On Friday, March 15, 2024, the National Institute of Justice was visited by experts in the field of judicial communication and ethics within the judicial system of Canada. The delegation was attended by the President of the Court of New Brunswick, Marc Richard, the President of the Federal Court of Canada, Paul Crampton, the judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec, Julie Dutil, the director of communication of the Executive Office of Nova Scotia, Jennifer Stairs, senior analyst of Programs, Directorate of International Programs (Judicial Relations Agency), Nataliya Horodetsky, who were accompanied by the member of the Superior Council of the Magistracy, Ion Guzun.
On this occasion, the President of the Court of New Brunswick, Marc Richard, hold a public lesson to the trainees of the National Institute of Justice, candidates to the positions of judge and prosecutor, entitled „State of law and public trust – social stability imperatives”.
During the event, topical issues regarding the rule of law, citizen’s trust in the justice system, increasing the accountability of justice actors were addressed. Participants had the opportunity to debate issues related to professional ethics, transparency and changing the perception of the population regarding the independence of the judicial system. Also, topics regarding the limits of freedom of expression and the obligation to abstain, how future judges and prosecutors should preserve their dignity in a society that does not trust the integrity of the judicial system, the need to develop a legal culture for citizens, etc., were discussed.
The public lesson was preceded by a meeting between the delegates from Canada and the representatives of the National Institute of Justice, Ecaterina Popa, Ad interim Director, Olga Marandici, head of the international relations Section, and Cezara-Elena Polisca, head of the training of trainers and didactic methodological Section. During the meeting, the mission and activity of the Institute regarding the training of professionals in the legal sector and the training approaches of future judges and prosecutors, as well as current judges and prosecutors, were presented in general terms. At the same time, relevant issues were discussed regarding the justice sector reform, the European integration process of the Republic of Moldova and the exchange of experience and best practices between the two countries.
The visit of the Canadian experts to Chisinau took place thanks to the Technical Assistance Project (TAP) Moldova – Canada, with the support of the Agency for Judicial Relations (FJA) attached to the Department of Justice in Canada.
