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CONSELHO SUPERIOR DA MAGISTRATURA
“THE PORTUGUESE HIGH COUNCIL OF JUSTICE”
UKRAINIAN HIGH COUNCIL OF JUSTICE
JOINT PROGRAMME BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND THE
COUNCIL OF EUROPE ON THE “TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM OF UKRAINE”
LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CAPACITY BUILDING DEPARTMENT
STUDY VISIT IN PORTUGAL
September 9th – 10th, 2010
AGENDA
1st day, September 9thth, 2010, Thursday
9H30- Meeting at the High Council of Justice of Portugal
(Address: Rua Mouzinho da Silveira, 10, Lisbon)
Welcome greetings by the Vice President of the Portuguese High Council for the
Judiciary, Judge Conselheiro José Manuel de Sepúlveda Bravo Serra
10H00- The Portuguese High Council
Composition, competences, internal structure, internal organization, commissions
and running.
Presentation by Judge Desembargador José António Estelita de Mendonça
(member of the Portuguese High Council)
10H30- Discussion
With several members of the Portuguese High Council
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11H00- Coffee break
11H15- The Portuguese system for judges' evaluation
Short presentation by Judge Desembargador José Manuel Duro Mateus Cardoso
(Chief of Cabinet of the Vice President of the Portuguese High Council)
11H45- Discussion
With several members of the Portuguese High Council
12H30- Lunch Break
14H00- The Portuguese disciplinary system for judges
Presentation by Judge Patrícia Helena Leal Cordeiro da Costa (member of the
Portuguese High Council)
14H30- Discussion
With several members of the Portuguese High Council
15H00- The Inspectors in the Portuguese system for judges' evaluation and
disciplinary
General view of Inspectors' organization and their work, standardization of
criteria and the role of the Inspector Coordinator
Presentation by Judge Conselheiro José da Cunha Barbosa, former Inspector
Coordinator of the High Council for the Judiciary
15H30- Discussion
With several members of the Portuguese High Council
16H00- Coffee break
16H15- The Inspectors in the Portuguese system for judges' evaluation
Practical aspects of the inspection.
Method, organization and efficiency on Inspection procedures
How to achieve legal criteria on judges' evaluation
Presentation by Judge Desembargador Mário Belo Morgado, Inspector of the
High Council
16H45- Discussion
With several members of the Portuguese High Council
17H15- End of the first day
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2nd day, September 10th, 2010, Friday
10H00- Meeting at the Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal
(Address: Praça do Comércio, Lisboa)
(assistance
provided by Judge Desembargador José Manuel Duro Mateus Cardoso -
Head of Cabinet of the Vice President of the Portuguese High Council))
Welcome greetings by one of the two Vice Presidents of the Supreme Court of
Justice, Judge Conselheiro António Henriques Gaspar
Short visit and acquaintance with the structure and functions of the court and the
applied approaches for workload evaluation. The role of the Supreme Court as court of
appeal for the decisions of the High Council regarding judges’ evaluation and
disciplinary
11H15- Meeting at the Court of Appeal of Lisbon Judicial District
(Address: Rua do Arsenal, Lisboa)
(assistance
provided by Judge Desembargador José Manuel Duro Mateus Cardoso Head of Cabinet of the Vice President of the Portuguese High Council)
Welcome greetings by the President of the Court of Appeal of Lisbon Judicial
District, Judge Desembargador Luís Vaz das Neves.
Short visit to the Court.
Organization, structure and function of Court of Appeal and the applied
approaches for workload evaluation.
Short presentation by the President of the Court of Appeal of Lisbon
12H30- Lunch Break
14H30- Meeting at the High Council for the Judiciary of Portugal
Internal administrative organization of the High Council.
Financing and budget, staff.
Presentation by the Secretary Judge of the High Council, Judge Luís Miguel
Martins and by the CFO of the High Council, Dr. Filipe Ferraz
15H00- Discussion
With several members of the Portuguese High Council
16H00- Farewell greetings and end of the visit
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High Council for the Judiciary of Portugal
(Address: Rua Mouzinho da Silveira, 10, Lisboa)
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Supreme Court of Justice of Portugal
(Address: Praça do Comércio, Lisboa)
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Court of Appeal of Lisbon Judicial District
(Address:Rua do Arsenal, Lisboa)
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