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New Communication Strategy for Judicial Council and Courts presented in Montenegro
The Communication strategy of the Judicial Council and Courts for 2024 - 2026 and the 2024 Action Plan were presented to court presidents, press judges and the Judicial Council's members. The Strategy defines ways of communicating with public and media, contributing to greater accountability of...
Update: Call for Tenders: Local consultancy services on Human Rights and the Environment in South-East Europe
The Council of Europe is currently implementing a Project on “Human Rights and Sustainable Environment in South-East Europe” which aims to set up the ground for better protection of the environment and human rights in South-East Europe, namely in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*,...
Workshop on supporting Digital Transformation of Hellenic Judiciary through change management
A workshop held on 10 April 2024 in Athens co-organised by the TJENI project and the Hellenic Ministry of Justice, addressed several aspects of reform in the Greek judicial system and its management. The workshop was opened by the Secretary General of Justice and Human Rights of the MoJ Mr. Panos...
The Working Group of the High Prosecutorial Council Drafted Rulebook on the Procedure for Election of Members of HPC among Public Prosecutors
The Working Group for drafting the Rulebook on the Procedure for Election of Members of the High Prosecutorial Council took place at Srebrno jezero on 4-5 April 2024, with the support of the project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Serbia". The working group of the High...
High Prosecutorial Council continued drafting the new Ethics code of the public prosecutors and accompanying Guidelines for its implementation
With the support of the joint EU/CoE Project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Serbia", the Working Group of the High Prosecutorial Council held a second meeting in Belgrade to draft the new Ethics Code of the public prosecutors and Guidelines for its implementation. The...
Jurisconsult of the European Court of Human Rights supports establishment of a Jurisconsult Unit within the Constitutional Court of Kosovo*
As masters of jurisprudence, jurisconsults play an essential role in advising judges and ensuring consistency of case-law. To further strengthen its institutional and research capacities, the Constitutional Court of Kosovo* has embarked upon the establishment of a dedicated Jurisconsult Unit,...
HUDOC: Launch of the Romanian version
On 5 April 2024, in Bucharest more than 120 legal professionals from the Romanian and Moldovan judiciary, academia and bar associations in person and online attended the launch of the Romanian-language user interface of the HUDOC case-law database (https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/rum). The user...
Visit to the French Ministry of Justice
On 4-5 April 2024, the Council of Europe TJENI project, in cooperation with the French Ministry of Justice, held a visit aimed to present the digitalisation of the French justice system, as well as concrete innovative tools in this area, with a specific focus on transparency and accessibility of...
Judges and prosecutors deepen their knowledge of case law of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo* in civil matters
In partnership with Kosovo*Justice Academy, our project co-facilitated the workshop with legal practitioners of regular courts on the current practice of the Constitutional Court of Kosovo* with reference to the practice of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in civil law cases. 19 judges...
Steps taken towards enhanced application of the human rights standards in the work of the Constitutional courts
Advisers and judges of constitutional courts from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia participated at the regional working meeting to exchange experience and knowledge on the application of relevant human rights standards in their daily work. As the ultimate protector of human...
Lawyers from Istanbul enhance their knowledge on “Detention in the Context of Migration”
20 lawyers from the İstanbul Bar Association, completed a two-day training on “Detention in the Context of Migration” organised by the joint European Union/Council of Europe action on “Strengthening the human rights protection in the context of migration in Türkiye” , in co-operation with the...
Council of Europe hosted the Conference on the Execution of European Court of Human Rights Judgments
On 22 March 2024, the Council of Europe organized a conference focusing on the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The event highlighted the crucial role of the parliamentary oversight mechanism in fostering an effective implementation of the ECtHR judgments. The...
Visiting Professionals Scheme - 5th event / Programme des professionnels invités - 5ème visite
Version française ci-dessous On 20-21 March 2024 delegations from the Court of Cassation of Armenia, the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria, the Constitutional Court of Liechtenstein and the Supreme Administrative Court of Poland visited the ECHR. It was the fifth event organised under the...
Experience sharing on small claim procedures for the Greek judiciary
On 21 March, the Council of Europe TJENI project held an insightful workshop on small claims procedures in the context of digital transformation with the objectives to expedite and modernise the Greek judicial system. The Deputy Minister of Justice, Mr Ioannis Bougas, provided a welcoming...
Ukrainian stakeholders and international experts discuss reparations for damages, losses, and injuries resulting from the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine
The Council of Europe, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) organised a high-level roundtable on "Reparations for Damages, Losses, and Injuries Resulting from the Russian Federation’s Aggression against Ukraine." Held...
The deadline for submission of offers is 10 April 2024 23h59 CET.
CALL FOR TENDER - International consultancy services in the field of asylum and migration in the Republic of Moldova
In the framework of the Project “Strengthening the human rights protection of refugees and migrants in the Republic of Moldova” funded and implemented under the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova 2021-2024, the Council of Europe is looking for interested providers for the...
Closing Conference of the TJENI Project
On 18 March 2024, the Council of Europe, together with the Superior Council of Magistracy of Portugal, held the Closing conference of the "Foster Transparency of Judicial Decisions and Enhancing the National Implementation of the ECHR" (TJENI) project, funded by the EEA and Norway Grants for...
Balancing Justice and Privacy: New HELP Course on Personal Data Protection in Publication of Judicial Decision available online
The new online course on the protection of personal data in the publication of judicial decisions developed in the framework of the TJENI project has been launched today! The course addresses the complex balance between legal transparency, the right to privacy and personal data protection....
The Working Group of the High Prosecutorial Council drafted Rules of procedure for Election commission
First meeting of the Working Group for drafting Rules of procedure for Election commission took place in Srebrno jezero on 12-13 March 2024 with the support of the project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Serbia". High Prosecutorial Council formed diverse working group that...
CEPEJ participates in the reorganisation of the Attorney General and State Advocate offices in Malta
On 22 and 23 February 2024, CEPEJ experts visited in Malta the offices of the Attorney General and State Advocate in the framework of the joint CoE/EU project “Attorney General and State Advocate in Malta - Implementation of action plan on offices re-organisation” in order to assess their...