The Conference aims at discussing different systems of judicial career, challenges, as well as international advanced practices and methods in this regards. Additionally, the conference intends to shed lights on public expectations for judges as professionals and personalities, and the balance of effectiveness of recruitment vs technocratically constructed procedures for objectiveness and transparency reasons.
The first day of the Conference is dedicated to the selection, appointment and evaluation procedure of judges. The second day addresses the topic of the promotion of judges to higher courts as well as to leadership court position.
In addition to legal professionals that are part of the justice system i.e., judges, prosecutors, attorneys at law, court clerks etc. the conference will spur the discussion even among non-judicial actors. This aspect shall highlight the role of academia, civil society, media, and business community as part of the larger public defining the expectations about the “judge” as a person inside and outside the court room. Besides offering a venue for academic and policy discussion, this conference aims at contributing to public confidence and access to justice as precondition for expectations to be addresses and fulfilled meaningfully by all the stakeholders.
Conference language: English.
The event is organized in the framework of the International Project “Portrait of a Judge - a multi-dimensional model of competencies to be measured during the procedures of selection, evaluation and promotion of judges" which aims at developing a multi-dimensional model for these procedures.
The project “Portrait of a Judge" is funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway through the European Economic Area (EEA) and Norway Grants Fund for Regional Cooperation.