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Statement on the independence and working conditions of administrative judges in Greece

Su, 22.06.2025, 19:29 On 15 June 2025, the Board of the AEAJ adopted the following statement. The full text of the statement is accessible in PDF format via this link. ----- STATEMENT ON THE INDEPENDENCE AND WORKING CONDITIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGES IN GREECE     The Association of... [Read full post]

Partner project: Backsliding Democracies - The Role of the Judiciary

Su, 22.06.2025, 18:56 We are glad to announce the lauch of a series of podcasts within the framework of our fresh partnership on Backsliding democracies!  Backsliding democracies will provide online events with top notch Rule of law experts through a very ambitious project which will develop in time. ... [Read full post]

AEAJ seminar and General assembly on 16-17 May 2025 in Ljubljana

Su, 25.05.2025, 17:57 AEAJ held the seminar of its Working Group Independence and Efficiency and its General Assembly in Ljubljana on 16 &17 May 2025. The event was kindly hosted by the Supreme Court of Slovenia. The Slovenian Association of Judges is a member of AEAJ since 2005. AEAJ congratulates its ... [Read full post]

AEAJ Ljubljana Statement on AI

Su, 18.05.2025, 18:56 AEAJ adresses challenges raised for courts by Artificial Intelligence (AI) by its open Statement on AI adopted on 16. May 2025 in Ljubljana.  This statement is the result of a year-long process associating the different components of AEAJ, with the helpful collaboration of IT ... [Read full post]

AEAJ-EJTN seminar in Prague (Czech Republic), 3-4 April 2025

Fr, 04.04.2025, 18:00 AEAJ and EJTN held their joint seminar on "Conflicts of Norms. Multi-level protection in the Application of Fundamental Rights"  in Prague on 3-4 April 2025. The seminar focussed on fundamental rights and freedoms in Europe, which are protected on several levels: Na... [Read full post]

AEAJ-EJTN seminar in Porto (Portugal), 6-7 March 2025

Mo, 10.03.2025, 10:02 AEAJ and EJTN held their joint seminar on "The Role of the Administrative Judge and Court Staff in the State" in Porto on 6-7 March 2025. This seminar intends to explore the challenges faced by the administrative judiciary in its daily work, the modern challenges that emerge from... [Read full post]

AEAJ-OSCE-Albanese School of Magistracy Joint Seminar in Tirana (Albania)

Su, 09.03.2025, 18:51 AEAJ, OSCE (Representation in Albania) and the Albanian School of Magistracy organised a joint seminar on Friday 7. March 2025 in Tirana. The topic of the seminar was dedicated to "Conflict of Norms in the field of Fundamental Rights". Such an issue, on articulation of the different le... [Read full post]

AEAJ and ABA-NCALJ renew their Memorandum of Understanding for a new triennal period

Th, 16.01.2025, 11:13 On 13 May 2022, the Association of European Administrative Judges (AEAJ) and the US National Conference of Administrative Law Judges (NCALJ) - American Bar Association (ABA) - concluded a Memorandum of Understanding to provide a framework for their friendly transatlantic relations. The... [Read full post]

AEAJ 2025 Work Programme and President's Wishes

Mo, 13.01.2025, 17:24 AEAJ 2025 Work Programme AEAJ releases its 2025 Work Programme, which summarises its activities for the coming year.   The seminars of the AEAJ Working Groups will be: - WG Independence and Efficiency, 15 & 16 May 2025, Ljubljana: Towards the Cyber-Administrative Judge - WG ... [Read full post]

Lauch of the seminar "Judges Upholding the Rule of Law" in Strasbourg

Mo, 23.12.2024, 09:05 The thematic seminar (course launch) on “Judges Upholding the Rule of Law”, a joint project of the Council of Europe and EJTN, took place on 17th and 18th December 2024, in the premises of the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg.  This online tutored course will last two... [Read full post]

Former Turkish judge Mehmet Tank is "Breaking an 8-Year Silence"

Fr, 13.12.2024, 15:23 Mehmet Tank is a former tax judge from Turkey with a dedicated career in the judiciary and a steadfast commitment to judicial independence. He began his career as a tax inspector in 2002 before entering the judiciary in 2005. He served as a tax judge within the administrative ... [Read full post]

ELI releases the ELI-Mount Scopus European Standards of Judicial Independence

Fr, 13.12.2024, 10:44 The European Law Institute (ELI) has released the ELI-Mount Scopus European Standards of Judicial Independence, available here. ELI' Standards establish guidelines to assess and promote judicial independence, rooted in the European values. The Association of European Administrativ... [Read full post]

EJTN launches its fully digital 2025 Catalogue of Training Activities

Fr, 13.12.2024, 09:50 The European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) has released its 2025 Catalogue of Training Activities. The Catalogue is accessible either in a PDF version and in an Online interactive version. EJTN is the network of European judicial training institutions, and has delivered training an... [Read full post]

AEAJ represents administrative judges at the 25th plenary meeting of the CCJE

Su, 08.12.2024, 16:30 The Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE), an advisory body of the Council of Europe, met in Strasbourg on 4-6 December 2024 to prepare its Opinion No. 27 (2024) on the disciplinary liability of judges. AEAJ has been an observer at the CCJE for a long time and presented several... [Read full post]

AEAJ participates to the annual edition of the European of the Legal Professions

Th, 14.11.2024, 14:30 On November 8th, 2024, AEAJ president Sylvain Mérenne and vice-president Eva Wendler attended the European Forum of the Legal Professions, organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA). The event took place in Brussels and was broadcasted online to a large audience. Sylvai... [Read full post]

Situation in Poland

We, 28.08.2024, 00:00 Rule of Law Lawsuit: Four European Organisations of Judges appealing to the CJEU //staging.aeaj.org/wfcms//uploads/2024-08-28_Appeal_Summary_for_Press_Release.pdf Rule of Law Lawsuit: Grand Chamber dismisses actions as inadmissable //staging.aeaj.org/wfcms//uploads/2024-06-04_Joint_Pr... [Read full post]

Situation in Turkey

Mo, 15.07.2024, 00:00 Serious rule of law violations continue as attempted coup d'Etat marks 8th anniversary //staging.aeaj.org/wfcms//uploads/Statement_Turkiye_July_2024.pdf Arslan's request for conditional release: The Platform for an Independent Judiciary in Turkey has sent a letter to the Turkish Minist... [Read full post]

Slovenia: Independence of Judges

We, 22.05.2024, 00:00 Statement on the Independence of Judges in Slovenia //staging.aeaj.org/wfcms//uploads/2024-05-24_AEAJ_Statement_on_the_independence_of_judges_in_Slovenia.pdf ... [Read full post]

Bulgaria: Open letter on the situation of the judiciary

We, 20.03.2024, 00:00 Open Letter Bulgaria [Read full post]

judges@europe: "Good administration of justice and judicial accountability in the digital era: national and European perspectives"

We, 31.05.2023, 21:18 EJTN organizes the second edition of the judges@europe forum. AEAJ is honoured to be one of the cooperation partners. This event will be held on 25-27 October 2023 at the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights in Syracuse - Italy.  Application is o... [Read full post]