Under the framework of the second phase of the European Union / Council of Europe Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey (HF II), the Council of Europe is looking for a maximum of 14 (fourteen) Providers at local level to support the implementation of the Action on ‘Strengthening the efficiency and quality of justice in Albania ‘ (SEJ 3). The deadline for the submission of applications is the 15th December 2019.
Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Albania (SEJ III)
The activities are implemented in the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme Horizontal Facility of the Western Balkans and Turkey II co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe.
An earlier phase of this programme (July 2016 - May 2019) was supported by the European Union.
May 2019 - December 2022
Objectives of the Action
The overall objective of the SEJ III Action is to continue to assist the judiciary, and in particular new institutions, in Albania with key areas of its on-going reform and improve its efficiency and quality in accordance with European standards.
The first specific objective is to use opportunities of the reform and of new institutions to improve judicial statistics in accordance with CEPEJ standards and tools with, in particular, a sustainable and consistent process to collect and analyse reliable statistics at national and court levels including with a new case management system.
The second specific objective is to address key areas of the reform to improve the quality of its services in accordance with CEPEJ standards and tools
- The modernization of the judiciary with an IT Strategy;
- Improvements to court security and safety;
- The implementation of the CEPEJ methodology for the judicial map review in Albania;
- Additional support to implement the new scheme for the evaluation of judges;
- Additional satisfaction surveys;
- Court coaching projects;
- Improvements to the relationship with the media.
The third specific objective is to assist the School of Magistrates (SOM) respond to the new legal framework resulting from the justice reform process in accordance with CEPEJ standards and tools.
Main beneficiaries and partners
Ministry of Justice, High Judicial Council, High Prosecutorial Council, Courts, School of Magistrates, Bar Associations.
Translations of CEPEJ documents:
- CEPEJ glossary - Fjalori i CEPEJ
- Checklist for promoting the quality of justice and the courts - Listë kontrolli për promovimin e cilësisë së drejtësisë dhe gjykatave
- Handbook for conducting satisfaction surveys aimed at Court users in Council of Europe's member States - Manual për zhvillimin e sondazheve mbi nivelin e kënaqshmërisë së pёrdoruesve të gjykatave nё shtetet anёtare tё kёshillit tё Evrop (CEPEJ(2016)15)
- Structural measures adopted by some Council of Europe member states to improve the functioning of civil and administrative justice in addition to the effective domestic remedies required by Article 13 of the ECHR - Good practice guide - Masat strukturore të miratuara nga disa shtete anëtare të Këshillit të Europës për përmirësimin e funksionimit të së drejtës civile dhe administrative - Përveç mjeteve të brendshme juridike efektive të kërkuara nga neni 13 i KEDNJ-së (CEPEJ(2016)14)
- Measuring the quality of justice / Matja e cilësisë së drejtësisë (CEPEJ(2016)12)
- Towards European Timeframes for Judicial Proceedings - Implementation Guide - Drejt Afateve Europiane për Procedurat Gjyqësore - Udhëzuesi për zbatimin (CEPEJ(2016)5)
- SATURN guidelines for judicial time management - comments and implementation examples - Udhëzimet e SATURN - it për menaxhimin e kohës gjyqësore komente dhe shembuj zbatimi (CEPEJ(2015)2rev1)
- SATURN revised guidelines for judicial time management - Grupi Drejtues i Qendrës SATURN për menaxhimin e kohës gjyqësore - Udhëzimet e rishikuara të saturn-it për menaxhimin e kohës gjyqësore (CEPEJ(2014)16)
- Checklist for court coaching in the framework of customer satisfaction surveys among cour users - Anketa e kënaqësisë së klientit mes përdoruesve të gjykatës lista e kontrollit për formimin e gjykatës - CEPEJ (2013)15e
- Guidelines on the Creation of Judicial Maps to Support Access to Justice within a Quality Judicial System - Udhëzime të rishikuara mbi krijimin e hartave gjyqësore për të mbështetur aksesin në drejtësi në një sistem gjyqësor cilësor (CEPEJ(2013)7)
- CEPEJ guidelines on judicial statistics (Gojust) - udhëzimet e CEPEJ për statistikat gjyqësore (gojust) - CEPEJ(2008)11
- Councils for Judiciary in EU Countries
- Time management checklist - Lista e krontollit të menaxhimit të kohës (Lista e krontollit të treguesve për analizën e kohëzgjatjes së procesit gjyqësor në sistemin e drejtësisë) (CEPEJ(2005)12Rev)
Council of Europe office in Tirana (Albania)
Laurela Muca
Project officer
Sara Radovicka
Project assistant
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