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EU Criminal Law: Training for EU judges at CEELI
The CEELI Institute is proud to have initiated a new effort this year, funded by the European Union, to provide much needed training for judges from the eastern countries of the EU on relevant EU law, instruments and directives governing the application...
Supporting the Croatian Judiciary: Facilitating Attention to and Adoption of European Jurisprudence
In late September, the CEELI Institute was again be able to support the efforts of the Croatian Judiciary as it grapples with challenges related to the independence and impartiality of justice—both of which continue to be under challenge in the region. Content of the...
Promoting Judicial Accountability in Central Europe
The CEELI Institute recently completed its partnership with the Polish Institute for Law and Society (INPRIS) on a project to promote better interaction between civil society and the judiciary in central and southeastern Europe. The project was funded by the...
Belgrade: CEELI supports this year’s Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe
The CEELI Institute we delighted to support this year’s Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe, held in Belgrade on June 20-22, and hosted by the Supreme Cassational Court of Serbia. The Conference of Chief Justices is a self-sustaining...
CEELI Institute works with Balkan Judges Handling Terrorism Cases
In February, in partnership with the Malta-based International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) and with funding from the US State Department, the CEELI Institute initiated a multi-year program working with judges from the western Balkan region who must...
Ukraine: Defending Media Freedom
The CEELI Institute is hosting training for Ukrainian lawyers dedicated to the legal defense of journalists and bloggers across their country. In cooperation with the Regional Press Development Institute (RPDI), a Kiev-based NGO, CEELI is bringing these lawyers...
Strengthening Judicial Independence & Accountability: Roundtable of the Central & Eastern European Judicial Exchange Network
The Roundtable on “Balancing Judicial Independence and Accountability,” took place on June 6-7, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. More than 30 non-high court judges and court administrators from 18 countries of Central and Eastern Europe, as well as 3 judges from the...
ABA/CEELI: The 25th Anniversary Reunion!
In June, the CEELI Institute and the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) joined together for a very special meeting in Prague, to mark the 25th anniversary of the creation of original American Bar Association/Central and East European Law...
NGOs and the Judiciary – Watchdog Activities, Interactions, Collaboration, Communication
Under the leadership of the Polish Institute for Law and Society (INPRIS) and with financial support from the Visegrad Fund and the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The CEELI Institute is supporting the project “NGOs and the...
Evening commemorating the Soviet mass deportations from the Baltic states
Večer u příležitosti 74. výročí sovětských masových deportací obyvatel Baltských zemí ze 14. června 1941, který ve spolupráci s CEELI institutem pořádají velvyslanectví Estonské, Litevské a Lotyšské republiky. Od 18.00 bude otevřena výstava „Dopisy ze Sibiře napsané...
Workshop on judicial standards compilation
On March 7-8, nine judges from Central and East European Judicial Exchange Network met at the CEELI Institute in Prague to continue their work on a reference manual that will compile relevant international standards on judiciary integrity. The Judges’ efforts to...
Using Legal Mechanisms to Address Regional Conflicts
The CEELI Institute joined with the International Bar Association (IBA) on September 1-3, 2015, to sponsor an innovative program promoting dialogue on the international legal mechanisms relevant to the resolution of ongoing regional conflicts. The program brought...
A Special Message for CEELI’s 25th Anniversary
From the Chambers of the Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, retired justice, United States Supreme Court:
Fighting Against Corruption in Tunis: Training on Foreign Accounting
On June 10-12, 2015, twenty-six representatives from a wide range of Tunisian stakeholder agencies with anti-corruption responsibilities, including the Tunisian Anti-Corruption Agency, Instance Vérité & Dignité, the Finance Ministry, and the High Commission for...
Expert on the Czech Judicial System and Relations Between NGOs and the Judiciary
Expert on the Czech Judicial System and Relations Between NGOs and the Judiciary Application Deadline : 21-Jun-2015 Type of Contract : Individual Contract Languages Required : English, Czech Starting Date : (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) ASAP...
Training for Pro-Bono Lawyers in Burmese Regions
In May 2015, the CEELI Institute, in partnership with Burma Center Prague, concluded another round of training for the Myanmar Lawyers Network (MLN), a group of Burmese lawyers focusing on pro-bono work. We took another step toward providing more direct support to...
