Strasbourg, 8 September 2014
CEPEJ-OJ (2014)2Prov2
EUROPEAN COMMISSION for THE EFFICIENCY OF jUSTICE
(CEPEJ)
Network of pilot courts
9th Plenary Meeting
Strasbourg, Palais de l’Europe
Room 3
Thursday 16 October 2014
DRAFT AGENDA
Chair: Jacques BÜHLER (Switzerland), Chair of the Steering Group of the SATURN Centre of the CEPEJ
1. Opening of the meeting
2. Activity of the CEPEJ: main achievements and priorities
Introduction by Stéphane LEYENBERGER, Secretary of the CEPEJ
3. Information by the Pilot courts
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Pilot courts are invited to inform the group of any relevant reform or initiative undertaken by the court (best practice, for instance) and which might be of interest for the other pilot courts. |
4. Judicial time management: implementation of the Strategic plan for the SATURN Centre
General presentation by Jacques BÜHLER (Switzerland), Chair of the Steering Group of the SATURN Centre of the CEPEJ
5. Collection of data on timeframe of civil, criminal and administrative proceedings from the CEPEJ pilot courts in member States – Data and questionnaire 2014
Presentation and Review by Marco FABRI (Italy), Expert for the SATURN Group, Director of the Research Institute on Judicial Systems, National Research Council, Bologna
Discussion
Working document
Questionnaire and explanatory notes for the collection of data on the number and duration of proceedings with some pilot courts (questionnaire in EXCEL format)
CEPEJ-SATURN (2014)7
(English only)
6. Standards on judicial timeframes
Presentation and review of comments of pilot courts by Marco FABRI
Discussion
Workshops aiming at specifying standards to select and apply in court for 2015:
Workshop1: Standards [A][in civil matters]
Moderators, members of the SATURN group: Ivana BORZOVA (Czech Republic) and Giacomo OBERTO (Italy)
Workshop 2: Standards [B] [in administrative matters]
Moderators, members of the SATURN group: Jacques BÜHLER (Switzerland) and Ivan CRNCEC (Croatia)
Workshop 3: Standards [C] [in criminal matters]
Moderators, members of the SATURN group: Franscesco DEPASQUALE (Malta) and Jon JOHNSEN (Norway)
Synthesis of workshops
Working document
Towards European Timeframes for Judicial Proceedings:an Initial Proposal
CEPEJ-SATURN (2014) 3rev
7. Good practices in judicial timeframes - Update 2014
Presentation of good practices [Three categories: (1) Monitoring cases in terms of judicial timeframes, (2) Definition of objectives for the court, sections of the court, the types of cases, judges and staff (3) Cooperation with the parties and lawyers for fixing the timetable (procedural steps) of a case in advance] and synthesis of comments from the pilot courts by Marco Fabri.
Discussion
Workshops aiming at verifying whether the good practices identified in the document are still valid and atdescribing current good practices within the above three categories:
Workshop 1:
Moderators, Member of the SATURN group: Ivana BORŽOVÁ (Czech Republic) and Franscesco DEPASQUALE (Malta)
Workshop 2:
Moderators, Member of the SATURN group: Jacques BÜHLER (Switzerland) and Ivan CRNCEC (Croatia)
Workshop 3:
Moderators, Member of the SATURN group: Giacomo OBERTO (Italy) and Irakli ADEISHVILI (Georgia)
Workshop 4:
Moderators, experts SATURN group: Marco FABRI (Italy) and Jon JOHNSEN (Norway)
Working Document
SATURN Guidelines on judicial time management - comments and examples
CEPEJ-SATURN (2013) 4
(English only)
8. The role of experts in the quality of the judicial system: draft Guidelines
Workshops aiming at ensuring that the draft guidelines cover important points according to the practical experiences of pilot courts:
Workshop 1:
Moderator, Chairman of the CEPEJ-GT-QUAL group: François PAYCHERE (Switzerland)
Workshop 2:
Moderator Secretariat: Stéphane LEYENBERGER
Workshop 3:
Moderator Secretariat: Muriel DECOT
Synthesis of workshops
Working Document
Draft Guidelines
on the role of experts in the legal systems of the Member States of the Council of Europe
CEPEJ-GT-QUAL (2014)10REV1
(English only)
9. Guidelines on the organisation and accessibility of buildings (courts): draft Guidelines
Workshops aiming at ensuring that the draft guidelines cover important points according to the practical experiences of pilot courts:
Workshop 1:
Moderator, Chairman of the CEPEJ-GT-QUAL group: François PAYCHERE (Switzerland)
Workshop 2:
Moderator Secretariat: Stéphane LEYENBERGER
Workshop 3:
Moderator Secretariat: Muriel DECOT
Synthesis of workshops
Working Document
Draft Guidelines
on the organisation and accessibility of buildings (courts)
CEPEJ-GT-QUAL (2014)1REV1
10. Any other business
11. Conclusions of the meeting
Abridged report of the 23th CEPEJ plenary meeting of the CEPEJ
CEPEJ(2014)11