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Ukrainian Delegation of the Office of the Prosecutor General in the Council of Europe HQ: international cooperation in criminal matters in the focus of the visit
On May 15-16, 2024, representatives of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine visited the headquarters of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France. The delegation consisted of management and representatives of the Department for International Legal Cooperation of the Office of the...
Regional conference in Belgrade looks at the use of encrypted communication in criminal proceedings
A regional two-day conference on legal aspects of the use of data from encrypted messaging services as evidence in criminal proceedings started in Belgrade today. Its objective is to allow legal professionals from the Western Balkans region to learn from experience of their peers form other...
North Macedonia: Workshop on the execution of the European Court’s judgments concerning the right to liberty and security
On 10 May, a workshop on best practices regarding the execution of the European Court’s judgments in the field of the right to liberty and security of persons (Article 5 of the Convention) was co-organised by the Academy for Judges and Prosecutors of North Macedonia and the Transversal Challenges...
TJENI Supports Development of the Anonymisation Tool to Foster Transparency of the Romanian Judiciary
In a significant stride towards enhancing legal transparency and safeguarding personal data, the anonymisation (pseudonymisation) tool has been developed in the framework of the TJENI project. The Romanian Academy Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence “Mihai Drăgănescu” (RACAI), in close...
Lithuanian Courts Benefit from Speech Recognition Technology to Expedite Legal Proceedings
With the aim of streamlining legal proceedings, the TJENI project has supported the National Courts Administration (NCA) of Lithuania to integrate speech recognition software into its court infrastructure. The implementation of this tool resulted in the reduce of the workload of court staff and...
Exciting Milestone Reached in TJENI Project: Advancing Digitalisation of Cypriot Judiciary
The TJENI project proudly announces the successful support to further digitalisation of the Cypriot judiciary through procurement of IT equipment and the development of the IT tool for the publication of law journals. The TJENI project extends gratitude to Council of Europe’s experts Simone...
Exchange of experiences between the High Courts of Italy and Albania on harmonisation of judicial practices
On 22-24 April, a delegation of the Albanian High Court paid a study visit at the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation to exchange experiences on harmonisation of judicial practices in line with international standards, in particular the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). They explored the...
Lawyers from İzmir enhance their knowledge on human rights standards on immigration detention
The joint European Union/Council of Europe action “Strengthening the human rights protection in the context of migration in Türkiye”, in co-operation with the Union of Turkish Bar Associations, continue to support lawyers from local Bar Associations across Türkiye. Sixteen lawyers from the İzmir...
The Working Group finalised the Draft Rulebook on Administration in Public Prosecutors’ Offices
The Working Group of the Ministry of Justice finalised the Draft Rulebook on Administration in Public Prosecutors’ Offices with the support of the project "Support for the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Serbia" at the meeting in Vrdnik. The representatives of the Supreme Public Prosecutors’...
Improved capacities of public prosecutors to implement European Court of Human Rights standards in their decisions
he first of four planned meetings for public prosecutors on how to refer to standards and case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in prosecutorial acts and on proper ways to quote ECtHR decisions, took place in Belgrade on 24 April. The meetings are organised by the joint European...
The common Methodology for the Multi-Country Study is now published
A common Methodology has been prepared within the framework of the Council of Europe’s Project on “Support to efficient domestic capacity for the execution of ECtHR judgments (Phase 1)”. One of the main components of the Project is the carrying out of a Multi-Country Study that will analyse...
Judicial dialogue, increased lawyers’ capacities discussed at launching event of new project to support the Constitutional Court of Kosovo*
More than 100 judges and legal practitioners from Kosovo* gathered in a conference dedicated to judicial protection of human rights, inaugurating a new cycle of the Council of Europe project aimed at supporting the Constitutional Court of Kosovo* in applying and disseminating European human...
Strengthening the role and accountability of court interpreters and translators in Montenegro
Due to their role in judicial proceedings, court interpreters play an essential role in ensuring the equality of citizens in justice-related communications. In Montenegro, around 400 licensed court interpreters provide services for 25 languages in the proceedings before the police, the...
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*,...
Advisors of the Constitutional Court discussed the application of the quality of law and proportionality tests in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and domestic courts
The joint European Union and Council of Europe action „Strengthening human rights protection in Serbia“ organised on 12 April in Belgrade, in co-operation with the Constitutional Court, a training for around 50 advisors of the Constitutional Court on the application of the quality of law and...
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...
Workshop on the Methodology for the Multi-Country Study identifying national best practices in the area of execution of the ECtHR judgments
During a workshop organised under the Project “Support to efficient domestic capacity for the execution of ECtHR judgments (Phase 1)” on 8 April, academics and experts from different CoE member states had the opportunity to discuss the Methodology for the development of a Multi-Country Study...
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...