Fostering mediation in Azerbaijan
March 2023 – February 2026
Fostering mediation in Azerbaijan
The project is funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance III (2023-2027).
Context and objectives of the project
The project “Fostering mediation in Azerbaijan” seeks to improve recourse to mediation in Azerbaijan, based on the Law on Mediation adopted in 2019, via increasing the availability and the quality of mediation services, further strengthening the capacities of mediators, in particular through training, and by raising awareness on mediation amongst justice sector professionals and citizens. The project will rely on the Council of Europe instruments and standards, the CEPEJ tools on mediation, and the related European good practices. The action will support the implementation of key judicial reforms included in the “State Program for the Development of Azerbaijani Justice for 2019-2023” and the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan of 3 April 2019 on “Deepening of reforms in the judicial-legal system” concerning alternative dispute settlement.
Main activities
- State of play of mediation and recommendations for a wider use and higher quality of mediation services;
- Recommendations and support to develop a standard system to gather statistics based on CEPEJ Mediation Baseline Statistics;
- Support on digitalisation of the mediation system;
- Tailor-made capacity building measures for the Mediation Council and mediators;
- Enhancing the competences of mediation trainers and training resources of the Academy of Justice on mediation, based on CEPEJ tools;
- Increasing knowledge and awareness of various mediation stakeholders, including judges and lawyers, with a view to supporting the recourse to mediation and the dissemination of good practices;
- Support to establishing a mediation pilot to facilitate the access to mediation services in regions;
- Updating and supporting the implementation of the promotion and awareness plan on mediation in Azerbaijan.
Project beneficiaries and stakeholders
General public, judges, lawyers, civil society, Ministry of Justice, Academy of Justice, Mediation Council and mediators
Translation of CEPEJ documents
- Baseline grid for mediation key performance indicators/ Mediasiya üzrə əsas fəaliyyət göstəriciləri üçün ilkin cədvəl
- Basic mediator training curriculum/ Mediatorlar üçün baza səviyyəli təlim proqramı
- Guidelines on designing and monitoring mediation training schemes/ Mediasiya təlimi proqramlarının hazırlanması və monitorinqi üzrə təlimatlar
- Guide to the judicial referral to mediation/ Hakim tərəfindən mediasiyaya yönləndirilmə üzrə təlimat
- Mediation awareness programme for judges/ Hakimlər üçün mediasiya barədə məlumatlılıq səviyyəsinin artırılması proqramı
- European Handbook for Mediation Lawmaking/ Mediasiya üzrə normayaratma barədə Avropa vəsaiti
- Guide to mediation for lawyers/ Vəkillər üçün mediasiya üzrə təlimat
- Training programme for lawyers to assist clients in mediation/ Mediasiya prosesində müştərilərə kömək etmək üçün vəkillər üçün təlim proqramı
- European Code of Conduct for Mediation Providers/Mediasiya xidməti göstərənlər üçün Avropa davranış kodeksi
- Standard mediation forms/Standart mediasiya formaları
- Declaration on lessons learnt and Challenges faced by the judiciary during and after the Covid-19 Pandemic / CEPEJ XARTİYASI - “COVİD-19” PANDEMİYASI ƏRZİNDƏ VƏ SONRAKI DÖVR ÜÇÜN ƏDALƏT MÜHAKİMƏSİ SİSTEMLƏRİ QARŞISINDA DURAN PROBLEMLƏR VƏ ƏLDƏ OLUNAN NƏTİCƏLƏR
- European ethical Charter on the use of artificial intelligence in judicial systems and their environment - Süni intellektin məhkəmə sistemləri və onlarla bağlı münasibətlərdə istifadəsinə dair Avropa Etik Xartiyası
- High quality justice for all the member States of the Council of Europe - CEPEJ Studies No. 22 / Ədalət Mühakiməsinin Səmərəliliyi üzrə - Avropa Komissiyası: Elmi və Təcrübi Əhəmiyyəti / CEPEJ-in Elmi Tədqiqatı Nº 22 - Avropa Şurasının nəşri
- Guidelines on the organisation and accessibility of court premises
- Guidelines on the Creation of Judicial Maps to Support Access to Justice within a Quality Judicial System
- Checklist for court coaching in the framework of customer satisfaction surveys among cour users
- Handbook for conducting satisfaction surveys aimed at Court users in Council of Europe's member States
- Revised SATURN guidelines for judicial time management: Məhkəmə proseslərində vaxtın idarə olunmasına dair düzəlişlər edilmiş SATURN təlimatları (2-ci düzəliş) (CEPEJ(2014)16)
- SATURN Time management checklist : Vaxtın idarə edilməsi üzrə yoxlama vərəqəsi (CEPEJ(2015)12Rev) - CEPEJ guidelines on judicial statistics (GOJUST): Məhkəmə statistikasına dair CEPEJ təlimatları (GOJUST)(CEPEJ(2008)11) - Checklist for promoting the quality of justice and the courts : Məhkəmələrin və ədalət mühakiməsinin keyfiyyətini yüksəltmək üçün yoxlama vərəqəsi (CEPEJ(2008)2
CEPEJ visit to improve the training framework on mediation in Azerbaijan
The visit of experts of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), which took place from 25 to 27 October 2023, in Baku, focused on improving the mediation training framework in Azerbaijan. It started with consultations on the opportunity of setting up standards for training...
CEPEJ organises a series of meetings in Azerbaijan on the digitalisation of the mediation system
On 19-21 June 2023, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) organised an activity focusing on the digitalisation of the mediation system in Azerbaijan. It targeted gathering information and discussing possible improvements of the current case management and exploring the...
New CEPEJ co-operation Project in Azerbaijan as part of the EU/COE joint programme “Partnership for Good Governance III”
On 13 April 2023 in Baku took place the first meeting of the Technical Committee of the Project “Fostering mediation in Azerbaijan”, implemented by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). The meeting constituted a platform for discussions between representatives of the...
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