The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) advises and supports policy makers and justice professionals by carrying out a data-based in-depth analysis of the day-to-day functioning of judicial systems in Europe, by developing pragmatic and innovative tools for use at national and local level focused on efficiency, quality and cyber-justice, and by supporting efficient methodologies for judicial data collection, processing and analysis concerning the functioning of judicial systems.

Focus 2022-2025

• Issues relating to the efficiency and quality of justice, including access to justice, judicial time management, day-to-day work of justice professionals, the functioning of courts, cyber-justice and the use of artificial intelligence in judicial systems.
• All aspects relating to the collection, management, quality control and analysis of judicial data and statistics.  

Civil society involvement 

• International organisations representing justice professionals who are observers to the CEPEJ (judges, prosecutors, lawyers, court clerks, bailiffs, experts, etc.)
• Justice professionals and law students through the organisation of the Crystal Scales of Justice Prize
• IT experts through the CEPEJ European Cyberjustice Network
• Users of justice through the organisation of satisfaction surveys