CEELI: Supporting US-India Judicial Engagement
In September, the CEELI Institute continued its multi-year partnership with the National Judicial Academy of India (NJA) by organizing an international exchange for Indian high court judges tasked with creating a brand new counterterrorism curriculum for use in...
Advocacy Skills Training at CEELI
In May, the CEELI Institute launched a new advocacy skills training effort for young lawyers from the Eurasia region. The one-week program is designed to build the confidence of young legal professionals in areas that are most relevant to human rights advocacy in a...
The 2018 Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe
The CEELI Institute was honored to again support the Annual Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe, hosted in Vilnius by the Supreme Court of Lithuania from May 27-29, 2018. The Conference was originally launched in Prague, at the Institute, with...
New Partnership with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)
The CEELI Institute is delighted to join in a partnership with the International Foundation Electoral Systems (IFES) on a new project to strengthen the implementation of anti-corruption standards in Europe, with particular focus on Bulgaria, Romania, and Montenegro....
CEELI Launches Three Part Training Series on Preparation of Cases for Appeal Before the European Court of Human Rights
In October, the CEELI Institute, working in cooperation with the Centre de la Protection Internationale (Strasbourg), launched the first session of what will ultimately be a three part course for young lawyers seeking to deepen their competency to work on cases...
CEELI Welcomes the Hon. Beverley McLachlin, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
The CEELI Institute was delighted to welcome the Hon. Beverley McLachlin to Prague, as the keynote speaker for our Annual Meeting in late June. Justice McLachlin recently completed her 17 year term as Chief Justice; she was the first woman to hold that position, and...
CEELI at the UN
The CEELI Institute was honored to be invited to participate in the United Nation’s Launch of its Global Judicial Integrity Network. The Launch, held in Vienna, on April 9-10, 2018, was a groundbreaking event attended by leaders of the world’s judiciaries and a...
Supporting Exiled Syrian Judges
In April, CEELI returned to Gaziantep, Turkey for further engagement with exiled Syrian judges. This is part of an ongoing partnership that CEELI has undertaken with the Swedish based International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) to provide a lifeline to Syrian...
CEELI Launches New Anti-Corruption Compliance Training
This year, the CEELI Institute launched a new curriculum designed to train practitioners on effective corporate compliance with international anti-corruption standards, including the operation of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the UK Anti-Bribery Law and...
Watch Now: Preserving a Free Society: Governmental Power and the Rule of Law
The CEELI Institute is delighted to announce that its Founder and Board Chair, Homer E. Moyer. recently hosted a widely broadcast panel on 'Governmental Power and the Rule of Law,' held in Washington DC and hosted by both the Wilson Center and the International Bar...
The CEELI Institute’s 2017 Annual Report is now available!
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FULLY BOOKED! Spring session of CEELI’s Anti-Corruption Course on the Investigation and Prosecution of Public Corruption Cases
The CEELI Institute is delighted to announce a spring session of our signature anti-corruption course on the investigation and prosecution of public corruption cases. This five-day, highly interactive training provides participants with a comprehensive framework for...
Celebrating Five Years of Innovative Anti-Corruption Training at CEELI
The November 2017 session of the CEELI Institute’s popular program on “Investigating and Prosecuting Official Corruption” was also a milestone, marking five years that the Institute has been offering this innovative training program. As one UN official recently...
Strengthening Judicial Capacity to Combat Terrorism in the Middle East and North Africa
In October, the CEELI Institute continued its ongoing efforts to support judges in countries on the front lines in the fight against terrorism, with support from the US Department of State’s Counterterrorism Bureau. The most recent program was designed to support...
CEELI Launches New Initiative to Support Anti-Corruption Activists
The CEELI Institute is delighted to be able to announce the launch of a new initiative to support civil society organizations, journalists and lawyers striving for greater public accountability and transparency in Central and Eastern Europe. The project is supported...
CEELI Launches New Judicial Tool
The CEELI Institute is delighted to announce its newest judicial reference tool, The Addendum to the Manual on Independence, Impartiality and Integrity of the Judiciary: A Thematic Compilation of International and National Jurisprudence. This document will now join...
