Modern learning environment for legal professionals
National Institute of Justice (NIJ) ·Bulgaria
About this project
<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif"><span style="color: #000000">Programme outcome the project contributes to: “Improved application of European legal framework by the Bulgarian judiciary”.</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 11pt">The project aims at the creation of an integrated, coordinated and structured learning environment for judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals</span><span style="font-size: 11pt">, ensuring </span><span style="font-size: 11pt">effective implementation of the European law and the fundamental standards.</span> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman">The project shall include, <em>inter alia</em>, the following activities:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">Reinforcement of the Magistrates’ forum for human rights;</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">Elaboration of framework for sustainable judicial training on fundamental rights and rule of</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">law for judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals;</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">Strengthening competences and skills of judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals in</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">application of the fundamental rights through provision of in-person and e-learning</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">trainings, blended round table discussions and support with reference materials and</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">publications;</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">Development of easily accessible and up-to-date practical reference tools which includes</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">preparation of handbooks, manuals and reference guides with systematic, up-do-date</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">synthesis of legislation and case-law on specific subject matters;</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">Development of a responsive website of NIJ answering the new technologies;</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">Adoption of an innovative model of in-work judicial training through establishment of shared</span></span></span> <span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"">learning spaces in the judiciary.</span></span></span></li> </ul>
Bilateral cooperation results
The project was implemented in partnership with the Norwegian Courts Administration. Throughout the duration of the project, the interaction was active and fruitful, taking place through all channels of communication, oral and written, in person and online. The joint activities were agreed in advance, renegotiated on an ongoing basis, and the commitments were implemented with quality, timeliness and professional expertise. The varied nature of the joint activities included a working visit (online and in-person); expert participation in 3 sessions of a human rights forum; speaker participation in a video conference, together with the shared learning spaces built by the project; expert input to a working group on the development of a framework for sustainable judicial training in the field of fundamental rights and the rule of law. NCA partners took immediate and quality action to implement commitments.
Project partners
- Norwegian Courts Administration Donor project partner· Norway