In the period of December 2017 – May 2018, CLRA implemented the project “Comparative study on vetting experiences in the judiciary in emerging democracies” funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Macedonia.
The overall aim of the project was to increase the positive public perception of the judiciary by introducing and emphasizing the importance of the vetting process in emerging democracies as one of the fundamental instruments for an independent, impartial, and professional judicial system.
The project had two specific objectives: first, to shed light on the significance and impact of the vetting process as a key prerequisite for tackling corruption, lack of independence and incompetence judiciary; and second, to provide a legal experience of the EU countries regarding the regulation of the vetting process and mechanism that some societies have elected to use in reforming inefficient judicial institutions.
The project addressed the main issues of the Macedonian judiciary system through the establishment of focus groups among the relevant stakeholders (judges). In partnership with the Macedonian Association of Judges (MJA), CLRA organized 4 workshops with judges from Basic and Appellate Courts and they discussed openly the suitable legal solutions for the issues which directly influence the work and affects the role and position of judges in the judiciary branch. The recommendations deriving from these workshops were included in the legal analysis Vetting of Judges in Young Democracies and the policy paper Possibilities and perspectives for the improvement of the quality of the judiciary in Macedonia on a vetting process.
Period:
01/12/2017 - 01/10/2021
Status:
Implemented
The project is funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Macedonia.
