“Improving the quality and efficiency of the judicial system through infrastructure development and better management”

Component II: “Improvement of the way cases are handled by the judicial system by applying tried and tested methodologies developed by

the Council of Europe”

Co-operation programme

between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia

and

the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)

Workshop – Presentation of the work carried out in the Municipal Courts of Karlovac and Varaždin to representatives of the Municipal Courts of the Osijek region

10h30 – 10h45         Welcome and foreword by Ms Renata Duka, assistant minister

10h45 – 11h30         General presentation by Mr Georg Stawa, CEPEJ President

-          Presentation of the cooperation programme

-          Presentation of the work carried out in the court of Karlovac from the expert’s point of view

-          General presentation of the Guidance Manual

11h30– 12h00                   Presentation of the work carried out in the court by Mr Tomislav Maras, President of the Court of Karlovac

12h00 –13h30          First topic: the setting up and implementation of timeframes by Mr Marco Fabri, CEPEJ expert

-          Introduction on timeframes and SATURN works

-          Presentation of the steps of the implementation of timeframes in the Court of Karlovac

-          Methodology used and actions undertaken in Karlovac

-          Reaction of the Court of Karlovac by Mr Tomislav Maras

-          Exchange of views with the representatives of the Courts of the Osijek region

13h30– 14h30          Lunch break

14h30– 15h30          Second topic: mediation, conciliation and settlements by Ms Nina Betetto, CEPEJ expert

-          Presentation of the steps to develop mediation in the Court of Karlovac

-          Problems encountered in Karlovac and alternative solutions proposed

-          Exchange of views with the representatives of the Courts of the Osijek region

15h30 – 16h00         Third topic: recommendations on judicial experts by Ms Nina Betetto, CEPEJ expert

-          An introduction on the work carried out in Karlovac on judicial experts

-          Presentation of the different steps undertaken by the court of Karlovac

-          Exchange of views with the representatives of the Courts of the Osijek region

16h00 – 16h15         Coffee break

16h15 – 17h15         Fourth topic: the introduction of satisfaction surveys by Ms Hélène Jorry, CEPEJ expert

-          Introduction on the CEPEJ questionnaires for professional and non-professional users

-          Presentation of the steps of the implementation of surveys in the Court of Varaždin

-          Problems encountered in Varaždin and methodology used

-          Reaction of the Court of Varaždin by Court President Mr Alan Pretković

-          Exchange of views with the representatives of the Courts of the Osijek region

17h15 – 17h45         Conclusion:  General feedback from the municipal courts of the Osijek region

17h45                          End of the meeting

CEPEJ experts

Nina BETETTO, Judge, Vice-President of the Supreme Court, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Marco FABRI, Director, Research Institute on Judicial Systems, National Research Council of Italy (IRSIG-CNR), Bologna, Italy

Adis HODZIC, Senior Advisor for Statistics, Secretariat High Judicial and Prosecutorial, Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hélène JORRY, Deputy Director for quality, Cergy-Pontoise University, Cergy-Pontoise, France

Georg STAWA, Head of Department, Strategy, Innovation and Information Management, Federal Ministry of Justice, Vienna, Austria

Council of Europe

Paul MEYER, Project Manager, CEPEJ Secretariat

Ministry of Justice

Ms Renata Duka, assistant minister

Ms Mirjana Balenović Arbutina, head of Service for projects

Ms Marija Jurman, Service for Projects

Ms Mirna Minauf, project co-ordinator

Presidents of municipal courts, heads of permanent services and judges

Mr Alan Pretković; president of pilot court in Varaždin

Mr Tomislav Maras; president of pilot court in Karlovac

Ms Željka Jurić; president of Municipal Court in Virovitica

Ms Marica Bičanić ; Municipal Court in Virovitica

Mr Damir Ronko; president of  Municipal Court in Požega

Ms Snježana Polgar;  Municipal Court in Požega

Ms Mirjana Madunić; Municipal Court in Požega

Mr Antun Akšamović; Municipal Court in Slavonski brod

Mr Slaven Vidmar; president of Municipal Court in Slavonski brod

Ms Lidija Klašnja Petrović; Municipal Court in Slavonski brod

Ms Draženka Ilak; Municipal Court in Slavonski brod

Mr Josip Petričević; Municipal Court in Slavonski brod

Mr Davor Mitrović; president of Municipal Court in Osijek

Ms Sanja Sušilović; Municipal Court in Osijek

Ms Jasna Baban;  Municipal Court in Osijek

Ms Tatjana Varžić; Municipal Court in Osijek

Mr Davorin Smičić; president of Municipal Court in Vukovar

Mr  Ivan Katičić; Municipal Court in Vukovar

Mr  Krešimir Biljan; Municipal Court in Vukovar

Translators

Melita Špringman 098/798-668

Sonja Trzin Berta 091/5204-169

“Improving the quality and efficiency of the judicial system through infrastructure development and better management”

Component II: “Improvement of the way cases are handled by the judicial system by applying tried and tested methodologies developed by

the Council of Europe”

Co-operation programme

between the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia

and

the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)

Assistance on the elaboration of the Judicial Performance Framework document

Venue: Ministry of Justice, Ulica grada Vukovara 49, 10000 Zagreb; 7th floor, room 701

14h00 – 14h15         Welcome and foreword by Ms Nevenka Baran, minister advisor

14h15 – 15h00         Presentation of the work carried out so far by the MoJ on the Judicial Performance Framework

-          Presentation of the recent changes made to the draft version of the Judicial Performance Framework

-          Taking stock of what has been carried out following the recommendations of the CEPEJ expert on 19 November 2015 (statistics).

15h00 – 17h00                  Specific discussions on the Judicial Performance Framework

-          Follow-up on the previous recommendations by the CEPEJ expert

-          Identification of other possible areas of improvement in the case assignment system

-          Amendments to be brought to the Judicial Performance Framework according to these identified areas of improvement

-          Other potential follow-up needed from the statistics department, or expectations from the Ministry of Justice

17h00 – 17h30         Conclusion – feedback on the activity, discussions on how to ensure sustainability of the activity, setting up of future tasks

17h30                          End of the meeting

CEPEJ expert

Georg STAWA, Head of Department, Strategy, Innovation and Information Management, Federal Ministry of Justice, Vienna, Austria

Council of Europe

Paul MEYER, Project Manager, CEPEJ Secretariat

Croatian Authorities

Ministry of Justice

Ms Nevenka Baran, assistant minister

Ms Marinka Jelić, head of Sector

Ms Nikolina Milić, head of Sector

Ms Martina Vrdoljak, head of Department

Mr Paul Yates, external expert

Ms Sandra Ileković, department for statistics

Translators

Lana Dodig