January 2019- December 2022

The European Union/Council of Europe joint project “Improving the functioning, performance and acess to justice in Tunisia (AP-JUST), is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe. 

Context of the project

The European Union is supporting the reform of justice in Tunisia through important cooperation programmes. As part of its neighbourhood policy, the Council of Europe has established close cooperation with Tunisia from 2011, to support democratic political transition based on common values of human rights, democracy and the rule of law. One of the priorities of this partnership has been and remains supporting the justice reform. The two international organisations, which work in partnership on the basis of shared values and standards, have decided to continue sharing their efforts in the framework of this joint programme supporting justice sector reform in Tunisia.

Project's objectives

The "AP-JUST" programme aims at strengthening, further developing, deepening and sustaining justice reform with a view to improve the quality and effectiveness of day to day justice service functioning provided by courts to Tunisian litigants.

Expected outcomes

  • Laws and policies in the area of justice comply with European standards;
  • Capacities of justice stakeholders: judges, lawyers, clercks... are strengthened and litigants benefit from a better quality of services;
  • Functioning and governance of the judicial system are improved and more efficient.

Main activities

  • Counselling, analysis and expertise to review legislative and policy frameworks: needs assessments, mapping of legal, institutional and political frameworks; legal reviews, opinions, reports and recommendations based on the methodologies of the Council of Europe with the participation of the Council of Europe's networks of experts;
  • Capacity building: tailored assistance; counselling, training/training of trainers and other forms of technical support; availability of tools and methodologies for the implementation of priority reforms aimed at developing new capacities and competencies.
  • Networking and peer exchange: participation of Tunisian experts in Council of Europe networks; round tables/expert working groups, peer reviews and exchanges of good practices.
  • Communication and outreach tools: awarenessraising and advocacy activities; publications, translations and dissemination of relevant materials in Arabic, French and English; online awareness activities and social networks

Project beneficiaries and stakeholders

Ministry of Justice, High Judiciary Institute (ISM), High Judiciary Council (CSM), Tunisian courts, Tunisian judges and prosecutors

contacts

Emmanuel Baron

Project coordinator -  Council of Europe office in Tunis (Tunisia)

Narjes Tira
Field officer - Council of Europe office in Tunis (Tunisia)

Anastasiia Nohovitsyna

Project coordinator -  Council of Europe in Strasbourg

Sandrine Lutz
Project assistant - Council of Europe in Strasbourg

Fathia Aboud

Project assistant- Council of Europe office in Tunis (Tunisia)

Training kit
 Kit de formation [en français et en arabe] - vidéos et présentations powerpoint
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Mediation training programme for Tunisia's future magistrates

On 5 and 12 June 2020, the Council of Europe in partnership with the Tunisian Higher Institute of Magistracy and the Ministry of Justice organised conferences which trained 256 auditors. A third conference on the same theme has just been organised on 19 June 2020. 

These conferences, which focus on the theme "The judge and mediation", took place via videoconference due to the current circumstances. The objective was to initiate the future magistrates of the Tunisian Superior Institute of Magistracy to mediation and to familiarize them with this practice.

The first two conferences were inaugurated by Mr Ahmed YAHAOUI, Director General of the Higher Institute of Magistracy in Tunisia, and moderated by Mr Léonardo D'URSO, international expert of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) in Mediation.

During these conferences, the 256 listeners were also able to share their reflections on the various aspects and practices relating to them. Finally, this training enabled them to consider the possibilities of introducing mediation in the Tunisian judicial system.

These conferences were organised in the framework of the programme "Improving the functioning, performance and access to justice in Tunisia" (AP-JUST), which is co-financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the latter. Its main objectives are to strengthen the independence and impartiality of the judiciary and to improve the quality of and access to justice.

Videoconference 5, 12 and 19 June 2020
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