Dushanbe. 27 August. “Asia Plus” — In the framework of the Rule of Law Initiative of the EU-Central Asia Strategy, the Judicial Council of the Republic of Tajikistan and the “EU-Central Asia Rule of Law Platform” project will support the Judicial Council of the Republic of Tajikistan’s national conference on “achievements, current and upcoming tasks of judicial reform in Tajikistan” on 26 August 2015, in Dushanbe.
The conference will gather Tajikistan’s judiciary representatives (the Judicial Council, Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, General Prosecutor’s Office, High Economic Court, including judges from the regions) as well as European experts who will deliver presentations providing an overview on the legislations and best practices of European Union Member States and other countries.
The conference will provide an opportunity to discuss current issues of judicial reform, obstacles to development as well as tasks resulting from the “Programme of judicial and legal reform in 2015-2017”. The current government reform programme and the appendant action plan provide for the integration of mechanisms of pre-trial dispute settlement, further improvement of the structure and functioning of the Supreme Court, High Economic Court and other courts, juvenile justice reform, the enforcement of court decisions, and other measures.
The EU Rule of Law Initiative for Central Asia constitutes the overarching regional framework for enhanced cooperation in the Rule of Law area, aimed at supporting legal reforms in Central Asia and the sharing of EU experience. Under the auspices of the Rule of Law Initiative, the Rule of Law Platform regional project acts as a support mechanism to facilitate policy dialogue and promote the measures contributing to legal reforms in each of the Central Asian countries. The Platform is being funded by the European Union to the amount of 1.8 million euro.
