Description

• The role of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
• Conventions and national law
• International Labour Law at the EU level: existing instruments and new challenges

Language regime: Portuguese and English

Deadline to register: 11 February 2013

Registration are closed

Programme:

Agenda International Labour Law.pdf

Description

One of the main goals of the conference is to facilitate valuable exchange of best practices on issues of common interest for IP judges across Europe. It will focus on the latest developments at European level in the area of patents and trademarks.

The conference will benefit from the expertise of highly qualified European experts in this field (lawyers, university professors etc.) and will embrace a practical approach of topics particularly useful for judges dealing with IP cases, such as cross-border litigation in IP cases, procedural aspects concerning trademarks as well as an interesting litigator's view on what makes a judge a good IP judge. Nevertheless it will be a great opportunity for an update on the future European patent litigation system and Unified Patent Court.

Language regime: English

Deadline to register: 22 March 2013

Registrations are closed

Programme

Agenda European Intellectual Property.pdf

Description

The course aims to acquaint the participants with the latest updates regarding adoption, descent, custody, maintenance, international divorces and to reveal the basic structures in the fields of international family law.

Language regime: German and English.

Deadline to register: 10 March 2013

Registrations are closed

Programme :

Agenda overview of international family law.pdf

Description

The purpose of the seminar is the dissemination of a wider knowledge on current issues and topics in Law enforcement in connection with EU rules, the European Enforcement Order, service and enforcement of foreign judgments, Brussels I and Brussels II Regulation.

Language regime: Slovenian and English

Deadline to register: 12 April 2013

Programme:

Agenda (English):

Final_Agenda_Enforcement_UC_EJTN_2013.pdf

Agenda (Slovenian):

Description

International conference on cybercrimes will cover the following topics:

1. Cybercrime trends, types, ways of identification and detection;
2. Latvian and German experience in cybercrime investigation, special operations, strengthening and use of evidences;
3. National and international cooperation investigating crimes, taking evidences during trial process – court, prosecution and police perspective;
4. Case law analyses in ways of qualification of crimes, current law enforcement problems;
5. Forensic possibilities detecting cybercrimes;
6. Interdisciplinary discussion on current topicalities.

Conference will be offered with the support of DG Home Affairs program Prevention of and Fight Against Crime in a cooperation with one of the partners of the project - German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ).

Conference will invite different legal professions - judge, prosecutors, investigators, sworn advocates to share the experience and optional solutions for the global crimes that are committed in virtual world and affect society more severe than before. Young judges or judges with a limited experience, prosecutors with proficiency of German (or native speakers) are welcome to take part in this 2 days conference that will take place in Riga Old town where the Latvian Judicial Training Centre is located.

Language regime: German and English

Deadline to register: 12 April 2013

Description

The objective of this one and half day course is to familiarise judges, judicial trainees and clarks with the existing EU legal instruments in the area of civil and commercial law in order to enhance the recognition and enforcement of judgements between EU Member States.

Objective

The objective of the course is twofold: (1) to give an overview of the relevant EU-legal instruments in the area of civil and commercial law; and (2) to identify practical problems, faced in daily practice while applying this legislation and to give solutions.

Since the objective of the course is to reinforce cross-border judicial cooperation, it is of a particular interest to allow judges from other Member States to participate in this course in order to identify common problems and to learn from each other best practices.

The legal instruments that are dealt with are related to the following areas of law:

• Civil and Commercial law ("Recast" Brussels I): Day 1
• Judicial Cooperation (Service Regulation, Taking of Evidence): Day 1
• Family Law (Brussels II-bis, Mediation, Maintenance obligations, divorce and legal separation): Day 2 (half a day)

Methodology

Senior judge-trainers will be asked to introduce the legal framework. This will be followed by a discussion on problems, encountered when applying these EU-regulations. A demonstration of the Judicial Atlas and the E-Justice Portal will be given in order show the usefulness of these digital tools in the daily work of every judicial practitioner.

Language regime: Dutch, French and English

Deadline to register: 16 April 2013

Agenda

European_cooperation_in_civil_law_English_version.pdf

European Cooperation in Civil Law_French version.pdf

Description

The training activity deals with the following topics:

• Different types of offences within cybercrime
• EU legislation regarding cybercrime
• Practical and legal aspects of digital evidence in cybercrime investigations

Language regime: English and Estonian

Deadline to register: 16 April 2013

Agenda

Agenda_Cybercrime and Digital Evidence_Estonia.pdf

Description

Key topics:

• Levels of protection of a fair trial (constitutional, international, universal)
• Right to approach the court
• Requirements for courts/judges
• Requirements for a trial
• Peculiarities of the criminal proceedings
• Right to compensation for malpractice
• Compensation for unlawful conviction
• No crime/no punishment without law
• Reasonable length of proceeding

Language regime: Czech and English.

Deadline to regsiter: 29 April 2013

Agenda

Right to fair trial 2013.pdf

Description

This conference is targeted at judges from all branches of jurisdiction, from other EU Member States as well. The judiciary constitutes the autonomous third power and is made up of independent judges. This conference focuses on the question of what institutional conditions must exist to preserve this independence.

There will also be discussion of the degree to which the organisation of the court administration – the structures of which are currently being re-evaluated in many countries – affects the realisation of this constitutional principle. In addition, eminent judges from England, France, Italy, Spain and other European countries will elucidate the judicial profession, the organisation of the court system, as well as historical and especially current developments within the justice system in their own countries, and will discuss these topics with the participants from a comparative point of view.

Special Conditions for Participation

Some of the presentations will be held in English. Thus, participants should have a good command of English.

