Human rights training of judges, prosecutors and lawyers

Name of Organization	Council of Europe
Geographical Scope	Type of Initiatives: Regional Regions: Europe and CIS Country: Serbia Montenegro
Purpose	General Objective: Knowledge of and practical skills in European HR standards by judges, prosecutors and lawyers are improved in Serbia and Montenegro. Need that prompted the initiative: Respect of CoE post-accession commitments, in particular ratification and implementation of CoE HR Convention. Links to human rights treaties or norms: European Convention on human rights Target population: judges, prosecutors and lawyers
Area of Governance	Human Rights Justice
Website of initiative	http://www.coe.int/awareness
Publications
Cost (specify currency)	200 000 EUR
Funding sources	CoE Ordinary Budget and Voluntary Contributions
Source of Data	Using a combination of own and existing data
Type of Data Collection	Administrative Data Events registration Secondary sources
specifications of type of data collection
Measurement Methods / Tools Generated or Used
List of Indicators	Performance indicators: Arguments making reference to the ECHR in pleadings and court judgments increase In the long run, cases brought to the Strasbourg Court decrease   Sources of Verification:   Audits on the efficiency of the judiciary Case law of domestic courts. Number of applications to the European Court of Human Rights Articles and media reports
Main Outcomes (Products)
Main Users	Civil society Donor agencies Policy makers