Representatives of judicial training institutions and the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina gathered in Sarajevo on 17-18 November for a two-day workshop to increase the efficiency and quality of judicial training programmes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The workshop followed an in-depth analysis of the judicial training system in Bosnia and Herzegovina, conducted earlier this year by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). It served as an opportunity to discuss and exchange with beneficiaries the assessment of training needs, as well as the development and implementation of future training programmes in the field of justice. Participants have also identified ways to sustainably incorporate CEPEJ topics related to the efficiency and quality of justice into judicial training programmes in BiH.

Discussions explored practical ways to strengthen co-ordination between institutions and maintain the levels of quality within the judicial training system, including approaches to address recommendations from the report on BiH’s progress adopted by the European Commission. The event concluded with reflections on the way forward and areas where CEPEJ could continue to provide support.

This activity was organised by the action “Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiHSEJ)” under the European Union and the Council of Europe’s joint programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye”, co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.