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Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Open Day 2021

„Politics and trust“

The work of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation: focusing on participation, representation, security, and innovation.

Online-Seminar

Online-Training “Public Relations / Spokespersons at Courts”

Online training with the judge and expert for public relations Ingrid Kaps (President of the District Court in Erding, Germany)

The Rule of Law Programme South East Europe (RLP SEE) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with the judge and trainer Ingrid Kaps and the Centre for Training in Judiciary and State Prosecution in Montenegro organized an online training on public relations and press work at courts for Montenegrin judges and spokespersons.

Expert conference

Conference "Rule of Law Checklist Montenegro"

Centre for Democracy and Human Rights / RLPSEE

At the event "Rule of Law Checklist for Montenegro", first of all one of the authors, Mr. Milorad Markovíc will present the work "Rule of Law Checklist for Montenegro" published in 2020. This analysis deals with the rule of law structures of the EU accession candidate Montenegro. The basis for this study is the "Rule of Law Checklist" of the Venice Commission, which was structured and adapted by Dr. Mahir Muharemovic of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The focus of the analysis is to examine the practical implementation of rule of law criteria in Montenegro. After the presentation of the publication, high-ranking Montenegrin legal experts and representatives of the judiciary will discuss challenges to the rule of law in Montenegro in the second part of the event. The conference takes place in Podogorica and online ( zoom: https://bit.ly/2OoraUA)

Expert conference

Conference “Rule of Law Checklist for Montenegro”

Presentation of the publication “Rule of Law Checklist for Montenegro” and panel discussion on ongoing challenges in the Rule of Law in Montenegro

The Rule of Law Programme South East Europe (RSPSOE) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in cooperation with CEDEM (Centre for Democracy and Human Rights) organized an online conference in hybrid form (online and offline) to present the analysis "Rule of Law Checklist for Montenegro".

Study and Information Program

Nachwuchsjuristen aus Rumänien zu Besuch bei deutschen Justizbehörden in Berlin

Das Rechtsstaatsprogramm Südosteuropa (RSP SOE) verfolgt das Ziel, besonders qualifizierte Nachwuchsjuristen aus den Ländern Südosteuropas zu fördern.

Expert talk

Presentation of the Romanian translation of the publication "Covid-19 and the impact on human rights"

An event for judges, prosecutors and lawyers from the Republic of Moldova, Romania with guests from Armenia

The Rule of Law Programme South East Europe (RSPSOE) of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in cooperation with "The Aire Centre" and "Civil Right Defenders", organised an online event presenting the Romanian translation publication "Covid-19 and the Impact on Human Rights".

Discussion

Digitalization of Justice

Online panel discussion

The current COVID-19 pandemic proofs the need for digitalization in every area of life - including in justice. While first steps are already taken, there are still a lot of obstacles on the way to a digital access for citizens to justice and automation of court hearings. In this context, Estonia with its multiple approaches to build a digital society is considered a pioneer in Europe. What are the opportunities and challenges of the digitalization of justice? What can other European countries learn from Estonia? We're going to discuss this with five experts from Estonia, Germany and Romania: Leanika Tamm, Judge at Pärnu County Court, Estonia, Ingo Groß, Court President at Brunswick District Court, Germany, Kai Härmand, Judge at Harju County Court, Estonia, Benedikt Quarch, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of the Legal Tech company RightNow Group, Germany and Mariana Feldioreanu, Court President at Bucharest District Court, Romania. We invite you to watch the livestream on: https://www.facebook.com/kas.rlpsee

Workshop

Leaders for Justice 2020 - Team Leading and Team-work. The Tale of I Do vs. We Do

Second training session (11th edition, 2020)

The second training session of the 11th edition of our leadership programme for young Romanian law proffessionals will take place in Sibiel, between February 13-16. The main subject addressed during the four day training will be situational leadership and teamwork, led by trainers Mihai Dragoi and Marian Stas. The training session will include a workshop with Ciprian Ciocan, director of the Community Foundation Sibiu.

Event

PEOPLE OF JUSTICE | 10 years of Leaders for Justice

The public event "People of Justice" celebrates the first 10 years of the community Leaders for Justice, which today means 190 members from all legal professions, over 20 projects of change in justice and society, working groups on real issues in the system, experience shared authentic leadership models in institutions, organizations or companies.

Seminar

„Rights of Religious Minorities in North Macedonia“ - Conference on Student Religious Literacy

The Rule of Law Programme South East Europe has organised together with its partner, Iustinianus Primus Faculty in Skopje, a conference on Student Religious Literacy. The guest speakers were Professors Tanja Karakamischeva-Jovanovska and Alexandar Spasenovski as well as Dr. Jovan Jonovski from behalf of the Evangelic-Protestant Initiative. The main topics that were debated together with the students from the faculty were „International and Domestic Standards Related to the Exercise of the Religious Freedom“, „The Role of the Religious Communities in a Democratic State“ and „Exercising Religious Freedom“. The conference was organised within the project „Rights of Religious Minorities in North Macedonia“ and it is the third meeting of this kind that took place in Skopje during this year.

