Retour Needs Assessment Activity Has Been Initiated to Identify Challenges of the Mediation System in Georgia and Improve its Effectiveness

Needs Assessment Activity Has Been Initiated to Identify Challenges of the Mediation System in Georgia and Improve its Effectiveness

In order to improve effectiveness of the mediation system in Georgia, the Council of Europe Office conducted a needs assessment activity on 3rd and 4th of April 2023 with participation of international consultants in order to identify the needs in respect of both – court-annexed and private mediation. To this end, interviews were organised with various stakeholders including the representatives of the Mediators’ Association of Georgia, common courts, Georgian Bar Association, CSOs and academia and mediation centres in the courts were visited.  

Through the needs assessment activity, it will be possible to identify gaps and challenges of the current system and through best practice analysis and recommendations, determine what changes are necessary to improve access for citizens and quality of mediation.

In addition to the above, training needs of mediators will also be identified to enhance their mediation skills for processing the referrals.

The activity is implemented by the Council of Europe Project “Promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Georgia.”

4 April 2023
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WHAT is the goal?

The goal of the project “Promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Georgia” is to enhance the use of mediation mechanisms by citizens in Georgia.

What do we expect to achieve?

  • Improving access to mediation of the users and the quality of mediation on civil cases in Georgia;
  • Enlarging the use of restorative justice as a resolution mechanism by the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Execution of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation.

WHAT IS THE BUDGET OF THE PROJECT?

The total budget of the project amounts to EUR 560 000.

PROJECT PARTNERS

Mediators’ Association of Georgia

National Agency for Crime Prevention, Execution of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation

Courts of General Jurisdiction

Georgian Bar Association

High School of Justice

Parliament of Georgia

PROJECT DURATION

The project runs from 1 December 2022 until the end of December 2023.

Contact information

The project is implemented by the Council of Europe’s Cooperation Programmes Division of the Department for the Implementation of Human Rights, Justice and Legal Cooperation Standards, Directorate General for Human Rights and the Rule of Law together with the Council of Europe Office in Georgia.

Project Coordinator

Başak BOYOGLU

Senior Project Officer

Tamar Zubashvili

Project Assistant

Ana Tevzadze

Victim-offender mediation is an alternative and voluntary measure of dispute resolution, aimed at fostering dialogue between the offender and the victim. Mediation is conducted in a safe and neutral environment in full confidentiality.

The graphic video has been developed within the framework of the Council of Europe project "Promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Georgia", in cooperation with the National Agency for Crime Prevention, Execution of Non-custodial Sentences and Probation. The video is based on a real story.