The Council of Europe continues implementing a study course on ‘Electoral Law and Electoral Dispute Resolution’ introduced at the High School of Justice of Georgia, in co-operation with the International Society for Free and Fair Elections (ISFED). The training is also a part of the implementation of the toolkit ‘Electoral Dispute Resolution’ developed together with the Venice Commission.

To date, up to 100 acting judges have successfully completed the study course and are contributing to further development of the court practice on electoral matters. After delivering trainings to acting judges, adjudicating electoral complaints, on 26 June, online training was organised for the court personnel - assistants to judges and secretaries of court hearings.

The Council of Europe expert conducted respective sessions on international standards and the European Court of Human Rights case law on electoral disputes. During group work, the participants analysed case studies and worked on the solutions.

The training was organised within the framework of the Council of Europe Project ‘Supporting Transparency, Inclusiveness and Integrity of Electoral Practice and Process in Georgia’.