1. European judicial training
Judicial training in fundamental rights as mutual learning process
DG Justice and Consumers
Dr Diana UNGUREANU
General criminal law and Judicial training Unit

2. Outline The role of the EC in supporting European judicial training
Judicial training in fundamental rights- a key need for the EU agenda
Mutual learning- the right way to address horizontal topics
Sharing responsibilities- multiplying results, ensuring sustainability, dissemination strategy

3. A European area of justice
Treaty on the European Union, art. 17
The European Commission is the guardian of the treaties
Treaty on the functioning of the European Union, art h and 82.1.c
Judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters shall be supported by measures aimed at ensuring "support for the training of the judiciary and judicial staff"

4. European judicial training
The 2011 European judicial training strategy
European Commission Communication on "Building trust in EU-wide justice – a new dimension to European judicial training" (COM(2011) 551)
50% of all legal practitioners trained on EU law between and 2020
The 2017 Report on European judicial training
justice.europa.eu/fileDownload.do?id=e17ab8e9-cb1c- 485b-acd8-d ec3
Evaluation: public consultation

5. Profile of respondents

6. Training needs. Rule of law

7. European judicial training to facilitate the implementation of EU law
European Commission Communication on "Building trust in EU-wide justice – a new dimension to European judicial training" (COM(2011) 551)
"Development of Union law must be coupled with effective implementation, which guarantees legal security and uniform interpretation. To train judges and legal practitioners in Union law is one of the key recommendations " to reach that aim.
Objectives
Correct and coherent implementation of EU law in the European Union
Mutual trust between legal practitioners in cross-border judicial proceedings
Means: training of justice professional on EU law

8. The European judicial training policy
"Justice professionals"
Judges, prosecutors, court staff, bailiffs
Lawyers, notaries, mediators, legal interpreters and translators, court experts, prison staff, probation officers
"EU law"
EU legislation and case-law, fundamental rights
National law implementing EU directives
Legal systems of other Member States

9. Sharing of competences A national responsibility
Training of legal practitioners: a national competence
Training of judges and prosecutors: national judicial training entity (school, academy, supreme court, ministry department, etc.)
Training of court staff: ministries and courts
Training of self-organised professions like lawyers, notaries and some bailiffs: the professions and/or the private sector
Etc.

10. Sharing of competences A European support competence
Horizontal support and advice:
Relationships with the legal professions and their training providers, including the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)
European e-Justice Portal, in all EU languages:
Training material for self-learning of legal practitioners and for trainers, including e-learning, best training practices for trainers
In future: European training platform

11. Sharing of competences A European support competence
Financial support:
EU financial support for cross-border training activities: "action grants"
Future calls: esktop/en/opportunities/just
2018 call for proposals:
Opening: 14 June 2018
Deadline: 25 October 2018

12. Challenges in applying the Charter
- How to recognise the applicability?
- How to apply it? – preliminary reference, interpret the national law in accordance with, set aside the contradicting national rule etc.
- difficulties in interpretation: autonomous interpretation, translation, European context
- Hands on: exchange of best practices, case law,
sharing practical take aways.

13. Coming together is a beginning
Keeping together is progress
Working together is success. (H.Ford)
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