For approximately 20 years multiple European bodies and actors have highlighted the importance of judges and public prosecutors receiving training on restorative justice. The RE-JUSTICE project addresses this training need, with a specific focus on the topic of criminal law and the implementation of the Victim’s Directive 2012/29/EU. Through pilot training, the project has served to build knowledge and develop skills and attitudes in professionals in Greece, Italy and Spain. In addition to delivering training to more than 70 professionals, RE-JUSTICE aims to make restorative justice accessible for all by working towards harmonised quality standards across the 27 EU Member States. In order to sustainably raise awareness of restorative justice amongst judges and public prosecutors, the project has also produced a number of training materials which will remain available for training purposes beyond the life to the project.
The training materials produced within the RE-JUSTICE project and the lessons learnt from the pilot training of judges and magistrates in Greece, Italy and Spain, will be shared and discussed during the International Seminar. To enrich the discussion, key speakers from the Judiciary and from university from across Europe will share their expertise and their insights:
- Public Prosecutor Marco Scuccimarra, from Saint-Etienne, France
- Ian Marder, Assistant Professor in Criminology from the School of Law and Criminology at Maynooth University
- Judge Patricia McNamara, also representative of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)
- From the project consortium: Edit Törzs, Executive Director of the EFRJ; Claudia Mazzucato, Catholic University in Milan; Helena Soleto, University Carlos III in Madrid; Silia Vagounari, Aristotle University in Thessaloniki; and representative judges and public prosecutors from the Judiciary Schools in Italy, Spain and Greece.
- More speakers to be confirmed.
