The Cyprus School of Magistrates, in the framework of the initial training of newly appointed Judges, organised with great success on 21 and 28 March the seminars on "Judicial Ethics and Ethics" and "Judgecraft" respectively.
The Director of the School of Magistrates, Mr. George Erotokritou, who stressed the need for the training of new Judges, especially in the first years after their appointment, on specific topics of general interest "which are considered to be very useful in the daily life of the judge, both in his professional and personal life and help the judge to acquire professional skills and values, which complement his legal education".
Instructors at the Seminar "Judicial Ethics and Ethics" were Ms Lena Demetriadou, Judge of the Supreme Court and the Presidents of District Courts Mr Angelos David and Ms Marina Papadopoulou. The presentations by Ms Demetriadou and Mr David were on the "Guide to Judicial Conduct" and the "Non-binding Guide to Social Media by Judges" published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), respectively, with Ms Papadopoulou focusing on the topic of "Unconscious Bias in relation to Gender".
At the "Judgecraft" seminar, participants had the opportunity to learn about the concepts of "Unconscious Bias" from Mr. Michael Abiza and "Judicial Resilience" by Ms. Marina Papadopoulou, who are Presidents of District Courts, as well as to participate in the group exercise on "How Likely is Likely?" presented by Mr. Stavrou Stavros, also President of a District Court. The last session of the Seminar included an oral judgment (ex-tempore judgement), with Mr. Nicholas Sante, Supreme Court Judge and instructor Mr. Stavros Stavrou as the keynote speaker.
All modules included an interactive part, where participants had the opportunity to take part in interesting exercises and discussions, both in small groups under the supervision of facilitators and in plenary, and to familiarize themselves with the topics of the Seminar.
The Seminar is part of the Judicial School's funding from the Recovery and Resilience Project.
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