On 24 March 2022, GLACY+, Octopus, iPROCEEDS-2, CyberSouth and CyberEast Projects, organised the online plenary meeting of the Network, to review the 2021 International Network of National Judicial Trainers’ activities and agree upon the 2022 workplan.
Approximately 50 representatives from 20 countries (Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cabo Verde, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Ghana, Jordan, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mauritius, Morocco, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Philippines, Senegal and Tunisia) have taken part and contributed to the meeting. Participating members have actively engaged in the discussions.
During the Plenary, the members agreed on the importance and impact of the Network activities, especially the practitioners-to-practitioners workshops which took place in 2021 and are currently being rolled out in a 2nd series which are foreseen until July 2022. The workplan for 2022 has been discussed and endorsed, including the creation of three working groups focusing on various topics such as: judicial training strategies, treatment and admissibility of electronic evidence and a mapping exercise dedicated to legislation and case law on cyberviolence. More information on the ad-hoc working groups will be circulated to the Network.
In the light of current events, strengthening capacities on cybercrime and cybersecurity is more important than ever.
Useful links:
Principles of Judicial Training on Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence
