About

The performance of courts is commonly analysed and evaluated by the volume of cases and the "pace of justice". Although the courts are a complex organisation that guarantees a fundamental public service, the working conditions under which judges and public prosecutors perform their fucntions are rarely questioned or discussed within the scope of public policies on justice. An effective, agile, fair and balanced justice depends not only on the legislative framework, the judicial organisation and the existing resources, but also on the conditions in which judges and public prosecutors carry out their functions in order to achieve the objectives of justice. Working conditions represent, in this context, a crucial variable to understand the performance of the courts and the quality of the justice provided to the citizens.

This International Seminar is an opportunity to present the final results of the project "QUALIS - Quality of Justice in Portugal! Impact of working conditions in the performance of judges and public prosecutors" while contributing, through the sharing of international experiences and the involvement of professionals and institutional actors, to the discussion of the relevance of the topic for the improvement of justice in Portugal. 

This event, promoted in a virtual format to allow easy access by court professionals and the general public, is organised in two sessions spread out over one week.

[Registration is free, but compulsory]

Programme

Speakers
Paula Casaleiro / Filipa Queirós - Permanent Observatory of Justice / Centre for Social Studies / University of Coimbra
Sharyn Roach Anleu - College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences - Flinders University (Australia)
Artur Cordeiro - President of the Management Board of the Lisbon District Court

Comments: Madalena Duarte – Permanent Observatory of Justice / Centre for Social Studies / Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra | Moderadora: Teresa Maneca Lima – Permanent Observatory of Justice / Centre for Social Studies / University of Coimbra