Impact and lessons of the COVID-19 crisis as regards the efficiency of justice and the functioning of the judiciary

During the Covid19 pandemic, member States had to adapt to new circumstances. A compilation of measures was made by the CEPEJ at the beginning of the health crisis and is regularly updated. To guide States, the CEPEJ organised a meeting on 10 June 2020, in the framework of the Greek Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers, on the impact and lessons of the COVID19 crisis as regards the efficiency of justice and the functioning of the judiciary, which led to the adoption of the "Declaration on lessons learnt and challenges faced by the judiciary during and after the COVID19 pandemic"

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Seminar 10 June 2020: Impact & lessons of the COVID-19 crisis on the functioning of the judiciary

Session I - Impact of the Covid19 crisis: is it possible to ensure normally the public service of justice?

Session II – After the Covid19 crisis: which lessons for the justice systems in 2021 and beyond?

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In the framework of the joint programme co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe entitled "Regional Support to Reinforce Human rights, Rule of Law and Democracy in the Southern Mediterranean" (South Programme IV), the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) will organise on 8 April 2021 an online Round Table for judicial professionals and beneficiary bodies from the Southern Mediterranean region. This Round Table will focus on the lessons learned from the health crisis and the innovative working methods implemented within the judicial bodies of the Region.

After an introduction devoted to the general impact of the health crisis on the functioning of the public service of justice and the fundamental principles of human rights and the rule of law, two successive panels will deal with innovative methods and the use of information technologies in the Region and in Europe, and then with the consequences of the health crisis on the professionals and users of justice.

The conclusions of this Round Table will be published on the CEPEJ website.

This Round Table is open to justice professionals, in particular from the Southern Mediterranean region (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Palestine*).

The deadline for registration is 6 April 2021.

* This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of Council of Europe and European Union member States on this issue.

Special webpage of the Roundtable