Strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in Azerbaijan

The activities are organised in the framework of the Project “Strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in Azerbaijan”, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe in their Partnership for Good Governance II.

An earlier phase of this programme (January 2015 - December 2017) was supported by the European Union.

1st March 2019 - February 2023

Context of the Project

This project is a second phase of cooperation with the Azerbaijani judicial authorities. Between March 2015 and April 2017, authorities from the justice sector of Azerbaijan and CEPEJ co-operated in the framework of the Project “Support to increased efficiency of courts, improved training of judges and judicial self-governance in Azerbaijan”.

Project's objective

Court users in Azerbaijan enjoy better access to justice through strengthened efficiency and quality of the judicial system and improved enforcement of court decisions.

Expected outcomes

The project has two main domains of action:

The enhancement of the efficiency and quality of Azerbaijani courts through the application of CEPEJ tools at national level.
The improvement of the enforcement of court decisions through legal and institutional modernisation of the enforcement system.

Project beneficiaries and stakeholders

The main beneficiaries and stakeholders of this project in the Republic of Azerbaijan are the Ministry of Justice, the Judicial Legal Council, and the Justice Academy.

Project reports

Access to Justice for vulnerable groups in Azerbaijan (AZE / ENG)
Communication Strategy for Judiciary of Azerbaijan (AZE / ENG)
Recommendations on ICT solutions in enforcement (AZE / ENG)
Recommendations on the use of indicators in enforcement(AZE / ENG)
Road Map on dissemination of CEPEJ tools (AZE / ENG)
Training Needs Assessment Report (AZE / ENG)

Translation of CEPEJ documents

Contacts

Council of Europe - Strasbourg

Jovana Matic

Coordinatrice de projet

+33 (0)3 90 21 63 68

Council of Europe office - Baku

Vafa Rovshanova
Field Officer

Shabnam Mirzayeva
Project assistant

NEWS

Back Study of European private enforcements systems: study visit to France and the Netherlands

From 15 to 19 September 2019, the CEPEJ organized a study visit to France (Paris) and the Netherlands (The Hague) for a group of representatives of the Directorate General of Enforcement and the Directorate of Information and Communication Technologies of the Ministry of Justice of Azerbaijan.

The aim of the study visit was to explore private enforcement systems in these countries in the context of future entrustment of the decisions of courts and other bodies to private agencies in Azerbaijan within the implementation of the Presidential Decree of April 2019.

During the visit Azerbaijani delegation met with the International Union of Judicial Officers based in France, French National Chamber of Judicial Officers, the Royal Professional Organization of Judicial Officers (KVbG) in The Hague, the Enforcement Department of the Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands, as well as two private bailiffs’ offices in the visited countries. Participants had an opportunity to learn more about organization of these enforcement systems and specificities of the daily work of private judicial officers both in France and the Netherlands.

The activity was organised in the framework of the CEPEJ cooperation project "Strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in Azerbaijan" under the Partnership for Good Governance II (PGGII), which is funded jointly by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.