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IMPACTS: A CEELI and IFES Joint Initiative
In the first two months of 2020, the CEELI Institute, along with partners from the International Foundation of Electoral Systems (IFES), visited both East and West Africa. These trips were part of the preliminary phase of the IMPACTS Project, an international anti-corruption project funded by the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and… Read More
Anti-Corruption, Building Legal Skills and Capacity, Events at Villa, Materials, Newsletter
THE CEELI INSTITUTE’S 20th ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL REPORT
Click here to review our most recent Annual Report highlighting some of the most exciting accomplishments and collaborations from the past year at the CEELI Institute. A special thank you to all of the incredible faculty, partners, and community members who made 2019 one of our most impactful years yet. Read More
Building Legal Skills and Capacity, Newsletter, Programs, Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity
Practical Guidelines on Use of Social Media by Judges: Central and Eastern European Context
We are extremely proud of our most recent publication Practical Guidelines on Use of Social Media by Judges: Central and Eastern European Context, which focuses on the use of social media by judges, with particular emphasis on experiences from Central and Eastern European countries. The Guidelines recognize that participation on social media platforms is an… Read More
Building Legal Skills and Capacity, Newsletter, Programs, Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity
The 2019 Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe
The CEELI Institute was honored to again support the Annual Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe, this year hosted in Bratislava by the Supreme Court of Slovakia in May. This Conference was originally launched in Prague, at the Institute, with support from the U.S. Department of State, and with the personal commitment… Read More
Building Legal Skills and Capacity, Events at Villa, Newsletter, Programs
CEELI Hosts Bangladeshi Judges for Intensive Counterterrorism Program
Five Bangladeshi judges spent two weeks at the CEELI Institute in September as part of a collaboration with the National Centre for State Courts’ (NCSC) program, “Countering Terrorism Through a Strengthened Rule of Law Framework”. During the first week, the judges participated in substantive exchanges led by judicial and prosecutorial experts from Canada, the Czech… Read More
Newsletter, Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity
CEELI Joins Judicial Training Institute’s from Around the World in Cape Town
Keeping with a trend of “firsts” in 2019, the CEELI Institute was honored to participate at the International Organization of Judicial Training’s (IOJT) biannual conference in Cape Town, South Africa in September. Established in 2002, the IOJT is an international non-profit organization that consists of 123 member-institutes from 75 countries established to promote the rule… Read More
Building Legal Skills and Capacity, Newsletter, Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity
India: CEELI Concludes Multi-Year Counterterrorism Initiative
After three years, the CEELI Institute, in September, concluded its counterterrorism adjudication initiative for Indian judges. The project was a multilateral effort partnering the Institute with the Federal Judicial Center of the United States (FJC) and the National Judicial Academy of India (NJA). The project consisted of three phases, with the goal of working with… Read More
Events at Villa, Newsletter
CEELI Sponsors: “The Rule of Law Under Threat: Challenges and Responses”
The Institute was delighted to welcome Pavel Zeman, the Prosecutor General of the Czech Republic as our keynote speaker. Among those joining him was the Hon. Stephen B. King, U Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Baroness Helena Kennedy, Director, International Bar Association (IBA) Human Rights Institute; Veysel Ok, Media Lawyers Studies Association, Turkey; the Hon.… Read More
Events at Villa, Newsletter, Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity
CEE Judicial Network: Supporting Judicial Independence and Integrity
With the ongoing support from the US State Department’s INL Bureau, the CEELI Institute’s Network for Rising Judges from Central and Eastern Europe continues its robust schedule of activities for a seventh year. The Network engages over 150 judges from 18 countries of the region, and continues to focus on issues that are of priority… Read More
Materials, Newsletter
CEELI Publications: “APPLICATION OF EU INSTRUMENTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE”
CEELI is proud to announce the publication and release, in partnership with the Association of Croatian Judges, a new monograph on Application of EU Instruments in Criminal Justice.” The publication represents the culmination of a new project this year, funded by the European Commission, to provide much needed training for judges from the eastern countries… Read More