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Practical issues and challenges in court proceedings involving children were discussed at the first session of the NIJ Human Rights Forum held in Sofia on 2 May 2023. The discussion was attended by 50 representatives of institutions and NGOs, court trainers, judges, prosecutors, lawyers and experts who are part of the Justice for Children Professional […]

This case study, sent in advance to the participants, outlined the focus of the interactive international seminar that started in Sofia on 20 April 2023. The impartiality and independence of magistrates with regard to allegations of bias based on non-verbal reactions was just one of the highlights of the two-day training. Over the course of […]

On 20-21 April 2023, the National Institute of Justice organizes training on “Nonverbal Communication” in Sofia under the project “Modern learning environment for judges, prosecutors, investigating magistrates and other legal professionals”, implemented with the financial support of the Justice Programme of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021. The objective of the training is to contribute for […]

“Over the past 2-years, together, we have overcome many challenges that we faced for the first time; we had to be bold and innovate in project implementation – in a short timeframe, without prior clarity on the immediate impact, but with faith in the ultimate success.” With these words, the NIJ Director Ms. Miglena Tacheva […]

The NIJ project “Modern learning environment for judges, prosecutors, investigating magistrates and other legal professionals”, funded under the Justice Programme of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism (NFM) 2014-2021, envisages strengthening and upgrading the Human Rights Forum, established by the Supreme Judicial Council during the previous NFM programming period, as a sustainable platform for information exchange and […]

In 2022, 13 shared learning spaces were established and equipped for the judiciary, under the NIJ project “Modern learning environment for judges, prosecutors, investigating magistrates and other legal professionals“, funded under the Justice Programme of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021. The shared learning spaces are an innovative tool for delivering learning in working environment that […]

The NIJ project “Modern learning environment for judges, prosecutors, investigating magistrates and other legal professionals”, funded under the Justice Programme of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism2014-2021, envisages the development of 10 self-study resources (manuals) for the development of the knowledge, skills and competences of the professional community at all levels of the judiciary. These resources reflect […]

The website of the National Institute of Justice was developed under the NIJ project “Modern learning environment for judges, prosecutors, investigating magistrates and other legal professionals”, Contract No BGJUSTICE-2.001-0001/07.04.20, funded under the Justice Programme of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014 – 2021. Activity 6 of the project envisions the creation of new website of the […]

The National Institute of Justice is organizing: The forums were created within the framework of Общностите за защита на основните права – гражданскоправни и наказателноправни аспекти по проекта на НИП (the Communities for the Protection of Fundamental Rights – Civil and Criminal Aspects under the NIJ project ) “Modern Learning Environment for Judges, Prosecutors, Investigating […]

In the period 14-18 November 2022, a study visit is being held for Bulgarian magistrates, experts and judicial employees to the institutions in Norway in the field of training on fundamental rights. The participants will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the work of their colleagues at the .Regional Public Prosecution Office in Oslo; […]