March 2023 – February 2026

 

Support to modernisation of court management in Georgia

The project is funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance III (2023-2027). An earlier phase of this programme (January 2020 - February 2023) was supported by the European Union.

 

 Context and objectives of the project

The project “Support to modernisation of court management in Georgia” will assist the improvement of the efficiency of the Georgian judicial system, notably in reducing backlogs and length of proceedings, facilitating the modernisation of court management including through implementation of new cyber justice tools, building the capacity of justice professionals, as well as increasing judges' referrals to mediation and improving data collection of mediation cases based on the CEPEJ Mediation Development Toolkit.

The project will support further application of European standards and will contribute to the implementation Georgian Strategy and Action Plan on Judiciary adopted in October 2022, and requirements stemming from Georgia’s candidacy for membership of the European Union.

Main activities

  • Individual court coaching projects to improve court performance and reduce backlog
  • Recommendations to introducing a tool to fighting backlogs
  • Recommendations on the optimisation of the workload of judges and court staff
  • Support to conducting court users’ satisfaction surveys in pilot courts
  • Capacity building activities 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 the regional project Justice Dashboard EaP)
  • Introducing specific training modules on the efficiency and quality of justice
  • Organising Managers' Forums on selected topics
  • Capacity building activities for judges on referral to mediation based on relevant CEPEJ  tools

Project beneficiaries and stakeholders

Court Users, High Council of Justice, Courts, High School of Justice, Independent Inspector of the High Council of Justice, judges, court staff, Mediators’ Association.

Contacts

Council of Europe - Strasbourg

Jovana Matic
Project coordinator
+33 (0)3 90 21 63 68

Council of Europe office in Tbilissi (Georgia)

Ushangi Bakhtadze
Project manager

Gvantsa Gedenidze
Project assistant

News

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Launch of CEPEJ court coaching programme in pilot courts in Georgia

The court coaching programme of European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) organised in the framework of the project “Support to modernisation of court management in Georgia” will begin with the experts visit from 23 to 25 May 2023 to two pilot courts: the Supreme Court of Georgia and Rustavi City Court.

CEPEJ experts, through in-depth interviews with presidents and court staff, conduct a thorough assessment of the specific needs in these two jurisdictions. The purpose of this assessment is to gather valuable insights into the existing challenges faced by these courts and provide recommendations which will be addressed under the court coaching programme.

On this occasion experts will present the methodologies and tools developed by the CEPEJ, familiarising the courts to good practices and experiences seeking to improve court management.

The implementation of the court coaching programme under the CEPEJ project in Georgia represents a crucial step forward in the ongoing efforts to modernise and strengthen the Georgian judicial system. The expertise and guidance of the CEPEJ experts aim to aspire to provide the Supreme Court of Georgia and Rustavi City Court a support tailored to their specific needs.

This activity was organised within the framework of the project “Support to modernisation of court management in Georgia”, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance III (2023-2027).

Georgia 23-25 May 2023
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