EuroMed Justice Programme TOPIC 5: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: MANAGEMENT OF PROCEDURES, COMPUTERISATION

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1 EuroMed Justice Programme TOPIC 5: MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE: MANAGEMENT OF PROCEDURES, COMPUTERISATION Seminar 3: Management and Administration of Justice PROGRAMME Istanbul (TR), April 2007 MEDA Programme of the European Commission (EC) EuropeAid Co-operation Office Programme Management Unit: Centre Européen des Régions (IEAP-CER) European Centre for the Regions (EIPA-ECR)

2 INTRODUCTION and GENERAL INFORMATION Presentation of the Programme This Regional Cooperation Programme in the field of Justice and Home Affairs (EuroMed Justice Programme) for the Mediterranean Partners falls under Chapter 1 of the Barcelona Declaration of November This programme represents among others a significant step towards creating an area of peace and stability in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The EuroMed Justice Programme has an overall objective of creating an interprofessional community of magistrates, lawyers and court registrars in the framework of an open and modern justice service, strengthening the rule of law and the effective pursuit of Human Rights. The programme s main objectives are to encourage an exchange of experience, knowledge and good practices and to set up a Euro-Mediterranean network in the field of judicial cooperation. Seminar The current seminar on Management and Administration of Justice is the third of four seminars falling under the fifth topic of the Euro-Med Justice Programme on Management and administration of justice: management of procedures, computerisation. During this seminar, participants will work on the different ways of managing and administrating justice in their countries, analysing the different practices, and sharing best experiences in this field. They will discuss in open debates and working groups the similarities and differences in order to find common ways of cooperation. This seminar is hosted by Turkey and will benefit from the support of the Turkish Ministry of Justice. Participants The participants should be judges, magistrates, court registrars, lawyers, training officers and any other practitioners of the legal professions of the 10 Mediterranean Partners and of the EU Member States. Working methods The seminar will combine plenary sessions and parallel working group sessions. Considering the high profile of the participants, Mediterranean Partners are invited to play an active role in the development of the seminar and will, among others, present the situation in their respective countries as well as the new developments in this field. We would welcome that, after attending the seminar, participants disseminate the outputs of the seminar through their professional network in order to increase the impact of the seminar.

3 It will also include case studies, where officials from the EU Member Sates and Mediterranean Partners will share and discuss their experiences in the areas covered by the seminar. During the last day, participants will make an evaluation of the seminar. Moreover, a final declaration will be read and approved at the end of the seminar. The chairperson in every session will introduce the speaker and conduct the debate. The role of the rapporteurs of the working groups is to follow closely the discussion and report on the results of their working group at the plenary session on the fourth day. Basic Documentation provided to participants The following documents will be distributed to participants on a CD-ROM at the beginning of the seminar: - Final Declaration of the Opening Regional Conference of the EuroMed Justice Programme from the 20 th of December 2004 in Brussels and Minutes of the Conference; - Relevant United Nations' Conventions on the topic (EN-FR); - Council of Europe relevant conventions (EN-FR); - Euro-Med Association Agreements; - Relevant documentation produced by the European Union: conventions, White papers, recommendations, etc. - Relevant web pages, etc. Working Languages The seminar will be held in English, French and Arabic, with simultaneous interpretation during the working sessions. Venue and Accommodation of the seminar: Dedeman Istambul Hotel Yildiz Posta Caddesi No: 50 Esentepe Istanbul (TR) Tel.: +90 (212) Fax: +90 (212) istanbul@dedeman.com.tr Webpage: Programme Management Unit: European Institute of Public Administration - European Centre for the Regions (EIPA-ECR) Girona Barcelona (ES) Tel.: Fax: Webpage:

4 PROGRAMME Monday 16 April Opening session and presentation of the EuroMed Justice Programme Eduardo SÁNCHEZ MONJO, Director of the EuroMed Justice Programme and of the European Institute of Public Administration-European Centre for the Regions, Barcelona (ES) Welcome Speech Maksut METE, Deputy Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Ankara (TR) Presentation of the seminar about Management and Administration of Justice. Alejandra MARTINEZ BOLUDA, Lecturer, Assistant to the Director, EuroMed Justice Programme, European Institute of Public Administration- European Centre for the Regions, Barcelona (ES) Javier SEOANE, Spanish Magistrate collaborating on the EuroMed Justice Programme, European Institute of Public Administration-European Centre for the Regions, Barcelona (ES) Self-presentation of participants and presentation of the situation in the MEDA Partners Break Each delegation will have no more than 10 minutes to present itself and to present a report giving a general current overview about the topic of the seminar under discussion in its own country. This report should be written in English or French and presented to the Programme Management Unit during the seminar.

