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Description:
One-day-and-a-half training based on a ‘learn-by-doing’ methodology. Presidents of Courts and Chiefs of Prosecution Offices from all EU member States plus Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo will be involved in a series of practical workshops addressing the crucial role of Judges and Prosecutors in upholding the rule of law in practice, working on case scenarios inspired by real facts. The seminar will address the UN, Council of Europe and European Union standards on the Rule of Law, the role of Presidents of Courts and Chiefs of Prosecution Offices can play to safeguard those standards in the work environment and vis-à-vis other state powers. Participants will be assisted by international and national experts, from the academia as well as practitioners.
Target audience:
Presidents of Courts and Chiefs of Prosecution Offices from all EU member States
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Pre-seminar:
Mandatory reading materials for all:
1. Guðmundur Andri Ástráðsson v. Iceland 1 December 2020
2. Wilson (506/04)
3. Associação Sindical dos Juízes Portugueses (64/16)
4. Simpson (C-542/18 RX‑II and C‑543/18 RX‑II)
5. Miasto Łowicz and Prokurator Generalny (C‑558/18 and C‑563/18)
6. Minister for Justice and Equality (C-216/18 PPU)
Links for Prosecutor Working Group:
1.Opinion No. 13(2018) of the CCPE:
«Independence, accountability and ethics of prosecutors»
2. Opinion on European norms and principles concerning prosecutors
3.2020 Rule of Law Report
4.2020 Rule of law Country Reports
WORKSHOP DOCUMENTS
SESSION 1
SESSION 2
SESSION 3
Session 1 Judges
EJTN Rule of Law Publications:
Application Process:
All applications must be submitted through the candidates' national EJTN member institution.
Number of places:
39 judges
Deadline for applications:
22 February 2021
Deadline for registration:
26 March 2021
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