Project “Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Albania*” (SEJ 2)
Overall objective
The Action aims at implementing recommendations stemming from the previous project (SEJ) to improve further the efficiency and the quality of the public service of justice delivered to the Albanian citizens by the court system in accordance with European standards and in the context of the on-going reform process of the judiciary.
Specific objective
The first specific objective is to enhance the efficiency of the justice system on judicial statistics and improve time management with:
- Additional support to enhance the capacity of beneficiaries to improve the collection and analysis of reliable statistical data for policy making in accordance with CEPEJ methodology and tools, in particular the SATURN Guidelines;
- The implementation of priority recommendations made in SEJ Court Coaching Programmes with practical and targeted projects, particularly on judicial time management, within selected courts;
- Support to the School of Magistrates for the development of new curricula for judicial and administrative staff;
- Targeted contributions, when requested, to the justice reform in Albania by assisting the interlocutors throughout its implementation.
The second specific objective is to further enhance the quality of service by courts, with:
- Court Coaching Programmes in view of building the capacity of courts to deliver a better justice service in accordance with CEPEJ quality tools such as the quality checklist and users’satisfaction surveys.
- Support to the School of Magistrates for the development of new curricula to include topics on the quality of justice;
Main beneficiaries and partners
Ministry of Justice, High Council of Justice, Judicial Inspectorate, Courts, School of Magistrates, Office for the Administration of the Judicial Budget, Office of the Prosecutor General
Contacts
- Council of Europe in Strasbourg: cepej [at] coe.int and/or Stéphanie Burel, Project coordinator at the CEPEJ
- Council of Europe office in Tirana: informtirana [at] coe.int
Translated CEPEJ Documents
- Checklist for promoting the quality of justice and the courts - Listë kontrolli për promovimin e cilësisë së drejtësisë dhe gjykatave
- Handbook for conducting satisfaction surveys aimed at Court users in Council of Europe's member States - Manual për zhvillimin e sondazheve mbi nivelin e kënaqshmërisë së pёrdoruesve të gjykatave nё shtetet anёtare tё kёshillit tё Evrop (CEPEJ(2016)15)
- Structural measures adopted by some Council of Europe member states to improve the functioning of civil and administrative justice in addition to the effective domestic remedies required by Article 13 of the ECHR - Good practice guide - Masat strukturore të miratuara nga disa shtete anëtare të Këshillit të Europës për përmirësimin e funksionimit të së drejtës civile dhe administrative - Përveç mjeteve të brendshme juridike efektive të kërkuara nga neni 13 i KEDNJ-së (CEPEJ(2016)14)
- Measuring the quality of justice / Matja e cilësisë së drejtësisë (CEPEJ(2016)12
- Towards European Timeframes for Judicial Proceedings - Implementation Guide - Drejt Afateve Europiane për Procedurat Gjyqësore - Udhëzuesi për zbatimin (CEPEJ(2016)5)
- SATURN guidelines for judicial time management - comments and implementation examples - Udhëzimet e SATURN - it për menaxhimin e kohës gjyqësore komente dhe shembuj zbatimi (CEPEJ(2015)2rev1)
- SATURN revised guidelines for judicial time management - Grupi Drejtues i Qendrës SATURN për menaxhimin e kohës gjyqësore - Udhëzimet e rishikuara të saturn-it për menaxhimin e kohës gjyqësore (CEPEJ(2014)16)
- Checklist for court coaching in the framework of customer satisfaction surveys among cour users - Anketa e kënaqësisë së klientit mes përdoruesve të gjykatës lista e kontrollit për formimin e gjykatës - CEPEJ (2013)15e
- Guidelines on the Creation of Judicial Maps to Support Access to Justice within a Quality Judicial System - Udhëzime të rishikuara mbi krijimin e hartave gjyqësore për të mbështetur aksesin në drejtësi në një sistem gjyqësor cilësor (CEPEJ(2013)7)
- CEPEJ guidelines on judicial statistics (Gojust) - udhëzimet e CEPEJ për statistikat gjyqësore (gojust) - CEPEJ(2008)11
- Councils for Judiciary in EU Countries
- Time management checklist - Lista e krontollit të menaxhimit të kohës (Lista e krontollit të treguesve për analizën e kohëzgjatjes së procesit gjyqësor në sistemin e drejtësisë) (CEPEJ(2005)12Rev)
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