Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiHSEJ)

January 2023 – December 2026

Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiHSEJ)

The project is co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and is implemented by the Council of Europe.

Context of the project

The project “Strengthening the efficiency and quality of justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina” aims to support the justice system of Bosnia and Herzegovina in improving of its efficiency and quality in accordance with the standards and tools developed by the CEPEJ.

Project’s objectives

Efficiency and quality of the justice system of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be strengthened (including support in shortening the length of proceedings and in reducing the backlog). The capacities for collecting, processing and analysis of data on the functioning of the judicial system and judicial statistics according to the CEPEJ methodology will be supported, in strong coordination with the CEPEJ Dashboard WB action. Justice professionals’ capacities on topics related to efficiency and quality of justice will be strengthened, in line with CEPEJ standards and tools.

Main activities

Recommendations on implementing the CEPEJ tools on efficiency of justice, quality of justice, mediation and cyberjustice, followed by capacity building activities.
Capacity building activities in the area of judicial training on court efficiency and quality, based on CEPEJ tools and methodologies.
Workshops to improve the collection, processing and analysis of data on the functioning of the judicial system and judicial statistics according to the CEPEJ methodology (in coordination with Dashboard WB Action).

Project beneficiaries and stakeholders

Ministry of Justice, High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council, judicial training institutions, chief judges, chief prosecutors, court administrators, judges and prosecutors, courts, and Association of Mediators.

Contacts

Council of Europe - Strasbourg

Anastasiia Nohovitsyna
Project Coordinator

Council of Europe office - Sarajevo

Enes Sehic
Project Manager

Lejla Begovic
Project Assistant

News

Back 1st Steering Committee Meeting of the new CEPEJ cooperation project in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iuliia TKACHENKO

Modified 1 Year ago.

1st Steering Committee Meeting of the new CEPEJ cooperation project in Bosnia and Herzegovina

1^st Steering Committee Meeting of the new CEPEJ project “HFIII: HF 4 - Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiHSEJ)” was held on 28 April 2023. Main project beneficiaries, High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (HJPC), Judicial and Prosecutorial Training Centres of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and of Republika Serpska, and the Ministry of Justice on state level attended the meeting. Representatives of the European Union and CEPEJ President, M. Francesco DEPASQUALE also participated in the Steering Committee Meeting.

The proposed workplan for the next 2 years was approved, and it will be adjusted and further developed in consultation with beneficiaries in the course of the project. Pilot courts were nominated by HJPC to collaborate with the CEPEJ in the framework of the project on issues of quality and efficiency (notably backlogs and length of proceedings, CMS, court management, user satisfaction surveys, judicial communication).

This activity was organised by CEPEJ action “HFIII: HF 4 - Strengthening the Efficiency and Quality of Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiHSEJ)”, which is part of the joint programme entitled "Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye III", co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 28 April 2023