5 11.30 Sub-topic 1: Management and administration of justice: quality and more modern and efficient justice. Ales PAVEL, Head of the International Department of the Supreme Court, Adviser to the President of the Supreme Court, Brno (CZ) Open debate Lunch Speakers: Annie ZAMPONI, Magistrate, Directorate of judicial services, Ministry of Justice, Paris (FR) Abdul Karim PHARAON, Judge at the Supreme Court of Jordan, Amman (JO) Sub-topic 2: Promoting the rule of Law and integrity: Spanish cooperation project with the Moroccan government for the consolidation and modernisation of the administration of justice in Morocco. Speaker: Mohamed EL AYOUBI, Magistrate, Head of the Department of training for legal practitioners and magistrates, Institut Supérieur de la Magistrature, Rabat (MA) Angel LLORENTE (ES), Spanish Liaison Magistrate in Morocco, Rabat (MA) Open Debate End of the day Dinner offered by the Turkish Ministry of Justice

6 Tuesday 17 April Sub-topic 3: Management of judicial time (and space). Sinan YILMAZ, Coordinator of the EuroMed Justice Programme in Turkey, Judge, Directorate General for European Union Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ankara (TR) Speaker: Jean CLAUS, Administrator, member of the secretariat of the CEPEJ (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice), Directorate General I Legal Affairs, Council of Europe, Strasbourg (FR) Open debate Break Sub-topic 4: Management and administration of justice; Computerisation as a vector of change. The Turkish and Belgian experiences. Michal COHEN, Division Supervisor, Legal Advice and Legislation Department, Tel-Aviv (IL) Open Debate Lunch Speakers: Ali Riza CAM, Examiner Judge in the IT Department, Responsible for rolling out the National Judicial Network Project in Turkey - Ministry of Justice, Ankara (TR) Hans VAN BOSSUYT, President of the Management Committee of the Phenix Programme, Brussels (BE) Working Group: Access to justice and its legal obstacles This working group will be divided into 4 groups. Each working group will designate a chair to moderate the works and a rapporteur that will present the conclusions at the plenary session on the last day of the seminar. The report should be written in English or French and presented to the Programme Management Unit before the same plenary session End of the day

7 Wednesday 18 April Sub-topic 5: Modernization of justice and good governance: the role of the UNDP-POGAR (Programme on governance in the Arab region) Speaker: Khaled ABOUALI, Legal Officer and Criminal Law Expert, Deputy Advisor detached to the Cabinet s President of the International Relations Bureau; Federal Public Bureau, SPF Justice, Brussels (BE) Mazem HOUSSAMI, Attorney at Law, Legal consultant at the Regional Unit, UNDP-POGAR, Beirut (LB) Open debate Sub-topic 6: Solving disputes through mediation: features and efficiency of the mediation procedure Speaker: Hamdan RASLAN, Judge and Court Chief, Tulkarem (PA) Waleed KANAKRIEH, Judge, First instance court of Amman (JO) Open debate Break Data protection and computerisation of the administration of justice Francisco José LÓPEZ CARMONA, Sub-director General of the Files Register and Consultancy, Data Protection Agency, Autonomous Community of Madrid (ES) Open debate Lunch Experts panel: Ali Riza CAM, Mazem HOUSSAMI, Abdul Karim PHARAON, Javier SEOANE, Hans VAN BOSSUYT, Annie ZAMPONI; Khaled ABOUALI Institutional visit offered by the Turkish Ministry of Justice End of the day

8 Thursday 19 April Sub-topic 7: The role of judicial associations Fawzy Ahmed ELSAYED, Court President, First Instance Court, Cairo (EG) Open debate Break Speakers: Gerhard REISSNER, President of a district court, Vicepresident of the Association of Austrian judges, President of the first study commission of the International Association of Judges, Vienna (AT) Eric ALT, Magistrate, Vice-president of MEDEL Association (European Magistrates for Democracy and Freedoms), Paris (FR) Plenary session - Presentation of the working groups conclusions. Each rapporteur of each working group should present in no more than 5 minutes all the conclusions reached in the groups, followed by a general discussion if necessary Presentation of new developments in each country. Each delegation will have no more than 10 minutes to present through a written report - a general Action Plan about the future activities related to the topic of this seminar that will be implemented in its country. This report should be written in English or French and submitted to the Programme Management Unit during the seminar Final Declaration Eduardo SÁNCHEZ MONJO Closing of the Seminar Lunch Eduardo SÁNCHEZ MONJO * * *