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Workshop organised by the CEPEJ for pilot courts management in Bosnia and Herzegovina and project’s 3rd Steering Committee Meeting
In an effort to enhance the efficiency and quality of justice in five project’s pilot courts, the HFIII Action “Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in BiH (BIHSEJ)” piloted by the CEPEJ conducted a workshop “Roadmap for implementation of the expert’s recommendations in pilot...
10th meeting of the CEPEJ Working Group on Cyberjustice and Artificial Intelligence
On 4 and 5 March 2024, the CEPEJ Working Group on Cyberjustice and Artificial Intelligence (AI) (CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST) met for the first time under its mandate 2024-2025. Maria Giuliana Civinini (Italy) was elected president of the group whose other members are Pedro Alexandre Monteiro Almeida...
CEPEJ participates in the reorganisation of the Attorney General and State Advocate offices in Malta
On 22 and 23 February 2024, CEPEJ experts visited in Malta the offices of the Attorney General and State Advocate in the framework of the joint CoE/EU project “Attorney General and State Advocate in Malta - Implementation of action plan on offices re-organisation” in order to assess their...
Closing event for the Council of Europe / European Union co-operation project on legal aid and mediation
The project “Strengthening access to justice in Latvia through fostering mediation and legal aid services (Phase II)” held its closing event on 21 February in Riga, Latvia. The event kicked off with opening statements by Kristīne Pommere,Deputy State Secretary for Foreign Cooperation and...
The CEPEJ organizes a workshop for Albanian court councils on its tools aimed at improving the efficiency and quality of justice
Members of the court councils (the recently established governing body of the courts, composed of court presidents, deputy court presidents and court chancellors) of all first instance courts of Albania, representatives of the High Court and of the High Judicial Council of Albania attended on 9...
ECN Webinar #7/2024 Generative AI in the field of Justice
Is generative artificial Intelligence (AI) suitable for the administration of justice? The use of generative AI in the private sector is on the rise and new systems are rolled out nearly every day. But what is the situation for the public sector? What are the tools currently used and what are...
Information note on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) by judicial professionals in a work-related context
Generative AI tools are becoming increasingly accessible and popular. Reports on the use of publicly available tools in the field of justice are increasing. The CEPEJ’s Working group on Cyberjustice and Artificial Intelligence (CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST) issued this note to give some preliminary thought...
46th meeting of the CEPEJ Working Group on the evaluation of judicial systems (CEPEJ-GT-EVAL)
The CEPEJ Working Group on the evaluation of judicial systems (CEPEJ-GT-EVAL), whose mandate was recently renewed by the CEPEJ for two years (2024-2025), held its 46th meeting in Strasbourg on 7 and 8 February 2024. The Working Group reappointed Mr Jaša Vrabec (Slovenia) as President of the...
CEPEJ Participation in the International Conference on The Digital Transformation of the Judicial System (Tangier, 8-9 February , 2024)
On 8 and 9 February 2024, an international conference on "The digital transformation of the judicial system, a vector for efficient and inclusive justice" was organized in Tangier, Morocco, by the Moroccan Ministry of Justice and the UNDP. It brought together over 200 national, regional and...
CEPEJ workshop on judicial inspection and judicial statistics in Georgia
On 2 and 3 February 2024, a workshop was organised on European good practices relating to judicial inspection and CEPEJ tools on judicial statistics for the Independent Inspector's office at the High Council of Justice in Georgia. On this occasion, topics such as the role of judicial inspection,...
Presentation of findings of the first visit to pilot courts in Georgia
Following the 1st visit to the Zugdidi Regional Court and the Batumi City Court conducted on 27 to 28 September 2023, the court coaching programme of CEPEJ continued on 29 January 2024 with the online presentation by CEPEJ experts of the results of their assessment of needs and their...
Support to the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council in ensuring the quality of the statistics on the work of prosecution offices in Kosovo*
The visit of experts of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) which took place on 16 and 17 January 2024 in Kosovo focused on strengthening the quality of statistical data generated from the case management information system (CMIS). Several meetings took place at central...
Call for Expression of Interest – Members of the CEPEJ Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board (AIAB) – Period 2024-2025
The CEPEJ will appoint the five members of its Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board (AIAB) for a new mandate of two years (2024 – 2025). Interested individuals are invited to express their interest by sending their CV by email to [email protected] with the heading “AIAB Expression of Interest...
Visit of the Prosecutor General at the French Court of Cassation to the CEPEJ Secretariat
Following a visit to the European Court of Human Rights, the Prosecutor General of the French Court of Cassation, Mr Rémy HEITZ, met the CEPEJ Secretariat, which presented its work on the evaluation of judicial systems and its other tools, in particular those concerning artificial intelligence...
