ENCJ sets minimum standards for the recruitment and appointment of judges
The ENCJ General Assembly which met in Dublin on 9-11 May adopted the
Dublin Declaration (EN/FR)
March Issue Courts Service News
The March issue of Courts Service News is available.
Features include: Roll out of combined offices continues, Updates on practice and procedure, Appointments and Retirements
Call for Papers EGPA Conference September 2012
The Permanent Study Group on Justice and Court Administration of the European Group for Public Administration is planning to organise a conference in Norway from 5-8 September 2012. The Study Group has published a Call for Papers. Possible topics are: Justice Administration and Politics, Justice Administration and Society, Justice Chains and Management of Courts in the Justice System. For more information go to: 2012 EGPA Annual Conference
CSM Romania elects new leaders
At the beginning of January 2012, the Romanian Superior Council of Magistracy elected its new leadership for the current year. The new President of the Council - Judge Alina Nicoleta GHICA and vice-president - Prosecutor Oana Andrea SCHMIDT HAINEALA will perform their duties for a one year term of office.
December Issue of Courts Service News published
The Courts Service of Ireland published its December issue of Courts Service News.
Special features include:
- A look back at 2011
- Introduction to the new Chief Justice
- New Strategic Plan
- Delivering more with less
The October and November edition of the CSM Romania Newsletter
Newsletter number 4 contains a speech by the President of the CSM, Mr Horatius Dumbrava, on the occasion of the opening of the new Judicial Year. Newsletter number 5 focuses a.o. on project implemented by CSM that aimed to draft legislative proposals that would promote a nationwide unitary jurisprudence.
ENCJ confirms importance of Judicial Training in EU Law
The European Network of Councils for the Judiciary underlines the message of the European Commission in their recent communication on European Judicial Training. The ENCJ stresses that the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) and the national training institutes are indispensible in reaching the goals set out by the European Commission. The ENCJ is fully committed to contribute to the ambitions of the Commission and calls upon its Members to support and initiate actions that may add to the judges of Europe becoming European judges.
European Commission adopts Communication on Judicial Training
On 13 September 2011 the European Commission adopted a Communication titled "Building trust in EU-wide justice - A new dimension to European judicial training" . In it the European Commision sets a goal of training 700.000 legal professionals in EU law by 2020.
