On 8-9 June 2016, a new pool of judges and prosecutors attended a training seminar on women’s rights, access to justice and women’s representation and careers in the judiciary. This training was organised by the National Institute of Justice of Moldova with the support of the Council of Europe, as part of the regional project on Improving Women’s Access to Justice in Five Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine).

The two-day seminar included topics such as access to justice for women victims of gender-based violence and women’s representation and careers in the judiciary. References were made to international standards such as the Istanbul Convention and relevant case law of the European Court of Human Rights.

The training was delivered by the following experts: Diana Scobioala, Executive Director of the National Institute of Justice, Associate Professor of Law; Olga Dorul, Associate Professor of Law; Corina Voicu, Director of the Department for Legislation, Documentation and Legal Services of the Superior Council of Magistrates from Romania; Iustina Ionescu, an anti-discrimination expert from Romania; and Raluca Popa, Senior Project Officer in the Gender Equality Unit of the Council of Europe.

 Equal access to justice in the case-law on violence against women before the European Court of Human Rights (in Romanian)

 Council of Europe Gender Equality Glossary (in Romanian)

 Factsheet on case-law related to gender equality (in Romanian)