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and Government institutions to be responsible for delivering training to judges based on the
modules adopted. During 2011, training was delivered to more than 140 judges based on
the modules.
53.
In 2010, UN Women supported initiatives to improve access to justice for women
survivors of violence and ethnic-based discrimination in both indigenous and formal justice
systems, educational programmes in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras,
Guatemala, Panama and Peru. The purpose of the work is to build the capacity of judicial
personnel in order to improve access to formal and informal justice systems for indigenous
women and, in particular, to ensure better protection of women’s right to be free from all
forms violence.
III. Regional organizations
A.
Council of Europe
54.
The efficiency and quality of independent judicial systems in its member States
remain a priority for the Council.
55.
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) aims to improve
the efficiency and quality of the day-to-day functioning of the justice systems of member
States. Its ongoing work focuses in particular on:
(a)
The evaluation of the judicial systems of all its member States thanks to the
collection and analysis of data through a specific scheme aiming at identifying main trends
of these systems and defining the Council’s priorities to improve justice efficiency;
(b)
The concrete knowledge of lengths of proceedings in the member States so as
to propose pragmatic tools and measures to improve judicial time management, through the
work of the SATURN Centre, which is due to evolve towards a genuine permanent
European observatory of judicial timeframes, with the support of the CEPEJ Network of
Pilot courts;
(c)
Preparation of concrete tools for promoting the quality of justice;
(d)
The European Day of Civil Justice, co-organized in all European countries
with the European Commission, including the European prize for innovative practice
contributing to the quality of justice “The Crystal Scales of Justice”;
(e)
The adoption of guidelines for a better implementation of the existing
Council recommendations concerning mediation, execution of court decisions or judicial
time management.
56.
The Council attaches special importance to dialogue with members of the judicial
service. The Consultative Council of European Judges is the first body consisting solely of
judges ever set up within an international organisation. It supports the Committee of
Ministers in carrying out the priorities identified in the Framework Global Action Plan for
Judges in Europe and advises on whether it is necessary to update legal instruments. The
Consultative Council may be called upon to provide practical assistance to help States
comply with standards relating to judges.
57.
The prosecuting authorities also play a crucial role as the interface between
Governments, which are responsible for crime policy, and courts, which must be
independent. Their functions and powers thus depend on a balance, which is not easily
defined. The Council of Europe works to define such a balance in Recommendation No. 19
(2000) on the role of public prosecution in the criminal justice system.
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