Advising Burmese MPs on legislative reform
Building on our four-year track record of working with human rights lawyers in Burma, the CEELI Institute has now expanded our efforts in Burma to include support for members of the Burmese Parliament who are working to reform a range of outdated or repressive...
The CEELI Judicial Exchange touches base in India
The CEELI Institute is pleased to initiate a multi-year partnership with the National Judicial Academy in Bhopal, India, and the U.S. Federal Judicial Center, which will promote a series of exchanges between U.S. and Indian judges. This effort, generously supported...
Providing Lifelines for Syrian Judges in Exile
In April 2018, the CEELI Institute resumed a program in partnership with the Swedish-based International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC), focused on offering a professional lifeline to Syrian judges who are now in exile in Turkey but who hold on to the hope of one...
The 2017 Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe
The CEELI Institute was honored to support the Seventh Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe, hosted in Budapest by the Supreme Court of Hungary from June 4-7, 2017. The Conference was originally launched in Prague, at the Institute, with support...
Confronting External Pressures on the Judiciary in Central and Eastern Europe
The CEELI Institute continues to be deeply engaged with judiciaries of Central and Eastern Europe, primarily through our ongoing Network of rising young judges, now entering its sixth year of programmatic activities and efforts. The young judges are increasingly...
Partnering with the Association of Croatian Judges
The CEELI Institute is delighted to announce its new joint partnership with the Association of Croatian Judges in delivering continuing legal education programs for judges from the Czech Republic, Croatia and other EU member states. The project, funded by the...
2017 Conference of Chief Justices of Central & Eastern Europe –Budapest, Hungary, June 4-7, 2017
The CEELI Institute was delighted to again join in supporting the Seventh Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe, hosted in Budapest by the Supreme Court of Hungary from June 4-7, 2017. The Conference itself was launched in Prague, at the...
Strength in Diversity: CEELI Expands Its Institutional Partnerships Across Europe
In February, the CEELI Institute staff was delighted to welcome the leadership of the highly respected Italian organization, the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, for in-depth meetings on future program collaboration and...
CEE Judges Take on Corruption
In January, the CEELI Institute hosted the latest meeting of our Central and East European Judicial Exchange Network, comprised of some of the best and brightest young judges from eighteen countries in the region who have come together to share their best practices on...
CEELI Judicial Manual Put to Work in Drafting the Georgian Judicial Strategy
The CEELI Institute is pleased to report that it’s Manual on Independence, Impartiality and Integrity of Justice continues to be put to good use by judicial practitioners across the region. Most recently, our colleagues in the Republic of Georgia report that the...
Supporting Judges Who Deal with Terrorism Cases
In March, the CEELI Institute continued its ongoing efforts to support judges in countries on the front lines in the fight against terrorism, with support from the US Department of State’s Counterterrorism Bureau. The most recent program was designed to support judges...
Save the Date! The CEELI Institute Annual Meeting: July 9-10, 2017
Mark your calendars to join us in Prague, at the Villa Grebovka, on July 9-10, 2017 for the CEELI Institute‘s Annual Meeting. Once again we look forward to bringing together a diverse cross-section of academicians, government officials and experts, as well as our...
SPRING COURSE IS FULLY BOOKED: The CEELI Institute´s Spring Course on Investigating and Prosecuting Public Corruption – April 24-28, 2017 – Prague
The CEELI Institute is delighted to announce a spring session of our signature anti-corruption course on the investigation and prosecution of public corruption cases. This five-day, highly interactive training provides participants with a comprehensive framework for...
The CEELI Institute 2016 Annual Report is now available!
The mission of the CEELI Institute is to advance the rule of law in the world in order to: protect fundamental rights and individual liberties; promote transparent, incorruptible, accountable governments; lay the foundation for economic opportunity and growth; and...
Supporting the Work of the CEELI Institute
Dear Friend of the CEELI Institute, In 2016, the work of the CEELI Institute in advancing the rule of law continued to change individual lives, and through them, the world. Over the past year, for example, CEELI brought young Israeli and Palestinian lawyers together...
