Two teams of inspectors and assistant inspectors of the High Inspector of Justice Office, conducted two one-week visits to the Kingdom of Spain.
The study visits are part of the support of the EU4Justice project, which aims to increase the capacities and obtain experiences from the European counterpart institutions.
During these visits, the inspectors and assistant inspectors of the HIJ had meetings in various institutions of justice – namely with the Head of the Inspection Service at the General Council of the Judiciary, Ms. María Dolores Hernández Rueda and Deputy Head Elena Burgos Herrera, Chief Prosecutor Inspector, Ms. María Antonia Sanz Gaite, as well as the presidents of the Courts of Valencia and Murcia.
The HIJ teams had the opportunity to be part of the inspections of the courts of Valencia and Murcia, through the telematic (online) inspection, as well as the one in the field, examining step by step the different phases of the thematic inspection, as well as structured interviews with judicial and administrative personnel of the respective courts.
In addition to gaining professional experience, the work visits also served to strengthen cooperation with the Spanish Inspection Service, with whom the High Inspector of Justice signed a cooperation agreement in March 2023.
