On July 8-9 the training on Form of the Judgement on Criminal Cases, its Reasoning and Stylistic Corrections was conducted for judges at the High School of Justice.
The training was conducted by Judge of Supreme Court of Georgia - Zaza Meishvili and Legal Secretary of the European Court of Human Rights – Nino Khaindrava.
Within the framework of the training the participants discussed the following issues: the meaning of reasoning of judgement, main rules to be considered while drafting a judgement, principles of form of judgement, general recommendations on reasoning of judgement, principles of evaluation of evidence, European Court of Human Rights Standards, accusation and qualification, plea agreement, basic aspects of judgement reasoning and separate cases to be considered while sentencing.
The training was organized with support of the project financed by the European Union – Support to the Reform of Criminal Justice System in Georgia (which is being implemented by Austrian organization – Hyman Dynamics), the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) and Council of Europe’s project – Strengthening the Independence and Efficiency of Justice.
22 judges participated in the training from Tbilisi, Kutaisi, Batumi and Poti City Courts and Akhaltsikhe and Bolnisi Regional Courts.
The training was conducted by using the manual created by the special commission established in 2014 at the Supreme Court of Georgia - Form of the Judgement on Criminal Cases, its Reasoning and Stylistic Corrections.
The training is envisaged by the Training Program 2015 for Sitting Judges and other Court Staff.
