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 with for example:

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.

Link to the website of the project

Link to the page: Towards a better evaluation of the results of judicial reforms in the Western Balkans – “Dashboard Western Balkans“

Translations of CEPEJ documents:

Contacts

Council of Europe - Strasbourg

Roland Gjoni
Project coordinator
+33 (0)3 88 90 21 51 91

Council of Europe office in Tirana (Albania)

Laurela Muca
Project officer

Sara Radovicka
Project assistant

News

Back Dashboard Western Balkans: Publication of the results of the third cycle of data collection

The CEPEJ has published the results of the third cycle of the Dashboard Western Balkans Action, which shows the 2021 data for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Kosovo*. A first comparative part allows to identify regional trends concerning 12 indicators related to the efficiency and quality of judicial systems. “Beneficiary profiles” complete this report by presenting in-depth analyses of each judicial system concerned through infographics, tables and graphs, comparisons with data from previous cycles and with regional medians. Each profile also includes a specific analysis for certain indicators related to the independence and accountability of the judicial system as well as a two-page summary.

The Action “Dashboard for the Western Balkans: towards a better evaluation of the results of judicial reform efforts in the Western Balkans” is part of the second phase of the "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye" programme, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

2021 Data collection results link: Towards a better evaluation of the results of judicial reforms in the Western Balkans – “Dashboard Western Balkans“

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

28 October 2022