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)

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 Trainings in Azerbaijan on court performance reporting according to CEPEJ tools and methodology

On 8 and 10 February 2023, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) in cooperation with the Justice Academy of Azerbaijan organised two training sessions on court performance reporting according to its tools and methodology. The aim of the trainings was to develop a standard methodology of court performance reporting for the entire Azerbaijani judiciary based on CEPEJ indicators.

Court presidents, judges and court staff from Baku and regions attended the training sessions led by three local trainers who completed the Training of Trainers provided by the CEPEJ in June 2021.

As a result of the trainings, participants increased their knowledge on the use of CEPEJ performance indicators and got acquainted with the experience of the Ministry of Justice and a pilot court in the implementation of regular reporting based on statistical analysis in line with CEPEJ tools.

In addition, CEPEJ Secretariat responsible for the implementation of the regional project "Justice Dashboard EaP” raised awareness of the participants on the CEPEJ bi-annual exercise of evaluation of the judicial systems and the CEPEJ-STAT dynamic database.

The activities were carried out 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 and with the support of the Joint Programme "Support for a better evaluation of the results of judicial reform efforts in the Eastern Partnership” ("Justice Dashboard EaP"), which is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the latter.

Azerbaijan February 2023