The future of Judiciaries in Europe and Beyond
Date: 8th September 2021
Time: 14.00 UK time |15.00 CET | 19.00 EST
Venue: Online

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Event Details
Can - and should - there be a universal blueprint on how to run an effective judiciary anywhere in the world? Internationally, there are series of institutional attributes and practices a judiciary must possess in order for the rule of law to thrive in any society. However, since judicial institutions are products of distinct experiences particular to each country- is a one-size fits all template at all realistic?
Hosted by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and alongside the Turkish-based NGO, Better Justice Association (BJA), this webinar will bring together experts from different jurisdictions to discuss what the future of judicial systems looks like and what concrete steps can be taken in order to make them relevant, reliable and stable institutions.
Of particular focus is the current state of the judiciary in Turkey to which the BJA has done extensive work. The BJA has recently published White Paper that proposes a number of innovative judicial reforms to improve accountability, transparency and fairness in the Turkish legal system. The White Paper "Judicial Reform A-Z", provides for a comprehensive set of practical solutions to improve the Turkish judiciary. Although it is specific to the Turkish context, it draws on a number of international principles and norms of the judiciary which makes them relevant to similar issues facing the judiciary in a number of countries across the world.
The webinar is open to all and especially for those who are keen to understand more about the judiciary in a comparative context.
Speakers
- Mehmet Gün, Founder and Chairman at the Better Justice Association; Founder Gün+Partners
- Hon Sir William Blair, Professor of Financial Law and Ethics at Queen Mary University of London, former High Court judge England & Wales.
- Dr. Sara Razai, Research Fellow & International Projects Lead at BIICL, Senior Researcher, UCL Judicial Institute
- Dr. David Kosař, Head of the Judicial Studies Institute and Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law at Masaryk University
Pricing and Registration
This event is free to attend but pre-registration is required.