Item of the agenda

Time

Comment

Documents

1

OPENING OF THE MEETING

9.00AM

Introduction by Christophe POIREL, Directeur of Human Rights

Adoption of the agenda and other information

2

Evaluation of judicial systems - CEPEJ-GT-EVAL

9.15AM

8th Evaluation Report

    Presentation by Jasa VRABEC (Slovenia), President of the CEPEJ-GT-EVAL

    Intervention by the representative of Kazakhstan

    Discussion on the Report

Link to the special File

10.15AM

Presentation of other on-going work, namely:

    Revision of the Evaluation Scheme

    Co-operation with the European Union (Justice Scoreboards-Dashboards)

Report of the 39th meeting of the  CEPEJ-GT-EVAL

Revised Evaluation Scheme (2020-2022)

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3

Quality of justice - CEPEJ-GT-QUAL

10.45AM

Possible implementation of a certification mechanism for artificial intelligence tools and services

    Presentation by Matthieu Quiniou (France), scientific expert

    Exchange of views on the different possible options

Action plan and feasibility study

CEPEJ(2020)15

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12h00 – 14h00 : Pause déjeuner

3

Quality of justice - CEPEJ-GT-QUAL (Continuation)

2.00PM

Presentation of the other on-going work, by  Joao Arsenio de OLIVEIRA (Portugal), President of the CEPEJ-GT-QUAL :

      Ensuring the diversity in the recruitment and promotion of judges

       The user at the center of legal proceedings, particularly in civil matters

       Simplification and clarification of language with litigants

       Mediation

Report of the 28th meeting of the CEPEJ-GT-QUAL

CEPEJ-GT-QUAL(2020)13

4

Judicial time management – CEPEJ-SATURN

2.30PM

Presentation of the on-going work by Giacomo OBERTO (Italy), President of the CEPEJ-SATURN :

      Dashboard  for court management

      Tool for a better analyse of the different deadlines according to the different stages of the procedure

      Role of the parties and professionals in order to prevent delays in court proceedings (lawyers, court staff, bailiffs, experts)

      The case-weighting in European judicial systems

Report of the 28th meeting of the CEPEJ-SATURN

5

Cyberjustice and artificial intelligence

CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST

3.00PM

Presentation of the on-going work and of the working Group by Maria Juliana CIVININI (Italy), President of the CEPEJ-CYBERJUST:

    Roadmap and action plan of the CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST

Report of the 2^nd meeting of the CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST

Roadmap and action plan of the CEPEJ-GT-CYBERJUST

CEPEJ(2020)14

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6

CEPEJ’s co-operation programmes

3.30PM

Presentation of the on-going activities 

State of the implementation of

the CEPEJ cooperation programmes

7

development of training modules on cepej tools

4.00PM

8

european day of justice (edj)/ crystal scales

4.15PM

Overview of the EDJ, 2020 Edition, presentation of the results of the 2020 Edition of the Junior Cryscal Scales of Justice (event postponed in June 2021) and presentation of the next edition of the Crystal Scales of Justice by Annette SATTEL-AHLBERG (CEPEJ Secretariat)

9

Elections of the Bureau of the CEPEJ

4.30PM

The outgoing President, Ramin GURBANOV (Azerbaijan), is coming to the end of his term. He may be re-elected for a period of 2 years.

The outgoing Vice-President, Ivana BORZOVA (Czech Republic), is coming to the end of her term of office. She can be re-elected for a period of 2 years.

The member of the Bureau, Francesco DEPASQUALE (Malta), is coming to the end of his term of office. He can be re-elected for a period of 2 years.

The member of the Bureau, Laetitia Brunin (France), is coming to the end of her term of office but will no longer be a member of the CEPEJ in 2021. The position of member of the Bureau is vacant.

Candidatures for the posts of President, Vice-President and members (2 seats) of the Bureau can be sent to the Secretariat until 8 December 2020, 12.30 pm.

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10

Any other business and end of the meeting

4.45PM

      Follow-up of the CEPEJ Declaration on the lessons learnt and challenges faced by the judiciary during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

      Relations between the CEPEJ and other Instances

    Observers : Organisations that have been granted observer status with the CEPEJ are entitled, if they wish, to make an oral presentation of their current activities relevant to the CEPEJ (in this case, if possible, please inform the Secretariat before the meeting) and/or submit a written information to the Secretariat which could be distributed during the meeting.

    2021 Meetings’ Calendar

CEPEJ Declaration on the lessons learnt and challenges faced by the judiciary during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 Meetings’ calendar