Anti-Corruption Programs at the Institute: Fall Course Wrap-up
From November 14th-18th, 2016 the CEELI Institute organized its sixth round of training on “Investigating and Prosecuting Official Corruption.” The interactive five-day program brought together an extraordinary faculty line-up consisting of some of the world’s most...
Letter from the Executive Director
The CEELI Institute has long been a leader in innovative and effective judicial programming. We continue to work with judges from around the world, through programs designed to promote judicial independence, strengthen judicial accountability and improve judicial...
CEELI Develops Tools for Judges
The CEELI Institute continues its work with its core working group of judges from across Central and Eastern Europe to revise, expand and edit the Institute’s Manual on Independence, Impartiality and Integrity of Justice. The Manual is a unique tool, representing a...
Empowering Tunisian Judges
The CEELI Institute is continuing its long work with the Tunisian judiciary, now focusing on a selected group of the most proactive judges from the sessions conducted over the past three years (2013-2015). This new phase of our engagement addresses public trust in the...
Judges and the Media
An increasingly important aspect of the CEELI Institute’s continuing engagement with judiciaries across the region involves exploration of the relationships between the judiciary and the media. Discussions and materials addressing this topic is in high demand among...
Promoting Judicial Independence in Central and Eastern Europe
As part of our continuing engagement with the judiciaries from across the Central and East European region, the CEELI Institute recently co-sponsored an event, in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Macedonia addressing the ongoing challenges to judicial...
Supporting Judges on the Front Lines in Combating Terrorism
In October, the CEELI Institute continued its ongoing efforts to support judges in countries on the front lines in the fight against terrorism, with support from the US Department of State’s Counterterrorism Bureau. This latest program brought together judges from the...
Justice Kennedy Joins CEELI/IBA Event
The CEELI Institute was delighted to join with the IBA in hosting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on September 23, in Washington, DC, at the IBA Rule of Law Forum. CEELI Institute Founder and Board Chair Homer Moyer moderated a discussion with the...
NGOs as Judicial Watchdogs: A New Report and Recommendations
The CEELI Institute is gratified to have participated in the preparation of a landmark effort to promote and define the role of NGOs in monitoring court proceedings and the function of the judiciary. The final project report, NGOs and the Judiciary: Watchdog...
CEELI at The Hague: An Update on CEELI Judicial Tools
CEELI Institute Executive Director Christopher Lehmann and Judge Cristi Danilet from Romania recently led a panel at the Annual Conference of the International Association of Administrative Courts (IACA) held in the The Hague in May, where they were asked to present...
US and Pakistani Judges Meet at the CEELI Institute
The CEELI Institute was delighted to recently welcome our first-ever delegation from Pakistan. In late August, the US Embassy in Islamabad (INL), the US Department of Justice (OPDAT) and the US Federal Judicial Center organized a joint exchange at the Institute...
Voices of the Next Generation: Bringing Change to the Middle East
The CEELI Institute is delighted to be able to announce the continuation of its groundbreaking program bringing together young lawyers from the Middle East to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the role that international law can play in its resolution. This...
Belgrade: The 2016 Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe
The CEELI Institute was delighted to again support the work of the Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe, which was hosted in June of this year, in Belgrade, by the Supreme Cassational Court of Serbia. The Conference is now a self-sustaining body...
CEELI at Forum 2000
Forum 2000 (www.forum2000.cz) is an annual convocation in Prague, originally founded by Václav Havel, dedicated to supporting the values of democracy and respect for human rights. The Forum provides a platform for global leaders to openly debate and share thoughts on...
CEELI Institute Annual Meeting 2016 Wrap-Up
The Villa Grébovka was packed with friends and colleagues from around the world for the Institute’s Annual Meeting on June 26th-28th, 2016. Board members, faculty, donors, former CEELI alums, and many more friends and colleagues came together in Prague for an...
Promoting Good Practices for Terrorism Adjudication in the Balkans
In June, the CEELI Institute continued its efforts on a multi-year program to engage judges handling complex cases involving issues of terrorism and national security, including the increasingly serious threats posed in Europe by the transit of foreign terrorist...
