Improvement of access to justice for vulnerable groups”

About this project

<p style="text-align: justify"><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The project aims at improving the education of judges and the judicial personnel in order to improve response to the needs of vulnerable and marginalised groups; Roma-population, foreigners and migrants, persons with disabilities, children; victims of gender-based violence and domestic violence. The project will address the position of children in court proceedings in line with the principles of child-friendly justice and it will have a multidisciplinary approach comprising of law, psychology, sociology, social work and other disciplines necessary in dealing with children.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif"><em>&nbsp;</em></span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The project will, inter alia, include the following main activities:</span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Training of judges, public prosecutors and judicial personnel. Part of the activities will be targeted to the members of the relevant multidisciplinary team (judicial staff, child protection service officials, social workers, psychologists, judicial experts, mediators, solicitors etc.). Also, Part of the activities will be targeted to sensitisation of judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals to all forms of violence against women and domestic violence,</span></span></li> <li><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Development of e-learning materials for judicial personnel, </span></span></li> <li><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Translation, adaption and implementation of the existing e-learning courses prepared by the Council of Europe within the program HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals), </span></span></li> <li><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Development of educational videos for the use at the Judicial Academy and on the websites of the courts, </span></span></li> <li><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Piloting a “Children’s commission for the quality of justice” as an advisory body to the Judicial Academy, </span></span></li> <li><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Piloting a new position as forensic social worker at selected district courts to improve communication and consultation with target groups, realisation of participation rights of children and secure coordination of interdisciplinary teams,</span></span></li> <li><span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Study visits to project promoter’s counterparts in EU/EEA to exchange know-how, experience and best practices within judicial systems in the area of project’s focus.</span></span></li> </ul>

Project partners

• District Court in Chrudim Project partner· Czechia
• District Court in Jeseník Project partner· Czechia
• District Court in Kladno Project partner· Czechia
• District Court in Kroměříž Project partner· Czechia
• District Court in Most Project partner· Czechia
• District Court in Nový Jičín Project partner· Czechia
• District Court in Praha 8 Project partner· Czechia
• District Court in Šumperk Project partner· Czechia
• District Court in Tachov Project partner· Czechia
• District Court in Vsetín Project partner· Czechia