The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) is a
judicial
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body, composed of experts from all the 47 member States of the
Council of Europe and prepares tools to improve the efficiency and functioning of justice in Europe (including granting observer status to and consultations with
non-governmental organisation
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...
s outside of Europe).
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) is made up of experts of the 47 member states of the Council of Europe and develops tools aimed at improving the efficiency and the functioning of justice in Europe.
Its tasks are to :
* Analyse the results of judicial systems;
* Identify the problems they might meet;
* Define concrete means to, first, improve evaluation of performances of the judicial system and then, the functioning of those systems;
* Improve the implementation of existing Council of Europe instruments and suggest, if necessary, new instruments;
* Provide assistance to a state, at its request.
In order to realize those tasks, the CEPEJ elaborates indicators, collects and analyses data, defines measures and means of evaluation, drafts various documents (reports, opinions, guidelines, action plans, etc.), develops links with research institutes and documentation centre, invite qualified persons, NGO, conduct hearings, develops networks of judicial professionals.
The CEPEJ Presidents became:
*
Eberhard Desch (Germany) 2002–2006,
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Fausto de Santis (Italy) 2007–2010,
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John Stacey
Air Chief Marshal Sir William John Stacey, (1 December 1924 – 1 January 1981) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the 1970s and until his sudden death from cancer in 1981.
RAF career
Educated in Ireland and South Africa, Stacey ...
(United Kingdom) 2011–2014,
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Georg Stawa (Austria) 2015–2018,
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Ramin Gurbanov (Azerbaijan) 2018 - p.t.
References
External links
Website of the European Commission for the efficiency of justice
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Council of Europe