Trial Skills and Legal Transformation Trainings in Burma
The CEELI Institute, together with Burma Center Prague (BCP), continues its effort to train young lawyers in Burma, under the auspices of the Myanmar Lawyers Network. The most recent sessions were delivered in May 2016. The most recent programs took place among a...
Please Join us for the CEELI Institute Annual Meeting June 26-27, 2016
Please join us in Prague on June 26-27 for the CEELI Institute 2016 Annual Meeting. Our theme this year will focus on one of the biggest challenges now facing the international development community: effective strategies for delivering Rule of Law developmental...
Respite Program for Human Rights Defenders at the Villa Grebovka
The CEELI Institute continues to expand its successful program to provide respite stays for human rights defenders working under pressure and in extreme situations. Since initiating the project in summer 2015, the Institute has now hosted seven of these brave and...
Tunisia: Training on Corruption Investigations in the Area of Permits and Licenses
In April 2016, the CEELI Institute delivered another of its series of anti-corruption trainings organized for Tunisian stakeholders in cooperation with the Tunisian National Anti-Corruption Agency (INLUCC). The session focused on detecting corruption and fraud in the...
Anti-Corruption Programs at the Institute: Our Intensive Practitioner Courses Continue
In late April, we again conducted our popular program on “Investigating and Prosecuting Official Corruption” for a fully enrolled session. Participants at this most recent session included prosecutors, investigators, and NGO representatives from Albania, Bosnia and...
Spring Anti-Corruption Training at the CEELI Institute
In late April, the CEELI Institute again conducted its program on “Investigating and Prosecuting Official Corruption.” As with the previous sessions, the five-day interactive program brought together an extraordinary faculty line-up consisting of some of the world’s...
The CEELI Institute 2015 Annual Report Now Available!
The CEELI Institute is excited to announce that our 2015 annual report is now available! The report follows the progress of our ongoing projects, including regional work in Tunisia and Burma, as well as our efforts here at the Villa Grébovka in Prague, including our...
Addressing Corruption in Ukraine
The CEELI Institute is currently conducting training for volunteers from the Ukrainian public monitoring group, OZON. OZON’s goal is to foster more open, accountable and transparent government. As part of their program at CEELI, OZON monitors are discussing...
Negotiation Strategies in an International Context Addressed at the CEELI Institute
The CEELI Institute was delighted to welcome former Jordanian Prime Minister, Dr. Abdelsalam al-Majali, who spoke at length on his long experiences in the Arab-Israeli peace processes. Dr. al-Majali offered valuable insights into the process of negotiation, the...
Prosecuting Banks for Participating in Corruption: Seminar in Tunisia
On February 3-4, 2016, the CEELI Institute organized the latest of a series of trainings for the Tunisian National Anti-Corruption Agency (INLUCC), this time focusing on strategies and policies for effective detection, investigation, and prosecution of corruption and...
Evaluation of Judges: An Interactive Webinar Held on December 18, 2015
On December 18, 2015, the CEELI Institute, as part of its Central and Eastern European Judicial Network program, organized an online workshop on the “Evaluation of Judges.” The webinar was led by Mr. Pim Albers, an independent Dutch expert with global expertise in...
CEELI Institute Anti-Corruption Training – Spring Course 2016
The CEELI Institute will again offer our signature anti-corruption course in April. This five day highly interactive training provides participants with a comprehensive framework for investigating and prosecuting official corruption. The course will take place at the...
A Landmark Statement of Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary: Completed with CEELI Institute Assistance
With CEELI Insitute support and encouragement, the Supreme Courts of Central and Eastern Europe have joined together to sign a landmark Statement of Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary. The Principles were approved at the Annual Conference of the Chief...
November sees Multiple Intensive Anti-Corruption Training Programs at the Institute
Due to high demand, the CEELI Institute conducted a second session of our highly acclaimed training program on “Investigating and Prosecuting Official Corruption” at the Villa Grebovka, in early November. This session again brought together a highly experienced...
Strengthening Government Accountability in Ukraine
In September, the CEELI Institute worked together with a Ukrainian civil society organization (The Kyiv based Center for Civil Liberties) to train a network of Ukrainian citizens engaged in monitoring the conduct of law enforcement agencies, courts, and local...
