening the efficiency and quality of justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina” took place in the premises of the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina (HJPC) and brought together key project beneficiaries, in...
2nd Regional Conference of the South-Mediterranean Network of Justice Inspection Services
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), in collaboration with the European Network of Justice Inspections Services (RESIJ) and the High Council of the Judiciary of the Kingdom of Morocco, is organizing the 2nd Regional Conference of the South-Mediterranean Network of...
The CEPEJ organised a workshop on developing mediation practices in Albania
To mark the 10th anniversary of the National Mediation Chamber of Albania, a workshop focusing on the development of mediation in Albania was organized by the CEPEJ on 30 June 2023 in Tirana, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of Albania and the National Chamber of Mediation. Mediators,...
2nd Regional Conference of the South-Mediterranean Network of Justice Inspection Services
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), in collaboration with the European Network of Justice Inspections Services (RESIJ) and the High Council of the Judiciary of the Kingdom of Morocco, is organizing the 2nd Regional Conference of the South-Mediterranean Network of...
Second visit of CEPEJ experts to Bulgaria in the framework of the bilateral cooperation programme on workload in the judicial system
From 28 to 30 June 2023, a team of CEPEJ experts visited Bulgaria to deepen their knowledge and exchange with the project partners on the measurement and management of magistrates' workload according to the type of case, the jurisdiction or the location of the court, as well as on the processes...
CEPEJ organises a series of meetings in Azerbaijan on the digitalisation of the mediation system
On 19-21 June 2023, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) organised an activity focusing on the digitalisation of the mediation system in Azerbaijan. It targeted gathering information and discussing possible improvements of the current case management and exploring the...
A Guide on judicial e-auctions adopted and published by the CEPEJ
The CEPEJ adopted a Guide on judicial e-auctions at its 40th plenary meeting on 15 and 16 June 2023. The Guide is addressed to States seeking to set up a judicial e-auctions system or to improve the existing one in order to increase the efficiency of its enforcement process. It contains an...
The CEPEJ adopted the Time Management Checklist to analyse the length of judicial proceedings
During its 40th plenary meeting (Strasbourg, 15-16 June 2023), the CEPEJ adopted the revised Time Management Checklist and its Explanatory Note. The first version was adopted by the CEPEJ in 2005 and was very successful since then within the European judicial systems. The Checklist is a...
The CEPEJ adopts its «Backlog reduction tool»: a new roadmap for identification and addressing structural delays in court proceedings
During its 40th plenary meeting (Strasbourg, 15-16 June 2023), the CEPEJ adopted a new tool designed to help countries reduce the backlogs of court cases, a frequent issue encountered by many states and highly detrimental to the right to a fair trial within a reasonable time enshrined in Article...
The 40th CEPEJ Plenary meeting will be held on 15 and 16 June in Strasbourg
The work examined by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) at its 40th plenary meeting (15-16 June 2023): 2022 activity report, reducing the backlog of court cases and e-auctions At its 40th plenary meeting to be held in Strasbourg on 15 and 16 June, the CEPEJ intends to...
Progress in identifying Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in judicial systems
The CEPEJ’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board (AIAB) convened on 12 June for its 4th meeting, to decide on the next batch of Cyberjustice and AI systems to be published in the CEPEJ’s “Resource Centre on Cyberjustice and AI” at the occasion of the 40th CEPEJ Plenary meeting. The Resource...
The CEPEJ publishes an evaluation of the judicial systems of the European Union member States
In the frame of a cooperation with the European Commission, the CEPEJ evaluates annually certain aspects of the judicial systems of the EU member States based on the methodology developed within the framework of the cycles of evaluation of the judicial systems. The first part of the CEPEJ study...
Workshops with judges to address the backlog of cases in the Civil Division in Kosovo* courts using CEPEJ tools for judicial time management
On 7, 8 and 9 June 2023, the Vice President of the CEPEJ Ivan Crnčec participated in three workshops organised to support the Commission established by the Kosovo Judicial Council to monitor the implementation of the Strategic Plan on access to justice, efficiency and prioritisation of cases....
Restarting of the CEPEJ coaching activities in Albanian Courts
Following up on the activities delivered in the previous phases of the project, the SEJIV Action restarted court coaching activities on 31 May -1 June 2023, with the Appeal Court (general jurisdiction) and the Court of First Instance in Durres. The CEPEJ experts reviewed judicial statistics...
Meeting with the Belgian judicial authorities to reinforce the co-operation with the CEPEJ
At the invitation of the President of the Executive Committee of the Belgian Federal Public Service of Justice, Mr. Jean-Paul Janssens, also CEPEJ member in respect to Belgium, the Secretariat of the CEPEJ went to Brussels (Belgium) on 31st May and 1st June in order to meet the Belgian judicial...
The CEPEJ organises a visit of the representatives of the General Inspection of Justice of France and a training on thematic inspections in Albania
The CEPEJ organised an exchange between the President of the European Network of Justice Inspections (RESIJ) and Chief of the General Inspection of Justice of France Mr Christophe Straudo, and the High Inspector of Justice of Albania, Mr Artur Metani, on 1 - 2 June 2023 in Tirana (Albania). They...
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: IMPLEMENTING A PILOT PROJECT OFFERING PRIMARY LEGAL AID IN THREE LOCATIONS IN LATVIA (DEADLINE EXTENDED)
This call for proposals is launched in the context of the joint EU/CoE cooperation project "Strengthening access to justice in Latvia through fostering mediation and legal aid services (Phase II)" for the implementation of a pilot project offering primary legal aid in three locations in Latvia. A...
Launching of the JUSTAT AIS – the national tool for publishing judicial statistics in the Republic of Moldova
The launching of the JUSTAT Automated Information System (AIS) took place on 26 May 2023 in a public event to present this new tool, with the participation of the representatives of the national authorities, partners in charge of developing the tool, and the CEPEJ experts, Rado Brezovar...
Launch of CEPEJ court coaching programme in pilot courts in Georgia
The court coaching programme of European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) organised in the framework of the project “Support to modernisation of court management in Georgia” will begin with the experts visit from 23 to 25 May 2023 to two pilot courts: the Supreme Court of Georgia...
French National Day of Access to Law
The CEPEJ participates on 24 May 2023 in the French National Day of Access to Law, by holding a stand all day at the Strasbourg Judicial Court, together with many other legal actors. This day, organised by the "Conseil Départemental de l'Accès au Droit du Bas-Rhin" (CDAD 67) and opened by the...
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