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Judges and public prosecutors in Kosovo receive training on code of ethics
PRISTINA 17 February 2003
PRISTINA, 17 February 2003 - The OSCE-established Kosovo Judicial Institute (KJI) today started two training sessions for judges and prosecutors on the Code of Ethics for Judges and Public Prosecutors and the work of the Kosovo Judicial and Prosecutorial Council (KJPC). Fifty judges and prosecutors are invited to the two-day training sessions.
Local and international experts are to give presentations on professional behaviour of judges and prosecutors, provisions of the Code of Ethics, as well as the work of the KJPC and the Judicial Inspection Unit of the Department of Justice. This will be the first of four sessions to be given throughout the year, to ensure that all judges can benefit professionally.
"The Kosovo Judicial Institute has been set up to assist judges and prosecutors and enhance their professional skills. This is accomplished through seminars and roundtables on specialised topics, such as penal, civil and other areas of law, and visits to western countries, where the judges and prosecutors have an opportunity to get acquainted with the judicial systems and court proceedings in those countries," said Haki Lecaj, trainer at the KJI. "These are also the goals of the seminar we at KJI are organizing on 17 and 18 February."
The KJI was established by the OSCE as part of its institution building mandate. The Institute provides legal education for judges and prosecutors, thus playing an important role in strengthening the judiciary and the rule of law in Kosovo.
Local and international experts are to give presentations on professional behaviour of judges and prosecutors, provisions of the Code of Ethics, as well as the work of the KJPC and the Judicial Inspection Unit of the Department of Justice. This will be the first of four sessions to be given throughout the year, to ensure that all judges can benefit professionally.
"The Kosovo Judicial Institute has been set up to assist judges and prosecutors and enhance their professional skills. This is accomplished through seminars and roundtables on specialised topics, such as penal, civil and other areas of law, and visits to western countries, where the judges and prosecutors have an opportunity to get acquainted with the judicial systems and court proceedings in those countries," said Haki Lecaj, trainer at the KJI. "These are also the goals of the seminar we at KJI are organizing on 17 and 18 February."
The KJI was established by the OSCE as part of its institution building mandate. The Institute provides legal education for judges and prosecutors, thus playing an important role in strengthening the judiciary and the rule of law in Kosovo.