THE ROLE OF JUDICIAL TRAINING CENTER THE ROLE OF JUDICIAL TRAINING CENTER IN STRENGTHENING THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN STRENGTHENING THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE

(THE EXAMPLE OF ACADEMY OF JUDGES OF UKRAINE)I(THE EXAMPLE OF ACADEMY OF JUDGES OF UKRAINE)I

Iryna VoytyukIryna Voytyuk Academy of Judges of Ukraine Academy of Judges of Ukraine

PresidentPresident

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Legal Basis of Academy of Legal Basis of Academy of JudgesJudges

• The Law about Judiciary, 07.02.2002, The Law about Judiciary, 07.02.2002, article 129article 129

• The Order of President of The Order of President of Ukraine,11.10.2002Ukraine,11.10.2002

• The Conception of Strengthening The Conception of Strengthening Democracy and Rule of Law adopted by Democracy and Rule of Law adopted by President of Ukraine in May 2006President of Ukraine in May 2006

• Drafts of Law about of Judiciary and Status Drafts of Law about of Judiciary and Status of Judgesof Judges

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Legal basis of Judicial Centers Legal basis of Judicial Centers in EECCA countriesin EECCA countries

• Georgia: Law about High School of Georgia: Law about High School of Justice, January, 2005Justice, January, 2005

• Moldova: Law about National Institute Moldova: Law about National Institute of Justice, June, 2006of Justice, June, 2006

• Armenia: The Judicial CodeArmenia: The Judicial Code

• Azerbaijan: The Statute of the Legal Azerbaijan: The Statute of the Legal Training Center adopted by Training Center adopted by GovermantGovermant

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The structure of Academy of Judges of The structure of Academy of Judges of UkraineUkraine

The main training center and office in KievThe main training center and office in Kiev On On 27 27 July July 2004 2004 there were established there were established

seven regional branches of Academy in seven regional branches of Academy in different regions of country. Regional different regions of country. Regional branches of Academy are located in branches of Academy are located in Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa and Sevastopol.Kharkiv, Lviv, Odesa and Sevastopol.

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The Results Of Ongoing Training The Results Of Ongoing Training Activity Of AcademyActivity Of Academy

2003 2005 2006 2007

154843

1497 1763 1858

2004

Quantities of students

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Forms of trainingForms of training

Training of TrainersTraining of TrainersSpecial workshops or Special workshops or

seminars for judgesseminars for judges Including the Aarhus Including the Aarhus

Convention on Access to Convention on Access to Justice on Curricula of Justice on Curricula of two weeks ongoing two weeks ongoing trainings of judges of all trainings of judges of all jurisdiction courts jurisdiction courts

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The important objectives The important objectives should beshould be

• The connection between The connection between independence of Judiciary and independence of Judiciary and Environmental Cases Environmental Cases

• increase awareness of Convention increase awareness of Convention among members of judiciaryamong members of judiciary

• To enable them to exercise their To enable them to exercise their discretion in a way that promotes discretion in a way that promotes effective implementation of article 9 effective implementation of article 9 of the AArhus Convention of the AArhus Convention

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Who could be the trainers? Who could be the trainers?

• Judges of Higher level judiciary – Judges of Higher level judiciary – Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, High Administrative Court etc.High Administrative Court etc.

• University ProfessorsUniversity Professors

• International expertsInternational experts

• OthersOthers

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Categories of TraineesCategories of Trainees

• Judges of all kinds and levels courts (more Judges of all kinds and levels courts (more than seven thousands judges in Ukraine)than seven thousands judges in Ukraine)

• Candidates for judges – in Georgia starting Candidates for judges – in Georgia starting on October, 2007; in Moldova starting on on October, 2007; in Moldova starting on October, 2007; in Armenia starting on October, 2007; in Armenia starting on January,1 2008;in Azerbaijan started in 2006; January,1 2008;in Azerbaijan started in 2006; in Ukraine starting on September,1 2008in Ukraine starting on September,1 2008

• Staff of courts (more than 23 thousands of Staff of courts (more than 23 thousands of specialists of courts in Ukraine) specialists of courts in Ukraine)