The Unit of Inspectors and the Assistant Inspectors Unit in the Office of the High Inspector of Justice conducted a two-day training focused on increasing inspection skills according to the CEPEJ (European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice) guidelines.
The activity is part of the work strategy of the Office of the High Inspector of Justice for continuous staff training and was supported by the HFIII project, Strengthening the Quality and Efficiency of Justice in Albania (SEJ IV) of the European Union and the Council of Europe.
At the start of the training, the High Inspector of Justice Mr. Artur Metani expressed his gratitude to CEPEJ, which has supported the Office of the High Inspector of Justice since the beginning of its work and emphasized the importance that the institution attaches to updating the inspection staff with the best professional knowledge on the methodologies and work processes for the verification and investigation of judges and prosecutors.
CEPEJ experts, José Manuel Santos Pais, Prosecutor at the Prosecutor General Office of Portugal and Gilles Accomando, Director of the Training Center of the Paris Bar Association, former chairman of the Court of Appeal, introduced the HIJ inspectors to the guiding principles for the evaluation of judges and prosecutors and the transparency of the evaluation criteria, time management by prosecutors and the time management checklist.
HIJ inspectors and assistant inspectors held discussions with experts comparing the CEPEJ methodology and guidelines with the legal framework and national practices in Albania, with a focus on recommendations that can be adapted and implemented in the local context.
