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Consultative Council of European Judges
(CCJE)
The
rule of law is one of the main values upheld by the Council of
Europe and the judiciary is its cornerstone. It was to
strengthen the role of judges in Europe that the Committee of
Ministers set up the Consultative Council of European Judges.
The Consultative Council of
European Judges is an advisory body of the Council of Europe on
issues related to the independence, impartiality and competence
of judges. It is the first body within an international
organisation to be composed exclusively of judges, and in this
respect, it is unique in Europe.
By establishing the Consultative
Council of European Judges, the Council of Europe highlighted
the key role of the judiciary in exploring the concept of democracy and the rules by which it operates.
The CCJE adopts
Opinions for the attention of the Committee of
Ministers on issues regarding the status of judges and
the exercise of their functions.
The CCJE may be requested by member States to look into
specific problems concerning the
status and/or the situation of judges. It addresses topical issues and,
if necessary, visits the countries concerned to discuss the ways of improving
the existing situation through developing legislation, institutional framework
and/or judicial practice.
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The Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE)
adopts an Opinion on the evaluation of judges
 At
its 15th plenary meeting on 24 October 2014, the
Consultative Council of European Judges has adopted its
Opinion No. 17 on the evaluation of judges’ work, the
quality of justice and respect for judicial
independence. This Opinion responds to the need for
policy makers to account to stakeholders and to the
public about the functioning of the public service and
justice and to guarantee the quality of judicial
activity by preserving independence of judges,
fundamental principle for a State of law. It is based on
an in-depth analysis of European practices and standards
in force in the Council of Europe member States, taking
into consideration recent evolutions and new needs in
this field. The CCJE will transmit this Opinion to the
Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
Opinion No. 17 on the evaluation of judges’ work, the
quality of justice and respect for judicial independence
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15th CCJE plenary meeting
 The CCJE's 15th plenary meeting took place in
Strasbourg, from 22 to 24 October 2014. During this
meeting, the CCJE adopt its Opinion No. 17 on
“The evaluation of judge’s work, the quality of justice
and respect for judicial independence”, to the attention
of the Committee of Ministers. The final text of the
Opinion will be published soon.
Meeting report
Speech of Mr Philippe Boillat, Director General - Human
Rights and Rule of Law
Picture gallery
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Conference
marking the beginning of the project on the relations
between judges and Romanian counsels from the
perspective of Opinion no. 16 of the CCJE
 Judge Dr. Rodica Aida Popa made an exhaustive
presentation of Opinion No. 16 of the CCJE on the
occasion of the First conference that marked the
beginning of the project on the relations betweeen
judges and Romanian counsels, in presence of eminent
representatives in Râmnicu Vâlcea (Romania) on 3 October
2014.
Speech of Judge Dr. Rodica Aida-Popa
More information about the conference
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The academy for judges and public prosecutors shall
promote the third volume of the publication
"International documents for independent and efficient
jurisdiction"
 The Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors “Pavel
Shatev” with cooperation and with financial support by
the OSCE Mission in Skopje, on 26 September 2014 within
the premises of the Academy, will promote the Volume 3
from the publication „International Documents for
Independent and Efficient Jurisdiction “Namely, the
first two Volumes of the abovementioned publication were
published and promoted in October 2011, by the Academy
and OSCE Mission to Skopje, which included the Opinions
of the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) of
the Council of Europe 1-12, 64 selected international
reference documents, as well as selected case law of the
European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, all of
which translated into Macedonian language. This
presentation has been made by Ms Aneta ARNAUDOVSKA,
Judge, Director of the Academy of Judges and Prosecutors
of The Former yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Context of the event
Press review and video
Picture gallery
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Launching
of the Romanian judicial year in a European context
 Mr Bart van Lierop, President of the CCJE, Mr
Gerhard Reissner, former President of the CCJE, Ms Nina
Betteto, member of the CCJE Bureau and Mr Orlando
Afonso, member of the CCJE Working Group participated in
the Conference for judges focusing on the CCJE standards
in Bucharest, Romania, from 11 to 13 September 2014, and
together with Ms Aida Popa, the CCJE member in respect
of Romania and member of the CCJE Working Group,
delivered presentations on the CCJE opinions.
Press release from the Romanian Agency Agerpres (10
September 2014)
Speech from the President of the High Judicial Council
Speech from the President of the High Court of Cassation
and Justice
Speech from Justice Dr. Rodica Aida Popa, Criminal
Chamber of the High Court of Review and Justice,
Romanian Representative at the Consultative Council of
European Judges
Picture gallery
Interview of Dr. Rodica Aida Popa (www.juridice.ro) [in
Romanian] [in
English]
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External activities of the CCJE
The Bureau of the CCJE publishes a report on its
external activities – participation in various fora,
conferences, seminars, workshops and projects, as well
as requests for assistance for the period of October
2013 – October 2014.
Report on the external activities of the CCJE from
October 2013 to October 2014
Replies to the requests for assistance
Press releases and CCJE participation to external
activities
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 Extraordinary
Conference in Romania in the framework of adoption of
Opinion No. 16 on the relation between judges and
lawyers and the concrete ways to improve effiency and
quality of judicial proceedings
The CCJE member, Judge Aida Popa (Romanie), organised
in Romania, on 5 June 2014, an extraordinary Conference
in Romania in the framework of the adoption of Opinion
No. 16 on relations between judges and lawyers and the
concrete ways to improve the efficiecy and quality of
judicial proceedings
Complete news (in French)
Presentation from Judge Aida Popa (Romania)
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Documentation
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 2014
Calendar
2014-2015 Terms of reference
Action plan
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The press
Website Spectator - Slovak press : "Council of
Europe concerned over new judicial law" [en]
9 July 2014
Other events
Workshop for trainee judges at the Dutch Judicial
Training Centre SSR on international standards on the
independence of judges, with the participation of Bart van
Lierop, President of the CCJE
Netherlands, 2 July 2014
Joint meeting of the CCJE Working Group and the
Commission of the German Federation and Länder for the Analysis
of Judicial Autonomy in Europe (Judicial System Commission)
Berlin, 23 June 2014
Complete list of events
The conferences
Fourth
Conference of the Ministers of Justice of Central Asia
and the Eruopean Union - EU Rule of Law Initiative for
Central Asia, with the participation of Gerhard
Reissner, Former President of the CCJE (Austria) and
CCJE member
Astana (Kazakhstan), 14 and 15 October 2014
Conference marking the beginning of the project on the
relations between judges and counsels from the
perspective of Opinion no. 16 of the Consultative
Council of European Judges
Râmnicu Vâlcea (Romania)
3 October 2014
Speech of Judge Dr. Rodica Aida-Popa
Conference on Independence, efficiency and
responsibility of Romanian judges within the European
judicial area: "The role of Consultative Council of
European judges in ensuring the strengthening of
judicial power in a democratic society" in Bucharest
(Romania), from 11 to 13 September 2014
Conference: “Strengthening the Capacity of
Parliamentarians, Judges and Prosecutors to Prevent
Corruption in Their Own Ranks", in Vienna (Austria), on
10 and 11 April 2014
Conference on integrity of the judiciary in Sofia,
organised by the Council of Europe and the Bulgarian
Council for the judiciary in Sofia on 1 and 2 April 2014
- Speech
of Mr Bart van Lierop, President of the CCJE
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