On 6 August 2020 the judicial case-weighting model in the Republic of Moldova was presented and discussed with Latvian counterparts. The event was moderated by the Secretariat of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) and took place in the format of a videoconference under the projects "Support for further strengthening the efficiency and quality of the judicial system in the Republic of Moldova", which is part of the Partnership of the Council of Europe and the European Union for Good Governance in the Eastern Partnership countries 2019-2021 (PGG II), and ”Strengthen access to justice in Latvia by encouraging mediation and legal aid services, as well as supporting the development of judicial policies and a higher quality of court management".
Representatives from the Latvian Ministry of Justice, Court Administration and judges from CEPEJ pilot courts were informed on the concept and development process of the case-weighting system in Moldova, including practical aspects related to calculating the complexity of judicial cases and the consequences it bears to the distribution of the workload among judges and courts. The role of the judicial Integrated Case Management System in the implementation of the case-weighting was explained in detail.
Judges Victor Micu (Supreme Court of Justice) and Andrei Ojoga (Chisinau Court of First Instance), delegated by the Superior Council of Magistracy of the Republic of Moldova, made presentations and discussed the challenges of the case-weighting with their Latvian colleagues.
