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Programme outcome the project contributes to: “Quality of the judicial system improved”.
The overall aim of the project is to contribute to the increased efficiency and quality of the judicial system in two areas: a) protection of victims of crime, and b) protection of minors within family law disputes. The project will focus on settling family law disputes in so called “family courts”, complementing the “Domestic and Gender-based Violence” programme implemented in Slovak Republic under the 2014-2021 Norwegian Financial Mechanism.
The project shall include, inter alia, the following activities:
- Refurbishment of the court premises in 8 courts (district court Bratislava II, district court Galanta, district court Spišská Nová Ves, district court Rožňava, district court Zvolen, district court Rimavská Sobota, district court Prešov, regional court Prešov) in order to make them more child-friendly;
- Educational programme for mediators and judges, aimed to make judges and mediators more sensitive towards the needs of minors, and specialise them on family-law matters;
- Two study visits to Norway involving judges and prosecutors. A number of inter-ministerial meetings will be held;
- A media campaign on the rights of victims targeting both the general public and experts, through the development of an interactive website, information leaflets as well as through a campaign targeting television and the printed press;
- Two education programmes targeting judges and prosecutors aiming at improving the knowledge about handling of victims.