The Lithuanian Law Center of Dnipropetrovsk State University of Internal Affairs hosted the session of Dnipro Regional Justice Reform Council dedicated to “Justice Sector Reform: Priority Issues”. The meeting was attended by judges, international experts, lawyers, and many others.
The event started with the welcome remarks from Dovydas Vitkauskas, Team Leader of the EU Project Pravo-Justice. As Carsten Manke and Alvydas Medalinskas, the international experts, noted, it is important to follow a systemic approach in order to address the problem.
In the course of discussion, some significant attention was paid to the improvement of the reforms coordination in the justice sector. In particular, the key stages of Justice Sector Reform Strategy implementation were covered, alongside the decentralized coordination mechanism. The experts identified the short-term priorities of the justice sector reform.
The experts named five key areas that require particular attention: (1) Need- and public engagement-based justice, (2) Protection of property rights, economic growth, and business climate, (3) Judicial system and Bar ( 4) Need- and service-oriented justice sector bodies, (5) Justice for the citizens of the occupied territories.
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