Strengthening Anti-Corruption Efforts
Overview
The CEELI Institute’s 5-week online course offers a comprehensive of legal and institutional approaches to fighting corruption and ensuring judicial accountability, with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Anglophone African countries. Designed for legal professionals, the course comprises five modules that address important aspects of anti-corruption efforts and judicial reforms.
Participants will engage with a range of critical issues, from the role of international bodies like the United Nations and the Financial Action Task Force in setting global anti-corruption standards, to the challenges posed by high-level corruption within political systems. The course then examines systemic corruption through case studies, analyzing the relationship between kleptocracy and governance while encouraging discussions on safeguarding judicial independence. Subsequent modules focus on judicial accountability, asset recovery, and financial crimes, highlighting tools such as international collaboration, cryptocurrency regulation, and the use of financial intelligence in legal proceedings. The program concludes by examining the role of digitalization and AI in judicial systems, covering topics like predictive policing, blockchain for transparency, and ethical considerations.
With readings, expert interviews, interactive discussions, and live webinars, the course offers participants the tools and knowledge to address corruption challenges effectively while promoting transparency, accountability, and innovation in justice systems.
APPLY HERE BY 3 FEBRUARY 2025
Course Detailed Structure
Module 1: International Legal Frameworks for Combating Corruption
Module 1 explores international and European instruments, global organizations' roles, GRECO evaluations, and legal tools for prosecuting corruption through comparative frameworks.
Live webinar: 19 February 2025
Module 2: Addressing Systemic Corruption and Misuse of Power
This module focuses on systemic corruption in governance, featuring high-profile case studies and the intersection of kleptocracy with political systems.
Live webinar: 26 February 2025
Module 3: Judicial Accountability in the CEE Region
It examines public perceptions of judicial corruption, ECtHR jurisprudence, disciplinary mechanisms, and the Warsaw Recommendations on accountability.
Live webinar: 5 March 2025
Module 4: Asset Recovery and Financial Crimes
The fourth module discusses freezing, seizing, and repatriating illicit assets, handling cryptocurrencies, and using financial intelligence in court with international coordination.
Live webinar: 12 March 2025
Module 5: AI and Criminal Justice
The last module focuses on the role of digitalization and AI in judicial systems, covering predictive policing, blockchain for transparency, and cross-border digital cooperation.
Live webinar: 19 March 2025
Experts
Judge Nina Betteto, Judge at the Supreme Court of Slovenia and Former President of CCJE (Slovenia);
Judge Marin Mrčela, President of GRECO and Judge of the Supreme Court of Croatia (Croatia);
Judge Tamas Matusik, Judge and Former President of the National Judicial Council of Hungary (Hungary);
Judge Atanas Atanasov, President of the Bulgarian Judges Association (Bulgaria);
Judge Ivan Mischenko, Supreme Court Judge and Deputy Head of the HQCJ Selection Commission (Ukraine);
Judge Davor Derenčinović, Judge at the European Court of Human Rights (Croatia)
Judge Grzegorz Borkowski (Poland)
Judge Martin Jančar (Slovenia)
Judge Andrea Moravčíková, Vice President of the Supreme Court of Slovakia (Slovakia)
Ameet Kabrawala, U.S. DoJ OPDAT & RLA Croatia (USA);
Judge Paul Byron, U.S District Court for the Middle District Court of Florida (USA);
Dianne McArthur, U.S Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois (USA);
Pavel Zeman, Former General Prosecutor of Czech Republic (Czechia);
Nathan Brooks, USDOJ’s International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) Attorney (USA);
Dr. Katalin Ligeti, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance, University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg);
Dr. Linda Geven, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology, Leiden University (The Netherlands)
Dr. Jenny Shell – Leugers- Associate Professor of Legal Psychology, Research Director (The Netherlands)
Selection Process and Contact
To apply, please complete this digital registration form by 3 FEBRUARY 2025.
For further information, contact Arlind Puka (arlind.puka@ceeli.eu). Please note the full course title (Strengthening Anti-Corruption Efforts) in the subject line of your email.