During three days of this week delegation of officials of the court system of Belarus has been visiting the Supreme Court, in order to get acquainted with different fields of activities of the court. In delegation there are representatives of the Supreme court and courts of lower instances, Ministry of Justice, Centre of legislation and research, schools of law of the Republic of Belarus.

On Tuesday delegation met members of Judicial Disciplinary Commitee, senators Peteris Dzalbe and Pavels Gruzins, on Thursday meeting with memnber of Jusdicial Conduct Commitee, senator Ilze Skultane.

On Friday, February 6, delegation will get acquainted with work of the Supreme Court in general: its history, development and present organisation of work. There have been arranged meetings with the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Inars Bickovics, Heads of the Departments and Judicial panel of the Senate Valerijans Jonikans, Pavels Gruzins, Veronika Krumina, Gunars Aigars and Head of Division of Jurisprudence Zigrida Mita. Head of the chancellery of the Senate Elina Kristopane will acquaint with work on chancellery, and with work of Administration of the Supreme Court – Head of the Administration Sandra Lapina.

Representatives of the court system of Belarus are getting acquainted with experience of other countries, Latvia is among them, in order to follow it and work out recommendations for improvment of the court system of Belarus according to international standards and good practice. These events take place within the framework of the Project „Promotion of a wider application of international human rights standards in the administration of justice in Belarus”, financed by European Commission and United Nations.

Partners of the Project in Latvia – Centre of public politics „Providus”.

 

 

Information prepared by

Head of the Division of Communications of the Supreme Court Rasma Zvejniece

E-mail: rasma.zvejniece@at.gov.lv, telephone: 7020396, 28652211