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On September 16-18, USAID/PROLoG supported training on freedom of expression, hate speech, incitement of discrimination and amicus curie for staff of the Public Defender’s office. International expert Ivana Roagna returned to Georgia to conduct the course, with Judge Ketevan Meskhishvili from the Tbilisi Court of Appeals.
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201920Sep
Training on Freedom of Expression, Hate Speech, Discrimination and Amicus Curiae
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201910Sep
USAID/PROLoG Supports Trainings on Analytical Report Writing
On September 6 and 9, the USAID-funded PROLoG activity organized two training sessions for the staff of the state-funded Legal Aid Service (LAS) and Georgian Bar Association (GBA) on Analytical Report Writing. The aim of the training was to teach the techniques of writing informative reports and to develop a new, simplified structure for annual reports. PROLoG has been working with the LAS and GBA since 2015 to build up their institutional capacity. The interactive training was conducted by Vakhtang Natsvlishvili, USAID/PROLoG expert.
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201912Aug
USAID/PROLoG Supports Workshop with MPs on Selection of Supreme Court Judges
On August 10-11, USAID/PROLoG organized a workshop for members of the European Georgia faction in Borjomi. The goal was to assist the MPs to properly prepare for the final stage of selection of Supreme Court Judges in Georgia, by sharing aspects of the selection of US Supreme Court and Federal Judges that may be applicable to the Georgian context.
Similar workshops have already been organized last month for a group of Georgian Dream — the ruling party—MPs, as well as for Independent Members of the Parliament.
USAID/PROLoG will continue supporting the Georgian Parliament in this process, to make the selection of Supreme Court Judges more transparent and merit-based.
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201906Aug
USAID/PRoLoG supports Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Public Policy Summer School
USAID/PRoLoG supported the Ilia State University summer school on Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Public Policy on July 26- August 6 for twenty six students from different law schools of Georgia, Ukraine and Armenia. The program was designed to help students and young professionals learn theoretical and practical aspects of constitutional and international human rights law. Constitutional, human rights and criminal law experts from the USA, UK and Georgia taught various topics, including: Development of Constitutional Review in Georgia; The Relevance and Importance of Human Rights in Constitutional Law and Policy; Human Rights and Democracy: the Role of the Jury; and Public Forums/Private Platforms: The New Battleground of Free Expression.
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201906Aug
USAID/PROLoG supports Constitutional Court’s Summer School
From July 22 to August 2, the Annual Summer School on Constitutional Law and Human Rights was held at the Constitutional Court of Georgia in Batumi, and covered by the media. USAID/EWMI has supported this event for seven years, and PROLoG has expanded its assistance over the past three years to provide the School with an international expert. Twenty five students from different Georgian universities participated in the School, which covered the following topics: 1. Judicial Review – US and European; 2. Judicial Independence and Guarantees of Fair Trial; 3. Proportionality/Standards of restrictions of Human Rights; 4. Ideas of Human Rights. Founding Documents and Modern Concepts;
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201929Jul
USAID/PROLoG supports publication of ‘The Judiciary of the First Republic’
On July 8, ‘The Judiciary of the First Republic’ was presented to the public at the Supreme Court of Georgia. Dr. Anna Dolidze, an Associate Professor at International Black Sea University (IBSU) and at IBSU is the author of the USAID/PROLoG-supported monograph. She is also a member of High Council of Justice, appointed to this position by the former President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili.
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201926Jul
2019 Judicial Summer School Successfully Completed
During July 20-25, USAID/PROLoG, together with other donors (EU4Justice, CoE, UNICEF, UNDP, OHCHR), in cooperation with the High Council of Justice, Supreme Court and High School of Justice, supported the 2019 Judicial Summer School for judicial assistants and employees of the analytical departments of Georgian courts.
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201926Jul
USAID/PROLoG Supports Student Summer Schools
USAID/PROLoG continues to support various student summer schools. During July 22 – August 2, the Constitutional Court of Georgia organizes its Annual Constitutional and Human Rights Summer School, which is held for more than 10 years now and provides students and recent graduates with a unique opportunity to engage in discussions with prominent Georgian and international experts, as well as Constitutional Court judges.
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201925Jul
USAID/PROLoG supports GBA Conference on Selection of Supreme Court Judges
On June 23, 2019 the Georgian Bar Association, with support from USAID/PROLoG, organized a conference on “Trusted Judiciary, Democracy and Economic Development” to discuss the ongoing process of selection of Supreme Court Judges in Georgia. To ensure an objective and transparent process plays a crucial role in guaranteeing judicial independence, strengthening the rule of law, increasing public trust and safeguarding the administration of justice in Georgia. The High Council of Justice is currently in the process of interviewing shortlisted candidates. This process, to be continued in the Parliament, is currently under close public scrutiny.
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201924Jul
Dr. Jesper Wittrup conducted third working meeting of judges on smart case-weighting system
A working group of judges with different specializations and backgrounds met PROLoG expert Dr. Jesper Wittrup on July 18th to assess the level of effort associated with cases from different court levels. This builds on the product of two earlier workshops, where the judges agreed on relative weights for all criminal, civil, and administrative cases. The case weights will be used to assess the current distribution of judges and court staff.
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