Macedonian judges trained on case-law of the EU Court
Early June CILC together with senior legal advisor to the Dutch minister of Security and Justice, professor dr. Martin Kuijer, visited the Republic of Macedonia for a seminar on the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the monitoring mechanisms of this court and the effects of the judgments of this court on domestic Macedonian legislation and law.
Bulgaria // Expert conference marks the completion of Matra project
On 19 and 20 May 2011, an expert conference was held in Sofia to discuss the regulatory framework for the functioning of the private enforcement agents’ system in Bulgaria. As the conference was also the last activity of the project, it marked the completion of the...
CILC strengthens role of jurisprudence in Macedonian legal education
Together with legal experts Steven Blockmans (T.M.C. Asser Institute) and Zdeněk Kühn (Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic) CILC visited Macedonia to hold two seminars on the role of jurisprudence in university law education and training programmes for...
Croatia // CILC supports reform process for accession to European Union
A delegation of the Croatian Ministry of Justice visited The Hague 18 – 30 April for an intensive two-week training course on the practical aspects of EU Law and EU Law issues. Fourteen key staff members of various Directorates and Departments of the Croatian Ministry...
Russia // Amendments to legislation on registration of legal entities
Legal certainties and investment rights in the Russian Federation given a boost by a two year Dutch-Russian legal cooperation project. Over the past 24 months the Supreme Commercial Court of the Russian Federation, the highest judicial body for the resolution of...
Innovative Rule of Law Initiative: CILC toolkit
The Innovative Rule of Law Initiative (IRI) aims to address the static nature of the Rule of Law sector by stimulating, facilitating and improving (creating products and services for lasting) innovation in this domain. CILC contributes to this process by developing...
Russian law students to visit The Hague Legal Capital
In the summer of 2011 CILC will organize a study visit to The Hague Legal Capital for a group of Russian law students. The students are being selected on the basis of an essay contest, organized by the Dutch Embassy in Moscow, on international law in various Russian...
CILC granted a contract to strengthen Forensic Expertise in Uganda
At the end of October CILC received the good news from Nuffic that it has been chosen, together with the consortium partner MUNDO-Maastricht University, to jointly implement the project entitled “Strengthening Forensic Expertise and management of Scenes of Crime in...
CILC meets Rule of Law representatives from Kazachstan and China
On Wednesday, November 24 CILC received the head of the Astana branch of the Kazachstan International Bureau for Human Rights and Rule of Law, Miss Anara Ibrayeva. The discussion focused on imperfections in the Kazakh Legal system ranging from court management...
Official kick-off of the CILC/MATRA Macedonia Jurisprudence Project
On Friday 12 November the opening conference of the new Macedonia Jurisprudence project took place in Skopje. The conference served as the official kick-off and scene setter for a new 3-year project that is to strengthen the rule of law in Macedonia by focusing on the...
Russia // Roundtable discussion concerning the legislation on the registration of legal persons
Early in October CILC visited the Russian Supreme Commercial Court in Moscow, accompanied by the Dutch legal experts Huub Willems and Wim Timmermans, for a round-table discussion on improving the commercial court practice and legislation on the registration of legal...
Roundtable Meeting on Citizens’ Legal Needs in Russia
This week CILC will visits Moscow to attend a round-table meeting on the assessment of citizens’ legal needs. This visit is part of the new Matra project on implementing a professional civil legal aid system in Russia, aimed at ensuring effective access to justice for...