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The CEPEJ and Moroccan judicial officers meet in Rabat to address issues related to notification procedures
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) and the National Order of Moroccan Judicial Officers met on April 17, 2025, at the Council of Europe Office in Rabat to analyze the current situation regarding the notification and delivery of judicial documents in Morocco. Mathieu...
Development of judges' IT skills and satisfaction surveys among court users on the agenda of CEPEJ meetings in Albania
On 14 April 2025, a working group meeting, composed of the representatives of the School of Magistrates, serving judges, prosecutors and CEPEJ experts, was held at the School of Magistrates in Tirana to discuss the development of IT skills training for magistrates. CEPEJ experts, in collaboration...
Using judicial statistics to strengthen citizens‘ trust in the justice system in Kosovo*
On 3 April 2025, the European Commission for Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the Council of Europe organised a workshop in Pristina aimed at sharing judicial statistics, in order to strengthen by helping them better understand how the justice system functions. The workshop brought together...
First meeting of the CEPEJ Working Group on work-life balance in the judiciary
On 3 April 2025, the CEPEJ Working Group on Work-Life Balance life balance (CEPEJ-GT-WLB) held its first meeting in Paris. This ad hoc group was established at the request of the member states to address concerns related to well-being, quality of life in the judiciary and the attractiveness of...
CEPEJ visit to Cyprus to improve judicial data collection
At the invitation of the Cypriot authorities, the CEPEJ organised a visit to Nicosia on 2 and 3 April 2025. This mission was an opportunity to meet all key stakeholders involved in the collection of judicial statistics in Cyprus. Discussions focused on possibilities to improve the availability...
The distribution of cases within jurisdictions, topic of a round table organised in Morocco
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), in cooperation with the Higher Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ) of the Kingdom of Morocco, is organising a Round Table in Rabat on 8 April 2025 to consider the practices of distributing cases among magistrates to ensure the efficient...
The CEPEJ Network of Pilot Courts will hold its 18th plenary meeting in Strasbourg
The CEPEJ Network of Pilot Courts of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice, which includes more than 40 courts from nearly 30 European states, will meet on 10 April 2025 at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. This Network, which was set up 18 years ago and meets once a year,...
Case-weighting tool and the impact of artificial intelligence on the efficiency of courts on the agenda of the 38th meeting of the CEPEJ Working Group on Judicial Time Management
The CEPEJ Working Group on Judicial Time Management (CEPEJ-SATURN) will meet in Strasbourg on 9 and 11 April 2025. The discussions will primarily focus on case-weighting – a method for assessing court workloads based on case complexity - for which a tool is currently being prepared to support...
The CEPEJ brought together European experts and Moroccan lawyers to discuss the digital transformation of legal proceedings
On March 15, 2025, the CEPEJ organised a roundtable in Rabat on the theme "Lawyers and Digital Procedures: Insights from European Experiences", in partnership with the Association of Moroccan Bar Associations. This event provided a platform for European and Moroccan experts to discuss the...
12th meeting of the CEPEJ Working Group on Cyberjustice and Artificial Intelligence
At its meeting on 27 and 28 March 2025, the CEPEJ Working Group on Cyberjustice and Artificial Intelligence (AI) (CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST) advanced the development of a model curriculum on new technologies for judges, and the complement to the guidelines on videoconferencing in judicial proceedings,...
The quality of jurisdictional debate and access to justice on the agenda of the 38th meeting of the CEPEJ Working Group on the Quality of Justice
On 27 and 28 March 2025, the CEPEJ Working Group on the Quality of Justice (CEPEJ-GT-QUAL) met in Strasbourg to continue its work under its 2024-2025 mandate. The Group continued to develop draft guidelines on the quality of judicial debate, in cooperation with the Council of Bars and Law...
International Conference for a better enforcement of national judicial decisions, organised by the Council of Europe and the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers
On 17 March 2025, the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe and the Luxembourg Ministry of Justice...
CEPEJ workshop to enhance Prosecutors' daily work in Kosovo*
On 6 March 2025, the CEPEJ organised a workshop in Pristina to address the challenges related to the use of decision templates by the prosecutors within the Case Management Information System (CMIS). These documents are predefined templates that enable prosecutors to automatically generate...
Launch in Bosnia and Herzegovina of the CEPEJ-HELP online training course on the quality of justice
As part of its mission to strengthen the efficiency and quality of justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), the CEPEJ will launch on 12 March 2025 the HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) online course on ’Quality of justice – the work of the CEPEJ', in the presence of more than...