Consultations carried out on data collection and digitalisation of the mediation system in Azerbaijan
On 9 January 2024, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) conducted a meeting via videoconference with the representatives of the Mediation Council, Ministry of Justice, and Academy of Justice to present the “Assessment report on data collection and digitalisation of the...
UPDATE - Call for tenders for the provision of intellectual services in the implementation of CEPEJ intergovernmental and cooperation activities
The Council of Europe’s European commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) is launching a call for tenders for the provision of intellectual services in the implementation of CEPEJ intergovernmental and cooperation activities. This call covers the development of instruments and provision...
Publication of the specific study on the profession of notaries
As every two years, the CEPEJ publishes on its website, and on the special page of its database CEPEJ-STAT, a specific Study on notaries. This study has been prepared by the Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE), professional association with CEPEJ observer status. Based on 2020...
Court Managers' Forum in Georgia organised by CEPEJ
On 16-17 December the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) organised the annual Court Managers' Forum. During the first part of the event, selected court managers presented the good practices in introducing and implementing CEPEJ tools in their courts’ daily work, while...
A tool to operationalise the CEPEJ Charter on Artificial Intelligence, guidelines on online alternative dispute resolution and a Report on case weighting for prosecutors, among the documents adopted by the CEPEJ at its 41st plenary meeting
At its 41st plenary meeting, held in Strasbourg on 4 and 5 December, the CEPEJ adopted guidelines on online alternative dispute resolution, prepared by its Working Group on Cyberjustice and Artificial Intelligence (CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST). These especially aim to ensure that artificial intelligence...
Launch of the "Junior Crystal Scales of Justice" Prize - Master of Law students, join and take part in an international competition!
The Crystal Scales of Justice prize of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), a body of the Council of Europe, rewards initiatives aimed at improving the efficiency and quality of justice in Europe. The Junior Edition of the Crystal Scales of Justice Prize, organized every...
Pilot project on primary legal aid in Latvia : closing event
In the framework of the project “Strengthening access to justice in Latvia through fostering mediation and legal aid services (Phase II),” the CEPEJ and Latvian authorities ran a pilot project from 2 October to 8 December 2023 on offering state-ensured primary legal aid on matters in various...
Non-Judge staff of all Albanian first instance courts trained by the CEPEJ on judicial time management
A series of trainings on judicial time management tools organised by the CEPEJ in cooperation with the High Judicial Council of Albania for non-judge staff was completed with the last training in Korca on 1 December 2023. These trainings took place in the framework of the reorganization of courts...
Dashboard Eastern Partnership: Publication of the results of the second cycle of data collection
The CEPEJ has released the results of the second cycle of the “Dashboard for the Eastern Partnership/EaP”, containing 2021 data for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine. A comparative first part allows for the identification of regional trends concerning 12 indicators...
Dashboard Western Balkans: Publication of the results of the fourth cycle of data collection
The CEPEJ has released the results of the fourth cycle of the "Dashboard for the Western Balkans," containing 2022 data for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Kosovo*. A comparative first section allows for the identification of regional trends concerning 12...
CEPEJ workshop on the role of lawyers in managing judicial time in Kosovo*
On 25 November 2023, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) organised a workshop in Pristina for 25 lawyers to discuss their possible contribution to improving the management of judicial time. The workshop was an opportunity to identify with Slovenian and French experts...
Judicial e-auctions in the focus of the 2023 Annual meeting of the CEPEJ European Cyberjustice Network
On 23 November 2023, the CEPEJ's European Cyberjustice Network (ECN) held its annual meeting to exchange on emerging issues in cyberjustice and to present and discuss the “Guide on judicial e-auctions”, adopted by the CEPEJ at its June plenary meeting. This year’s keynote was given by Mireille...
The 41st CEPEJ Plenary meeting will be held on 4 and 5 December in Strasbourg
Among the many work examined by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) at its 41st plenary meeting (4-5 December 2023): 2024-2025 activity programme, artificial intelligence in the field of justice, online ADR. At its 41st plenary meeting to be held in Strasbourg on 4 and 5...
Dashboard Western Balkans: regional workshop to improve on case flow data and procedure efficiency
A regional workshop, focusing on the "Results of data collection on the management of judicial case flows and the use of these data to improve efficiency," was organised in Budapest on 21 November 2023, with the support of the joint European Union and Council of Europe action "Towards a better...
CEPEJ needs assessment visits to the prosecution services in Albania
CEPEJ experts conducted on 21-22 November 2023 a first needs assessment visit to identify potential areas of support to the prosecution system in Albania, specifically following the implementation of the new legislative framework, in particular, new responsibilities and obligations of the...
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