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NEW JUSTICE PROGRAM |
STATE JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION OF UKRAINE |
Roundtable
Court Mapping: Challenges and the Way Forward
October 17 and 18, 2017
Rus Hotel, Conference Room (1st day) and Venice Hall (2nd day)
4 Hospitalna St., Kyiv
Objectives:
· Introduce Ukrainian stakeholders to international experience related to court mapping as a means to boost the efficiency and effectiveness of the judiciary;
· Present and discuss the tools, best practices, and lessons learned in implementing court mapping;
· Discuss the challenges, opportunities, and plans for reforming the mapping of courts in Ukraine as it relates to court consolidation and other judicial reform efforts; and
· Develop recommendations and next steps for the working group on court mapping established by the State Judicial Administration.
Participants:
· Representatives of Ukrainian judicial institutions, i.e., Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, High Council of Justice, Council of Judges, High Qualifications Commission of Judges, State Judicial Administration, as well as judges and court staff;
· Representatives of Ministry of Justice, Presidential Administration, Verkhovna Rada (Parliament), and Cabinet of Ministers; and
· International experts and representatives of international donor organizations active in rule of law reform in Ukraine.
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Day 1 – Tuesday, October 17, 2017 |
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Registration – Welcoming Coffee |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Opening remarks HCJ Representative - TBC Presidential Administration Representative - TBC Zenoviy Kholodniuk, Head of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine David Vaughn, USAID New Justice Program Chief of Party |
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10:30 – 11:30 |
Court Mapping Reform in Ukraine: Plans and Challenges Zenoviy Kholodniuk, Head of the State Judicial Administration of Ukraine In this session, Mr. Kholodniuk will discuss progress made by the State Judicial Administration in preparation for introducing changes to Ukraine’s court map, as well as plans for the future and challenges that the SJA faces in completing this work. |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Coffee Break |
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12:00 -13:00 |
Court Mapping as a Component of Judicial Reform Progress Luba Beardsley, SAGSUR Advisor During this session, Ms. Beardsley will discuss the role of court mapping in the overall context of judicial reform. |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 16:00 |
Drawing the Judicial Map: Geo-Mapping and Visualizing the Geography of Supply Chain Management in the Justice Sector Ingo Keilitz, Court Metrics Robert Rose, Director of the Center for Geospatial Analysis at the College of William & Mary (via Skype) After a brief introduction and definition of judicial maps and judicial mapping, and their purpose and benefits, the presenters will propose a framework for redrawing the judicial map of Ukraine and rationalizing judicial resource allocation using two innovations. The first innovation is conceptual, drawing on economic principles and techniques of supply chain management, and the elements and factors affecting the number, size, and location of courts and tribunals in the Ukraine. The second is technical, incorporating geospatial data and analysis, data visualization, and an interactive system for modeling factors and elements of supply chain management to rationalize judicial resource management. |
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16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee break |
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16:30 – 17:30 |
CEPEJ Recommendations for Court Mapping Changes, and Lessons Learned from Practical Experience Georg Stawa, President and Member of the Bureau of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) During this presentation, participants will learn about recommendations developed by CEPEJ to assist countries going through changes to their court maps. This will include practical examples from other European countries. Mr. Stawa will also discuss lessons learned in the process of introducing changes to court maps, which should be taken into account in future projects. |
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17:30 |
End of Day 1 |
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Day 2 – Wednesday, October 18, 2017 |
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9:30 – 11:00 |
Experience of Slovakia in Introducing Changes to Its Court Map: Perspective of Trial and Appellate Courts Judge Peter Hrnčiar, Žilina District Court, Slovakia Judge Róbert Urban, Žilina Court of Appeals, Slovakia In this session, Judge Hrnčiar and Judge Urban will share their unique perspectives of going through court map changes at the trial and appellate court levels. |
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
Experience of the Judiciary of Moldova in Introducing Changes to Its Court Map: Lessons Learned Victor Micu, Chair of the Supreme Council of Magistracy of Moldova In his presentation, Mr. Micu will share the experience of Moldova in updating its court map by consolidating more than 40courts into just 15. |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 15:00 |
Administrative and Territorial Reform in Ukraine DOBRE Project – TBC During this session, participants will learn about the pace of administrative and territorial reform in Ukraine, including any potential implications for changes in court mapping. |
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15:00 – 16:00 |
SJA Working Group for Court Consolidation: Setting Goals and Objectives and Plans for Moving Forward SJA Representative/New Justice Representative – TBC In this session, participants will work together to prepare recommendations regarding next steps to be taken by Ukraine’s judiciary in support of updating the country’s court map. |
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16:00 – 17:00 |
Closing Remarks |