On 18 May 2020, representatives of the Judiciary attended Working Group meeting with SATURN Centre (Study and Analysis of judicial Time Use Research Network) of the Council of Europe’s European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ).

The representatives of the Judiciary were able to participate in such a working group meeting for the first time. The meeting focused on issues of time management and backlog control during COVID-19. The importance of case weighting system was also highlighted during the meeting.

The SATURN Centre is instructed to collect information on judicial timeframes in the member States. By using this information, member states have the possibility to design and implement policies aimed at preventing violations of the right to a fair trial within a reasonable time, protected by Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

This activity is organised as part of a project "Enhancing the Accountability and the Efficiency of the Judicial System and the Professionalism of Lawyers in Georgia" co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, the EU/CoE Partnership for Good Governance.