Strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in Azerbaijan

The activities are organised in the framework of the Project “Strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in Azerbaijan”, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance II.

An earlier phase of this programme (January 2015 - December 2017) was supported by the European Union.

1st March 2019 - February 2023

Context of the Project

This project is a second phase of cooperation with the Azerbaijani judicial authorities. Between March 2015 and April 2017, authorities from the justice sector of Azerbaijan and CEPEJ co-operated in the framework of the Project “Support to increased efficiency of courts, improved training of judges and judicial self-governance in Azerbaijan”.

Project's objective

Court users in Azerbaijan enjoy better access to justice through strengthened efficiency and quality of the judicial system and improved enforcement of court decisions.

Expected outcomes

The project has two main domains of action:

The enhancement of the efficiency and quality of Azerbaijani courts through the application of CEPEJ tools at national level.
The improvement of the enforcement of court decisions through legal and institutional modernisation of the enforcement system.

Project beneficiaries and stakeholders

The main beneficiaries and stakeholders of this project in the Republic of Azerbaijan are the Ministry of Justice, the Judicial Legal Council, and the Justice Academy.

Project reports

Access to Justice for vulnerable groups in Azerbaijan (AZE / ENG)
Communication Strategy for Judiciary of Azerbaijan (AZE / ENG)
Recommendations on ICT solutions in enforcement (AZE / ENG)
Recommendations on the use of indicators in enforcement(AZE / ENG)
Road Map on dissemination of CEPEJ tools (AZE / ENG)
Training Needs Assessment Report (AZE / ENG)

Translation of CEPEJ documents

Contacts

Council of Europe - Strasbourg

Jovana Matic

Coordinatrice de projet

+33 (0)3 90 21 63 68

Council of Europe office - Baku

Vafa Rovshanova
Field Officer

Shabnam Mirzayeva
Project assistant

NEWS

Back Communication strategy for the judiciary in Azerbaijan

The Council of Europe is preparing an expert advice to Azerbaijani judicial authorities on steps to disseminate CEPEJ tools on “Communication strategy for the judiciary”.

Online meetings with the Ministry of Justice, the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan Republic were organized during June-July in order to discuss and assess the current situation of judicial communication with the public and media in the country.

The action is aimed to develop a strategy document that will reflect the rules of the communication between courts and the media in Azerbaijan.

The activity is being organized in the framework of the CEPEJ cooperation project "Strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in Azerbaijan" under the Partnership for Good Governance II (PGG II), which is funded jointly by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

Baku 15/07/2020