IRZ Aktuelles

Cooperation in the penitentiary system sector is launched with a visit to Georgia by Dr. Benjamin Limbach

Georgia The Minister of Justice of North Rhine-Westphalia, Dr. Benjamin Limbach, visited Georgia with a delegation from the Ministry of Justice from 20 - 24 August 2023 and accompanied by the General Director of the IRZ, Dr. Frauke Bachler and from the...

Presentation of the second issue of the legal journal “Kitabat”

Tunisia The second issue of the specialist journal, “Kitabat”, was formally presented in Tunis on 31 May 2023. Similar to the first issue, the journal, the title of which can be translated as “writings”, was created in collaboration with the Re...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: “Ethics and integrity in the judiciary”

Bosnia and Herzegovina A seminar for trainee teachers from various cities in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was held in Sarajevo on 4 September 2023, jointly organised by the Centre for the Education of Judges and Prosecutors of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CEST FBiH) and...

Further training on “Alternative punishments and alternatives to pre-trial detention”

Tunisia Discussions on “Criminal law policy” was the focus of a further training course, which was organised by the IRZ on 29-30 May 2023 on “Alternative punishments and alternatives to pre-trial detention” as part of a project funded by the Fe...

The investigation process and its special features in cases of human trafficking and money laundering

Jordan The two-day training of trainers on “The investigation process and its special features in cases of human trafficking and money laundering” was held in Amman on 4-5 July, 2023 as part of the project “Increasing Efficiency in Criminal Proce...

Expert talk with the Kosovo Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court

Kosovo The IRZ organised a two-day conference with the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kosovo on 18-19 July 2023 in Thessaloniki on the topic of the “Right to a fair trial”. This joint exchange of expertise and experie...

Seminar on “Cybercrime - Hate Speech on the Internet”

Albania The IRZ organised a seminar on 18-19 May 2023 on “Cybercrime” in cooperation with the Albanian School of Magistrates. The event built on previous discussions, and explored the adaptation of the Albanian legal system to the Budapest Conventi...

Five-day course for lawyers from the Middle East in Berlin

Multilateral The IRZ welcomed 16 lawyers from the Middle East region to Berlin from 31 July to 4 August 2023. The five-day event was part of the funding program for the sustainable support of young lawyers from the Middle East and was financed by the F...