The Council of Europe held two trainings within the Initial Training Program for 39 newly appointed judges and prosecutors in cooperation with Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centres of FBiH and RS.

The trainings were delivered in accordance with the newly developed Human Rights Training Curriculum for Initial and Continuous Training of Judges and Prosecutors.  The curriculum consists of 12 modules, including also the on-line learning methodology of the Council of Europe HELP platform, and is primarily intended for initial training for legal associates and newly appointed judicial office holders, but it is also applicable for the continuous training. It applies special adults learning methodology focused on knowledge and presentation skills.

The first training, held form 8-9 September 2022, focused on the first two modules of the Curriculum: Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights and Principles of Interpretation and development of case-law research skills. The second training covered the Procedural Rights, basic and advanced modules and was held from 15-16 September 2022. The success of the trainings were assessed in accordance with the Council of Europe’s Methodology for Evaluation of Human Rights Training, which is integrated in the Curriculum.

The trainings were delivered by Council of Europe’s experienced trainers together with the trained trainers within two sessions of train-the-trainers activities.

The activities were carried out within the project “Initiative for Legal Certainty and Efficient Judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Phase III”, implemented by the Council of Europe thanks to the voluntary contribution of the Government of Norway.