Programme News: Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population
Meeting of the Working Group on Free Legal Aid Legislation in Georgia
On 8 December 2023 the Council of Europe Office in Georgia organised a working group meeting with participation of the management of the Legal Aid Service (LAS), representatives of the Parliament of Georgia, Ministry of Justice and the Human Rights Secretariat at the Administration of the...
Celebrating completion of three Council of Europe Projects
On 12 December 2023, the Council of Europe hosted a closing ceremony for three Projects, implemented in the framework of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia 2020-2023: "Promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Georgia," "Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for...
Launch of the HELP Course on Hate Crime and Hate Speech for Georgian Lawyers
On 30 June 2023, the Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on Hate Crime and Hate Speech was launched for Georgian lawyers as part of the Project on Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population. The attendees of the meeting included the Director and the...
Meeting of the Justice Coordination Council in Imereti Region in Georgia
On 17 May 2023 the Council of Europe Office in Georgia organised the Justice Coordination Council meeting related to the effective implementation of the Juvenile Justice Code. The meeting was held in Tskaltubo town, in Imereti region. The participants included judges, prosecutors and lawyers,...
Training on Management for the Heads of Free Legal Aid Bureaus in Georgia
On 2-5 May 2023, the Council of Europe Office in Georgia organised a training of trainers under the Project on “Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population” for the heads of various departments of the Legal Aid Service (LAS) and the managers of the Legal aid bureaus (LAB)...
The Council of Europe working with the legal professionals on establishment of unified court practice
The Council of Europe and the European Union continued discussions around main findings of the Council of Europe Review on compatibility with the European standards of Georgia’s Criminal Procedure Code and related legislative acts. In the format of justice coordination council specific...
Second Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Project “Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population
On 13 December 2022 the project Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population organised its second Steering Committee Meeting to discuss the first year of project implementation and plan future activities. The meeting was opened by the Deputy Head of Cooperation Programmes...
Fifth Meeting of the Justice Coordination Council in Georgia
On 1 November 2022, the fifth Justice Coordination Council Meeting in Kakheti region was organised together with the Georgian Bar Association (GBA) about the criminal proceedings regarding victims of violence against women and domestic violence and to support coordination between the judges, the...
Fourth Meeting of the Justice Coordination Council in Georgia
On 19 October, the Council of Europe Office in Georgia organised a regional meeting of the Justice Coordination Council (JCC) in Batumi to discuss the issues of children in criminal proceedings. The activity was organised to support the judiciary, prosecution service and Georgian Bar Association...
Roundtable Discussion, Digitalization of Law - the Future is Today
On 13 October the Legal Aid Service (LAS) with the support of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia organised a roundtable discussion “Digitalization of Law - the Future is Today”, dedicated to the issue of integration of automated digital services into the justice system. As the mandate of the...
Series of Meetings with Citizens and Free Legal Aid Lawyers in Regions
The Legal Aid Service (LAS) completed the series of meetings between the citizens and free legal aid lawyers in several regions of Georgia. Meetings were organised in 11 municipal centers in Samegrelo and Guria regions to raise awareness about free legal aid. During the meetings management and...
Series of Meetings with Lawyers on Professional Ethics
On 19 June the Georgian Bar Association (GBA) completed a series of meetings with lawyers on professional ethics organised with the Support of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia. During the meetings organised in different regions of Georgia presenters from the GBA Ethics Commission and...
Tender Procedure for Video Production
The Council of Europe Co-operation Project “Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population” is launching a call for the provision of video production consultancy. The aim of the tender is to create a pool of national consultants to provide consultancy requested by the Council...
Council of Europe Launches a New Project “Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population”
The Council of Europe Office in Georgia launched the Project “Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population” to support legal aid providers in Georgia and to increase the effectiveness, promptness, and accessibility of legal aid throughout the country, especially in regions...
Series of meetings with lawyers on professional ethics
With the support of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia the Georgian Bar Association (GBA) started series of meetings with lawyers on professional ethics. During meetings organised in regions of Georgia presenters from the GBA Ethics Commission and practicing lawyers discuss the Code of...
Series of Meetings with Citizens and Free Legal Aid Lawyers in Regions
The Legal Aid Service (LAS) started a series of meetings with citizens and free legal aid lawyers in regions of Georgia with the support of the Council of Europe. Meetings will be held in 8 municipal centers of the Samegrelo region and 3 municipal centers of Guria region. Overall, 11 meetings...
Discussion of a Package of Draft Amendments to the Legislative Acts Regulating Lawyers’ Professional Activity
The Council of Europe Office in Georgia supported the discussion of draft legal amendments between members of the Parliament of Georgia and the management of the Georgian Bar Association (GBA). Discussions centred around the proposed amendments to seven laws affecting professional activities of...
Tender Procedure for the Pool of National Consultants
The Council of Europe Co-operation Project “Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population” is launching a call for the provision of national consultancy services. The aim of the tender is to create a pool of national consultants to provide consultancy requested by the Council...
Tender Procedure for the Pool of International Consultants
The Council of Europe Co-operation Project “Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population” is launching a call for the provision of international consultancy services. The aim of the tender is to create a pool of international consultants to provide consultancy requested by...
Tender Procedure for the Pool of National Consultants
The Council of Europe Co-operation Project “Enhanced Access to Legal Aid Services for Marginalised Population” is launching a call for the provision of national consultancy services. The aim of the tender is to create a pool of national consultants to provide consultancy requested by the Council...