This session is also being convened as part of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN). Moreover, it is particularly suitable for foreign participants.

Agenda

Draft Agenda On the Independece of the Judiciary.pdf

Language regime: German and English

[in German]
Die Tagung wendet sich an Richterinnen und Richter aller Gerichtsbarkeiten sowie Staatsanwältinnen und Staatsanwälte, auch aus dem europäischen Ausland.

Die Rechtsprechung ist als eigenständige dritte Gewalt konstituiert und unabhängigen Richtern anvertraut. Welcher institutionellen Voraussetzungen die Wahrung dieser Unabhängigkeit bedarf, ist Gegenstand der Veranstaltung. Hierbei wird auch erörtert, welchen Einfluss die Organisation der Gerichtsverwaltung, deren Strukturen zurzeit vielerorts überprüft werden, auf die Verwirklichung dieses Verfassungsprinzips hat.

Darüber hinaus werden Richterpersönlichkeiten aus England, Frankreich, Italien, Spanien und / oder anderen europäischen Ländern das Richterbild, die Gerichtsorganisation, historische und vor allem aktuelle Entwicklungen der Justiz in ihren jeweiligen Heimatstaaten erläutern und mit den Teilnehmenden systemvergleichend diskutieren.

Die Vorträge werden überwiegend in englischer Sprache gehalten. Die Teilnehmenden sollten daher die englische Sprache sicher beherrschen.

Diese Tagung wird auch im Rahmen des European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) ausgeschrieben. Sie ist in besonderem Maße auch für ausländische Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer geeignet.

Deadline to register: 28 March 2013

Description

One of the main goals of the conference is to facilitate the exchange of best practices in connection to the fight against corruption. It will focus on the cross-border or international aspects of corruption.
The conference will benefit from the expertise of highly qualified experts in this field and will develop a practical approach of topics particularly useful for judges. There will be ample opportunity for discussion and exchange of experiences.

Language regime: Spanish, English and French

Agenda

Course programme PUBLIC CORRUPTION ENG.pdf

Programa del curso CORRUPCIÓN PÚBLICA_ESP.pdf

Deadline to regsiter: 17 May 2013

Description

Specific topics of training activities:

1. Overview of European Council Regulation no 4/2009 dated on December 18, 2008: rules on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to the maintenance obligations.
2. Enforceability of judgments, court settlements and legal statements from the EU Member States in matters relating to maintenance, in the light of the Act of April 28, 2011.
3. Good practices and difficulties in the application of the provisions relating to cross-border relations.

Training activities will be conducted in the form of lectures and workshops.

Language regime: Polish and English

Deadline to register: 17 August 2013

Description

The proposal of Regulation no. 635 of 2011 establishing a common European law of sales, directly applicable to cross-border transactions, both business to consumer and business to business, alternative to the existing 27 national laws, reveals the intention of the EU Commission to revitalize trade, especially online, across European borders, hampered by legal differences.

Criticism regarding the lack of "ambition" underlying this proposal (minimal with respect to the Draft Common Frame of Reference of 2007) is contrasted by the objective stalemate in European contract law, which, however, undoubted shows vitality in the dialogue between national courts and the courts of Luxembourg and Strasbourg, as well as in the reflections offered by scholars, which resulted in well known “academic” codes.

The course will complement the discussion of these policy issues with practice sessions focused on "remedies" for breach of contract in European systems (unfair terms; distance contracts or contracts concluded away from business premises; void contracts; lack of conformity).

Language regime: Italian and English

Deadline to register: 10 September 2013

Description

Victims of criminal offences are often citizens of a country other than the one of the offender and the place of the offence. In order to guarantee the uniform protection of victims' rights throughout Europe, it is necessary to provide training on the possibilities of international criminal cooperation in the field of protecting the procedural rights and the human rights of the victims of crimes as well as the enforcement of their rights for compensation.

Language regime: Hungarian and English.

Deadline to register: 5 October 2013

Description

The subjects in this course will be:

• Definition of the concept organized crime;
• The nature of organised crime:
• Current image and future insight;
• Structure of organized crime;
• Significance of the nature of organized crime and detection;
• Internationals aspects;
• Tackling organized crime from several perspectives: police and prosecutor;
• Directing investigations;
• Strategic approach

Language regime: Dutch and English

Deadline to register: 5 November 2013

Description

The victim has taken an increasingly important place in legal developments with the recognition of victim rights in public policies, but also with the representation in penal justice. As parties in the trial, the victims benefit from a real status which gives them rights all during the procedure from the filing of the complaint through the execution of the sentence. Specific provisions have also been put in place to guarantee them the most complete, rapid and efficient indemnity.

Likewise, accompaniment and support services, including overall care, can be offered to them, especially through active and diverse associations. That being so, do the victims know and effectively use these rights and these measures? Does the judicial response meet their expectations? What are the legal and concrete impacts of the creation of the judge delegated to the victims? What is included in the notions of recognition or restoration requested by the victims? How can we reconcile in a fragile, if not impossible equilibrium, a response to the pain and suffering of victims with the rights of the presumed perpetrators? Can the victim be placed at the heart of penal justice?

Pedagogy

This session will present the legal and technical aspects of a better care of crime victims and the mechanisms to remedy their suffering. It will also look at larger social issues raised by the place of victims in criminal justice, enlightened by historic, sociological or psychological approaches. It will be made up of presentations by judges, experts, professors, representatives of French and foreign associations and by multidisciplinary exchanges among the participants.

Language regime: French and English

Deadline to register: 7 October 2013