Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity|CEELI Institute – Central and Eastern European Law Initiative

Strengthening Judicial Independence & Accountability: Roundtable of the Central & Eastern European Judicial Exchange Network

by CEELI | Nov 21, 2020 | All, Events at Villa, Programs, Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity

The Roundtable on “Balancing Judicial Independence and Accountability,” took place on June 6-7, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. More than 30 non-high court judges and court administrators from 18 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as 3 judges from the...

Workshop on judicial standards compilation

by CEELI | Nov 21, 2020 | All, Events at Villa, Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity

On March 7-8, nine judges from Central and East European Judicial Exchange Network met at the CEELI Institute in Prague to continue their work on a reference manual that will compile relevant international standards on judiciary integrity. The Judges’ efforts to...

Best Practices for Remote Judging – A CEELI Online Course

by CEELI | Jul 23, 2020 | Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity

Our recent engagement with contributors to both our webinar series and ‘CEELI talks’ podcast, as well as interventions from various European representative bodies for the judiciary have identified specific judicial training needs arising from the current...

Best Practices For Remote Judging

by Dalibor Copic | Jul 23, 2020 | Programs, Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity

Promoting uses of technology that enhance the justice system and enable more efficient, timely, and accessible justice for all is a key responsibility of any modern judiciary. However, technology must be introduced thoughtfully and carefully – encouraging the...

“Videoconferencing in support of Remote Access to Courts” A Webinar Roundtable Series

by CEELI | Apr 9, 2020 | Anti-Corruption, Building Legal Skills and Capacity, Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity, Supporting Civil Society

In April the CEELI Institute launched a four-part webinar series exploring the ways in which judges in Europe are currently using remote technology to continue the work of the courts. This timely series was developed to address and analyze the current slew of ad hoc...

2020 WJP Rule of Law Index Shows Sustained Negative Slide Toward Weaker Rule of Law Around the World

by CEELI | Apr 9, 2020 | All, Anti-Corruption, Building Legal Skills and Capacity, Strengthening Judicial Independence and Integrity, Supporting Civil Society

According to the latest edition of the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index, more countries declined than improved in overall rule of law performance for the third year in a row, continuing a negative slide toward weakening and stagnating rule of law around...