For 18 months, 30 trainees, including 12 candidates to the position of judge and 18 candidates to the position of prosecutor, will thereafter be eligible to take part in the recruitment competitions announced by the Superior Council of Magistrates and the Superior Council of Prosecutors.
From October 15-17, 2024, in Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium, in the framework of the bilateral screening with the European Commission, the country presentations of the institutions responsible for Chapter 23 "Justice and Fundamental Rights" are taking place.
At the National Institute of Justice was organized the thematic school on "Preventing and combating online sexual exploitation and abuse of children". The training sessions were attended by judges, prosecutors, criminal investigation officers and representatives of the General Directorate for the Protection of Children's Rights of the Chisinau municipality.
The development of the theoretical and practical knowledge of professionals in the legal sector, as well as the promotion of legal culture at the national level is the goal of the Collaboration Agreement.
Adrian Cerbu, Ad interim Director of the National Institute of Justice, and Ecaterina Popa, Head of the Training and Research Department, met with lawyer Vadim Vieru, who will facilitate the implementation of actions agreed upon between the Institute and UN Women Moldova.
The development of theoretical knowledge and practical skills in investigating, prosecuting, judging and combating chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) security cases of relevant authorities in the Republic of Moldova was the aim of two training sessions. Activities - Table Top Exercises and a workshop - took place on November 5-8, 2024, at the National Institute of Justice, as part of the pilot project "Strengthening the CBRN investigation, prosecution and adjudication capabilities of Moldova".
On November 6-7, 2024 an Autumn School on refugee protection took place. The continuous training activity, organized by the National Institute of Justice in partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), was aimed to judges and representatives of the General Inspectorate for Migration in order to strengthen their professional knowledge and skills when examining asylum applications and ensuring that the principle of celerity is respected in these cases.
The National Institute of Justice organized a public event entitled "Access to legal knowledge and perspectives of the profession of judge and prosecutor in the context of European integration" to mark the European Day of Justice. The activity was attended by students and master students of the law faculties of the State University of Moldova, the Free International University of Moldova and the University of European Studies of Moldova, who are also members of the European Law Students Association (ELSA), as well as a group of young people from the "Stefan cel Mare" Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, October 30, 2024, representatives of the National Institute of Justice held online consultations with the Council of Europe experts who, following this summer evaluation mission, developed two draft reports on the training processes of the NIJ.
Trainers of the National Institute of Justice attended a training course in the field of European Union law on October 24-25, 2024. Organized in partnership with the joint EU-CoE project "Support for Justice Reform in the Republic of Moldova", the activity is a fundamental step in the process of aligning the Judicial Training content to European standards.
Member of the Council of the National Institute of Justice, Ion Covalciuc, Chief Prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of the mun. Balti, together with other representatives of the legal system of the Republic of Moldova, recently participated in an exchange program in the United States of America.
The National Institute of Justice and the Council of Mediation, with the support of USAID Moldova, organized a roundtable today, October 25, 2024, entitled "Improving mechanisms for confirming and enforcing transactions in which parties agreed on amicable dispute resolution."