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Prosecutors, Democracy and the Rule of Law: Reflections on the Review of the Statute of Prosecutors in Romania

Report on an International Conference in Bucharest, Romania, September 28-29, 2007.

The current statute of prosecutors in Romania is an ambiguously mixed one. The Romanian Constitution and the subsequent legislation grant the prosecutor a status role that is two-fold: independent magistrate and representative of the Executive power, subject to hierarchical control. The consequences of this two-fold nature are a lack of unitary interpretation, ambiguity, and a confusion over the proper function, status and role of the prosecutors within the justice system. The abovementioned status quo of the statute of prosecutors is one of the reasons for holding an international conference - “Prosecutors, Democracy and the Rule of Law: Reflections on the Review of the Statute of Prosecutors in Romania” on September 28-29, 2007. The conference was organized by the Association of European Judges and Public Prosecutors for Democracy and Fundamental Rights (MEDEL), in partnership with the National Union of Judges from Romania, the Rule of Law Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Romania, the Romanian Ministry of Justice, the General Prosecutor’s Office, and Transparency International – the Romanian Chapter.

The "Rule of Law" as a Requirement for EU Accession

Speech presented by Dr. Stefanie Ricarda Roos in the opening of an International Law Symposium in Bucharest

The contribution takes a closer at an institution which – especially in the context of Romania’s and Bulgaria’s EU-accession process - was all too often mentioned, but hardly ever explained: the concept of the ”rule of law“ or ”stat de drept”, or as the Germans call it the ”Rechtsstaat“.

Successful start of the pilot project “Training of Trainers”

Training of national legal training institutions in South East Europe

The public reputation of the judiciary in transition countries of South East Europe is still very low, reasons being manifold: if nothing else, the lack of trust by the population in jurisdiction, often caused by unclear and hardly comprehensible court decisions.

Training of Trainers of National Judicial Training Institutions in South East Europe

Welcoming Note by Dr. iur. Stefanie Ricarda Roos, Director, Rule of Law Program South East Europe, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

New media law in Serbia

Welcome and opening speech on occasion of the round-table discussion in Belgrade (Serbia) on 25 September 2007

The fundamental right of freedom of opinion and information is a pillar of a democratic society. At the same time, it is an element of a efficient democratic state based on the rule of law. This important freedom right can be found both in the constitution of the Republic of Serbia (Art. 46 and 50) and in the Charta of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (Art. 11). In Germany, freedom of opinion is granted by the Basic Constitutional Law of Bonn. It is manifested in Art. 5 I 1 GG and closely linked to the other communication-related fundamental rights of Art 5 I GG. part of these are also freedom of information, freedom of the press and freedom of broadcasting which are essential for media law. With respect to the outstanding importance of communication-related fundamental rights for a democratic state based on the rule of law, the Rule of Law Program South East Europe of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung supports measures in its program countries, among them Serbia, which help improve the knowledge about national and European Media Law and which help implementing them effectively.

The Rights of Suspects/Accused and their Defence in Criminal Proceedings in South East Europe

A Conference Report by Professor Hajrija Sijercic-Colic, Ph.D., University of Sarajevo, Law Faculty

One of the results of the German EU Council Presidency in the justice field is the consolidation of civil rights through a debate on principles about the unification, Europe wide, of minimum standards in criminal proceedings.

Measures by the Rule of Law Program South East Europe for the support of the German Presidency of the European Council

Report about a regional experts’ conference in Romania and a round-table discussion in Bulgaria

On 30 June 2007, the German Presidency of the European Council ended. One of its results in the justice sector is the strengthening of civil rights by fundamental discussions on pan-European consistent minimum standards in criminal proceedings. The KAS-Rule of Law Program South East Europe (RLP SEE) has contributed with a large-scale regional project, consisting of a country law study, a regional experts’ conference in Bucharest (Romania) and a round-table discussion in Sofia (Bulgaria).

Lustration and Consolidation of Democracy and the Rule of Law in Central and Eastern Europe

Internationale Fachkonferenz in Zagreb, Kroatien

Vorträge und Reden, die auf der Internationalen Fachkonferenz gehalten wurden sowie ein zusammenfassender Bericht finden Sie auf dieser Seite.

Proposal of the German Presidency of the European Council for minimum standards in criminal proceedings within the EU

by Ministerialdirigent Eberhard Siegismund

In context of the Presidency, the German Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) is engaging in a pan-European decision on minimum standards in criminal proceedings. The purpose of the initiative is to reconcile the permissions for intervention by the judiciary and the police on the one hand with the right to protection by suspects/accused on the other hand. The chairman of the task force Material Criminal Law in Brussels, MDgT Eberhard Siegismund (FCJ), presented the decision on a regional conference in Bucharest on 14 May 2007.

Welcome and opening speech by Dr. Roos on the occasion of the international experts’ conference „Lustration"

"Lustration and Consolidation of Democracy and Rule of Law in Central and Eastern Europe"

Reconciliation with the past or dealing with the communist/socialist past respectively and public remembrance culture is a traditional area of work and a central issue for the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung which promotes democracy and rule of law worldwide. The Rule of Law Program South East Europe supports measures on “Coping with the past” in its seven program countries Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia.