January 2023 – December 2026

 

Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiHSEJ)

The project is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and is implemented by the Council of Europe.

 

Context of the project

The project “Strengthening the efficiency and quality of justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina” aims to support the justice system of Bosnia and Herzegovina in improving of its efficiency and quality in accordance with the standards and tools developed by the CEPEJ.

Project’s objectives

Efficiency and quality of the justice system of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be strengthened  (including support in shortening the length of proceedings and in reducing the backlog). The capacities for collecting, processing and analysis of data on the functioning of the judicial system and judicial statistics according to the CEPEJ methodology will be supported, in strong coordination with the CEPEJ Dashboard WB action. Justice professionals’ capacities on topics related to efficiency and quality of justice will be strengthened, in line with CEPEJ standards and tools.

Main activities

  • Recommendations on implementing the CEPEJ tools on efficiency of justice, quality of justice, mediation and cyberjustice, followed by capacity building activities.
  • Capacity building activities in the area of judicial training on court efficiency and quality, based on CEPEJ tools and methodologies.
  • Workshops to improve the collection, processing and analysis of data on the functioning of the judicial system and judicial statistics according to the CEPEJ methodology (in coordination with Dashboard WB Action).

Project beneficiaries and stakeholders

Ministry of Justice, High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, judicial training institutions, chief judges, chief prosecutors, court administrators, judges and prosecutors, courts, and Association of Mediators.

Contacts

 Council of Europe - Strasbourg

 

Anastasiia Nohovitsyna
Project Coordinator

Council of Europe office - Sarajevo 

 

Enes Sehic
Project Manager

 

 

Lejla Begovic
Project Assistant

News

Back CEPEJ holds a two-day workshop on strengthening of the judicial training system in Bosnia and Herzegovina

CEPEJ holds a two-day workshop on strengthening of the judicial training system in Bosnia and Herzegovina

On 17–18 November 2025 the CEPEJ held a two-day workshop gathering representatives of judicial training institutions and the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

An in-depth analysis of the judicial training system was conducted earlier this year by the CEPEJ. The workshop was aimed at broadening the reflections on the assessment of training needs and the development and implementation of initial and continuous training programmes, training impact evaluation, institutional roles and the potential integration of relevant EU practices into the domestic context. Participants have also identified ways to sustainably incorporate CEPEJ topics related to the efficiency and quality of justice into judicial training programmes in BiH.

A wrap-up discussion explored practical ways to strengthen interinstitutional coordination and quality assurance within the judicial training system, including approaches to address recommendations from the EU Progress Report. The event concluded with reflections on the way forward and on areas where CEPEJ could continue to provide support.

This activity was organised by the BiHSEJ action “Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiHSEJ)” in the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye (Horizontal Facility III), co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 17–18 November 2025
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