CRYSTAL SCALES OF JUSTICE
The European Prize of innovative and efficient practices
concerning the functioning of judicial systems
AWARD CEREMONY
and CELEBRATION OF THE EUROPEAN DAY OF JUSTICE
Judicial Institute for Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
27 October 2017
9.00 Coffee in Parliament Hall, Parliament House, 11 Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RQ
9.30 Opening of the Ceremony, Judicial Institute, Learning Suite, Parliament House
Ø The Rt Hon Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk
Ø Sheriff Alistair JM Duff, Director of the Judicial Institute for Scotland
Ø Introduction to the “Crystal Scales of Justice” by Georg Stawa, President of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)
10.00 Round Table: does justice need innovations?
Moderator: Georg Stawa, President of the CEPEJ
Ø The Hon Lord Tyre, Senator of the College of Justice
Ø Professor Sir David Edward KCMG PC QC FRSE, former Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union
Ø The CEPEJ members of the Jury
11.00 Introduction to the four shortlisted projects
Ø General presentation by the President of the Jury, Mr Giacomo Oberto
Ø Introduction of the projects by the representatives of the four shortlisted institutions (8 minutes per institution) and explanation of the selection by a member of the Jury (2 minutes per project)
11.45 Proclamation of the results
Ø Palmares by the President of the Jury and the President of the CEPEJ
Ø A word by the winner
12.00 Question and Answer Session
12.15 Press conference
12.30 Refreshments in Parliament Hall
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
Scotland, United Kingdom:
Ø The Rt Hon Lady Dorrian, Lord Justice Clerk
Ø Sheriff Alistair JM Duff, Director of the Judicial Institute for Scotland
Ø The Hon Lord Tyre, Senator of the College of Justice
Ø Professor Sir David Edward KCMG PC QC FRSE, former Judge at the Court of Justice of the European Union, Scotland
Ø Dr Tobias Lock, Senior Lecturer in EU Law, Co-Director Europa Institute, School of Law, University of Edinburgh
Ø The Hon Lady Stacey, Senator of the College of Justice and vice-chair of the Judicial Institute for Scotland
Ø Sheriff Principal Mhairi Stephen, QC
Ø Alison Di Rollo QC, Solicitor General
Ø Tim Barraclough, Executive Director of Judicial Office, Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service
Ø Lesley Macaulay, Programme Manager, Judicial Institute for Scotland
Ø Baktosch Gillan, Acting Head of Judicial Communications, Judicial Office for Scotland
Ø Carlo Perrotta, Italian Consul in Edinburgh
Ø Kapil Summan, assistant editor of Scottish Legal News
CEPEJ President:
Ø Georg Stawa, President of the CEPEJ, Secretary General of the Austrian Ministry of Justice, Federal Ministry of Justice
Jury members of the Crystal Scales of justice Prize:
Ø Mr Giacomo Oberto (Italy), Judge, First instance court of Torino (civil court), President of the CEPEJ SATURN Centre for judicial time management, President of the Jury of the Crystal Scales of Justice Prize
Ø Mrs Eliane Eijnwachter (The Netherlands), Ministry of Security and Justice
Ø Mr Nils Engstad (Norway), Judge, Hålogaland Court of Appeal, Chairman of the Finnmark Land Tribunal, President of the Consultative Council of European Judges of the Council of Europe (CCJE)
Ø Mrs Florence Krauskopf (Switzerland), Judge at the Geneva Court of Justice
Ø Mrs Ioanna Lampiri (Greece), Administrative Judge, President of the First instance administrative court of Thessalonik
Ø Mrs Martina Vrdoljak (Croatia), Ministry of Justice, Directorate for Organisation of Judiciary
Representatives of the shortlisted projects of the Crystal Scales of Justice Prize (names to be confirmed).
Ø Court Pulse - The Management Revolution, by the Judicial-Legal Council and Institute of Law and Philosophy/Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan
o Dr. Azer Jafarov, Deputy Minister of Justice, Senior member of the Judicial-Legal Council
o Mr. Ramin Gurbanov, Judge, Baku City Yasamal District Court, Head of the working group on establishing "E-Court" System
o Mr. Khayyam Bayramov, Manager of e-services projects
o Mrs. Konul Vazirova-Kangarli, Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
Ø Educational Programme “Judiciary: informed choice and public confidence. Open Courts and Prosecutors’ Offices”, by the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Bulgaria
o Mr Boyan Magdalinchev, Representative of the Supreme Judicial Council
o Ms Daniela Masheva, Member of the Supreme Judicial Council
Ø Migrants – Courts of Catania and discharging appeals against the action taken by the Territorial Commissions for International Protection, by the Court of Catania, Italy
o Mr. Francesco Saverio Maria Mannino, President of the Court of Catania
o Mr. Mariano Sciacca, President of the fifth civil section, Magistrate and Coordinator of the “Migrantes” project
o Mr. Simone Rossi, Analyst organization
o Ms. Arianna Toniolo, Analyst organisation
Ø Witness Service in Norwegian courts, by the Norwegian Courts Administration
o Ms. Jenny Melum, senior adviser, Norwegians Courts Administration
o Mr. Einar Groendalen, Head of Social Inclusion, Department of care, The Norwegian Red Cross
CEPEJ Secretariat:
Ø Mr. Stéphane Leyenberger, Executive Secretary of the CEPEJ, Council of Europe
Ø Ms. Annette Sattel, Administration and Networks, CEPEJ, Council of Europe
Interpreters:
Ø Ms. Simona Manca, (English to Italian)
Ø Ms. Sacha Nikolova (English to Bulgarian)