1st Report on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the judiciary, based on the information contained in the CEPEJ’s Resource Centre on Cyberjustice and AI
On 17 February 2025, the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board (AIAB) met to finalise the Report on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the judiciary. The findings presented in the report are based on the analysis of the information provided through the CEPEJ’s Resource Centre on...
48th Meeting of the CEPEJ Working Group on the Evaluation of Judicial Systems (CEPEJ-GT-EVAL)
The CEPEJ Working Group on the Evaluation of Judicial Systems (CEPEJ-GT-EVAL) will hold its 48th meeting in Venice on March 6-7, 2025. During this meeting, the group will primarily focus on implementing the reform of the CEPEJ evaluation of judicial systems cycles, which notably aims to modify...
Launch of the HELP course on mediation in Azerbaijan
On 18 February 2025, a HELP (Council of Europe’s Programme on Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) course developed by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) on “The Importance of Quality of Justice in Mediation” was launched for a group of 50 Azerbaijani...
High-level Conference “Better enforcement of national judicial decisions: a human rights and rule of law requirement”
The Conference will provide a platform to facilitate discussions and exchange of expertise among participants on the enforcement of domestic judicial decisions, which represents a constituent element of the rule of law and of access to justice. The Conference aims to identify the main systemic...
ECN Webinar #10/2025 Artificial Intelligence to provide judicial expertise?
Complexity in court cases can require the consultation of experts by the judge and the parties. Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) suitable to support the experts in their work and if yes under what conditions? Are there situations allowing the use of AI to provide expertise directly, without the...
The CEPEJ is organising, as part of its Dashboards, two workshops on prosecutorial case-flow data
The CEPEJ is organising two regional workshops in Budapest (Hungary) for national data collectors involved in the CEPEJ evaluation process—namely, the CEPEJ national correspondents—along with representatives of public prosecution services and the CEPEJ Evaluation Unit, responsible for overseeing,...
Justice professionals, take part in the Council of Europe's Crystal Scales of Justice Prize!
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the Council of Europe is organising this year the 13th edition of the Crystal Scales of Justice Prize, created 20 years ago. The aim of this Prize is to identify and highlight innovative practices to improve efficiency and quality...
CEPEJ organises two Workshops on court user satisfaction in Bosnia and Herzegovina
As part of the ongoing efforts to strengthen the efficiency and quality of justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the CEPEJ is organising two workshops focused on court user satisfaction surveys, with an in-person session in the Basic Court of Brčko District on 14 February 2025 and an online session...
How to make Artificial Intelligence work for the Judiciary – Reflections of the CEPEJ’s Artificial Intelligence Advisory Board
Despite emerging regulation, practical questions on how to make best use of artificial intelligence (AI) by the judiciaries remain. How can adequate drafting assistance be provided? How to reconcile the efficiency promised by AI tools while maintaining "human justice", centred on the individual?...
The CEPEJ presents its work to the Belgian authorities
On 3 February 2025, at the initiative of the Brussels-based Federal Public Service (FPS) Justice, the Secretariat of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) took part in an exchange meeting with the Belgian judicial authorities (representatives of the Court of Cassation, the...
Publication of a Specific Study by the CEPEJ on the Profession of Enforcement Agents as part of its mission to evaluate European judicial systems
The CEPEJ has published, as it does every two years, a specific Study on Enforcement Agents which was prepared by the International Union of Judicial Officers (UIHJ), observer at the CEPEJ, based on 2022 data collected by the CEPEJ. This study, released on the CEPEJ website and on its dedicated...
CEPEJ fact-finding mission to the courts of first instance of Athens and Thessaloniki on the management of civil cases and backlog reduction
The CEPEJ organised a fact-finding mission aimed at deepening the analysis on the functioning of the first instance courts of Athens and Thessaloniki, particularly focusing on challenges related to the management of civil cases and backlog reduction. Meetings were held with the presidents,...
CEPEJ Mission in Albania: improving the efficiency of the judicial system and optimising data management
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) is organising a mission in Albania to improve the efficiency of the judicial system and strengthen data collection and analysis tools. From 28 to 31 January 2025, the CEPEJ will hold a series of meetings in Albania with representatives...
CEPEJ experts visit Moroccan pilot courts
As part of the MA-JUST program “Towards a more protective, accessible and efficient justice system in Morocco”, co-financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) organized a visit on...
The CEPEJ wishes you all the best for 2025!
May this new year be marked by a fair and high-quality justice system that is more efficient, modern and close to its users.
Coordination meeting for the Project “Support to further modernisation of court management in the Republic of Moldova”
The third meeting of the Technical Committee of the Project “Support to further modernisation of court management in the Republic of Moldova” took place on 11 December 2024. Representatives of the Superior Council of Magistrates, the Agency for Court Administration, the National Institute of...
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