On Thursday 23 April 2020, the EJTN in association with the National Judicial College in the United States, held the webcast ‘Lessons Learned from Around the World About Managing Courts in a Pandemic’. The webinar welcomed international participation of more than 1300 judges and justice from more than two continents.
Following great success of the session held in April and overwhelming demand to attend, the activity is scheduled to be repeated on Friday June 26, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. Western Europe (Lisbon)/ 5:00 p.m. Central Europe (Brussels)/ 6:00 pm Eastern Europe (Bucharest).
After participating in this presentation, the participants will be able to:
- Describe how different countries are managing COVID-19 challenges;
- Summarize processes and procedures that other countries are using successfully; and
- Recite what individual judges can do to ensure justice for their citizens in this unprecedented time of need.
Speakers:
Germany:
Honorable Christoph Reichert, President of the Regional Court Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg
Italy:
Honorable Marina Tavassi, President of the Court of Appeal of Milan
Spain:
Honorable Pedro Félix Álvarez de Benito, Senior Judge, Head of Division, Foreign Affairs Division, Spanish General Council for the Judiciary
South Korea:
Eun Sil Kim, Professor of International Affairs & American Law Program, Judicial Research and Training Institute
United States:
Honorable Roy Ferguson, District Court, Alpine Texas
Registration link to the webcast:
https://judgesevents.webex.com/judgesevents/onstage/g.php?MTID=e4e5832b78756a16988f3a4f7d28ef32e