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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Sharing solutions and measures implemented in the member States to ensure the functioning of European judicial systems in the context of the COVID pandemic-19

Due to the special circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have had to adopt emergency measures regarding the functioning of their judicial systems and to allow their courts to remain operational, as far as possible.

In these exceptional circumstances, the CEPEJ has set up a blog for the member States, which aims at sharing and comparing experiences and practices in the field of emergency organisation of court operations and thus helping member States to better design emergency measures and respond adequately to current challenges:

https://www.coe.int/en/web/cepej/compilation-comments.

Some of these measures, which must comply with the rule of law and the fundamental principles of the European Convention on Human Rights, concern remote communication through the provision of audio and video equipment, the definition and management of urgent cases, teleworking of judicial staff, the provision of health protection equipment in courts, the extension of time limits for pending cases, the postponement of imprisonment, etc.

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