Azerbaijan's justice system lauded by Council of Europe
Baku, October 31, AZERTAC
The Council of Europe has rewarded the Norwegian Court Administration the 2017 Crystal Scales of Justice prize for its initiative “Witness Service in Norwegian courts”.
Azerbaijan has received a special mention of the jury.
The European “Crystal Scales of Justice Prize”, awarded by the Council of Europe, allows discovering, highlighting and sharing innovative practices aimed at improving the efficiency and quality of judicial systems.
The Prize, which rewards innovative judicial practices in the European judicial institutions, was given on the occasion of the flagship event of the European Day of Justice, organized in Edinburgh in the presence of Georg Stawa, President of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) and the jury of the competition composed of eminent personalities from the judicial world.
Azerbaijan was represented with the initiative 'Court Pulse - The Management Revolution, by the Judicial-Legal Council and Institute of Law and Philosophy/Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan' .
Two other special mentions have been awarded by equal merit to Educational Program “Judiciary - Informed choice and public confidence. Open Courts and Prosecutors’ Offices”, from Bulgaria and Migrantes - Courts of Catania and discharging appeals against the action taken by the Territorial Commissions for International Protection from Italy.
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