| 09:00 | Opening Remarks |
Ms. Gabriela KNAUL, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (videoconference)
Ms. Matilda Dimovska, Resident Representative a.i, UNDP Turkey
H.E. Ali Alkan, President of the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Turkey
| 09:45 | Presentation of the Programme |
| 10:00 | Coffee break |
SESSION I
| 10:20 | "Presentations on national best practice on transparency in the judicial process:" |
*Each country presentation will be 20 minutes
Principle of public proceedings
Access to court premises and facilities; public relations offices
Access to the judicial system; information on procedure and representation
Translation and interpretation facilities
H.E. Gotovdorj Tsagaantsooj, Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Mongolia
Mr. Roki Panjaitan, Member of the Supreme Court of Indonesia
| 11:20 | Coffee break |
SESSION II
| 11:50 | Presentations on national best practice on transparency in the judicial process: |
*Each country presentation will be 20 minutes
Assignment of cases
Access to information pertaining to judicial proceedings
Access to laws, jurisprudence and other primary legal sources; publication of judgments of appellate courts
H.E. Ramiz Rzayev, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan
H.E. Ali Alkan, President of Court of Cassation of Turkey
| 12:30 | Lunch "Çırağan Kempinski" |
SESSION III
| 14:00 | "Presentations on national best practice on transparency in the judicial process:" |
*Each country presentation will be 20 minutes
Educating students on the judicial process
Outreach programmes to educate the public on the judicial process
Access and assistance to the media; establishment of media offices
H.E. Feruza Zulumbekovna, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kyrgyzstan
H.E. Tun Arifin bin Zakaria, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Malaysia
H.E. Tha Htay, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Myanmar
H.E. Damodar Prasad Sharma, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nepal
H.E. Truong Hoa Binh, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Vietnam
| 15:40 | Coffee break |
SESSION IV
| 16:10 | "Presentations on national best practice on transparency in the judicial process:" |
*Each country presentation will be 20 minutes
Measuring level of public satisfaction with delivery of justice
Responding to complaints of unethical conduct
Transparency in the appointment process of judges
Transparency in the disciplinary process of judges
Mr. Hassan Arifi Sheikh, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
H.E. Konstantin Kublashvili, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia
H.E. Eakachai Chinnapongse, Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Thailand
| 17:10 | Presentation of the agenda of Day II Dr. Nihal Jayawickrama, Coordinator of the Judicial Integrity Group |
| 17:30 | Closure of Day One |
| 19:30 | Welcome Dinner hosted by the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Turkey Sait Halim Pasha Waterfront |
Thursday, 21 November 2013
Chairperson: H.E. Ali Alkan, President of the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Turkey
SESSION V
GROUP A
Draft Declaration, Parts I and II
Kyrgystan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Georgia, Thailand.
Moderator: Mr John Dowd, Vice-President of the International Commission of Jurists and Chancellor of Southern Cross University, Australia; former Attorney General and Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
GROUP B
Draft Declaration, Parts III and IV
Afghanistan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Nepal.
Joint Moderators: Dato Param Cumarasamy, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, past President of LAWASIA, and former President of the Bar Council of Malaysia; Ms Malathi Das, immediate past President of LAWASIA and Vice-President of the Law Society of Singapore.
SESSION V
SESSION V
| 09:30 | "Review of Draft Declaration on Transparency in the Judicial Process" |
GROUP A
Draft Declaration, Parts I and II
Kyrgystan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Georgia, Thailand.
Moderator: Mr John Dowd, Vice-President of the International Commission of Jurists and Chancellor of Southern Cross University, Australia; former Attorney General and Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia.
GROUP B
Draft Declaration, Parts III and IV
Afghanistan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Nepal.
Joint Moderators: Dato Param Cumarasamy, former UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, past President of LAWASIA, and former President of the Bar Council of Malaysia; Ms Malathi Das, immediate past President of LAWASIA and Vice-President of the Law Society of Singapore.
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
SESSION V
| 11:00 | "Review of Draft Declaration on Transparency in the Judicial Process (cont’d)" |
| 12:00 | Lunch "Çırağan Kempinski" |
SESSION VI
| 14:00 | "Review of Draft Declaration on Transparency in the Judicial Process" |
REPORTS TO PLENARY BY GROUPS A AND B
DISCUSSION
SESSION VII
| 16:00 | "Presentation of the Draft Declaration as reviewed and revised." |
Dr Nihal Jayawickrama, Co-ordinator of the Judicial Integrity Group, and former Attorney General and Secretary for Justice, Sri Lanka, and former Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong and Sallows Professor of Human Rights, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Adoption of The Istanbul Declaration on Transparency in the Judicial Process H.E. Ali Alkan, President of the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Turkey
| 17.00 | Closing Remarks |
Mr. Kamal Malhotra, Resident Representative, UNDP Turkey
H.E. Ali Alkan, President of the Court of Cassation of the Republic of Turkey
| 19.30 | Official Gala Dinner, Hosted by UNDP Turkey Feriye Restaurant |