Human Rights Lawyers’ Sabbatical Program
With a generous donation from the director of the Oak Foundation’s international human rights program, the CEELI Institute has completed the renovation and furnishing of a one-bedroom flat at the Institute, which is dedicated for use by participants of a new respite...
Promoting Legal Skills Training for Independent Burmese Lawyers
The CEELI Institute, in partnership with Czech NGO Burma Center Prague, is again preparing to deliver another series of legal skills training sessions for independent Burmese lawyers, to be held this month in two regional Burmese cities. The trainings are delivered as...
Supporting International Human Rights Standards, Here at Home in Central Europe
The CEELI Institute was delighted to host and cosponsor a conference on International Human Rights Obligations of Post-Communist Countries, in partnership with the Law Faculty of Masaryk University in Brno and the Czech Institute for European and Comparative Law, held...
The CEELI Institute Hosts the Second “Investigating and Prosecuting Official Corruption” Training Session of 2015
The CEELI Institute is again conducting our highly acclaimed training program on "Investigating and Prosecuting Official Corruption” at the Villa Grebovka, in Prague. Due to high demand for the program, the Institute is running multiple training sessions this year....
The Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe Undertakes a Landmark Step in Approving The Statement of Principle of the Independence of the Judiciary
The Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe is a self-sustaining organization whose members are the Supreme Court Chief Justices who lead the judiciaries of twenty-three nations from the Baltic Sea to the Caucasus, including the Balkan Peninsula....
The CEELI Institute hosts Lebanese Judges Engaged in Asset Recovery Efforts
The CEELI Institute was delighted to host a program on Non-Conviction Based Confiscation and Asset Management, jointly sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division (Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering...
Commemorating the 50th ANNIVERSARY of the PRAGUE SPRING
2018 marks the 50th anniversary of a brief period of liberalism, economic and social reform and democratization of Czechoslovakia, known as the Prague Spring. In January 1968, a moderate, Alexander Dubček replaced his hard-line communist predecessor to become the...
The Challenge of Single-Entry Visas for HRDs
In January 2021, the Romanian Judges' Forum Association, with support from KAS RLPSEE, published "900 days of uninterrupted siege upon the Romanian Judiciary". The publication provides an opportunity for an expanded understanding of the attacks on the Romanian...
900 days of Uninterrupted Siege upon the Romanian Magistracy
In January 2021, the Romanian Judges' Forum Association, with support from KAS RLPSEE, published "900 days of uninterrupted siege upon the Romanian Judiciary". The publication provides an opportunity for an expanded understanding of the attacks on the Romanian...
Join Us for a Presentation: PROMOTING A RULE OF LAW IN MYANMAR: The Lawyers & Perspective &CEELI Institute
The Burma Center Prague and CEELI Institute invite you to join us for a presentation of our work in Myanmar: “PROMOTING A RULE OF LAW IN MYANMAR : The Lawyers’ Perspective” on Wednesday, November 20 – 17:00 – 18:30 at the Villa Gröbovka in Prague 2: After decades...
BELARUS IS CALLING!
This three-part series was launched in the autumn of 2020 to provide training and support to improve the skills of civic society activists in investigating and prosecuting torture. The Series provides human rights defenders in Belarus with the tools to call for...
Hello world
In March 2012, the CEELI Institute began participating in an important and exciting project to train Tunisian judges. Funded by the Swedish International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC), the project, “Judging in a Democratic Society,” aims to conduct training...
THE CEELI INSTITUTE FORMALIZES ITS COMMITMENT TO THE UN SDG 16 ACTION PLATFORM: PEACE, JUSTICE, AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all UN Member States in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. To further implement those goals, corporate leaders...
CEELI’S PRIVACY
Send a tip to CEELI How to share confidential story tips and material with usDo you have a tip or sensitive material to share with CEELI ? We offer several ways to reach us. We regularly review submissions, but because we receive a large number, we cannot respond to...
The 2020 Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe
The CEELI Institute was honored to again support organization of the Annual Conference of Chief Justices of Central and Eastern Europe, which was hosted online this year by the Supreme Court of Azerbaijan, with sessions organized in late November and early December. ...
CEELI’S CASES
Application Reviewed by Proxy Consulate: BA, KazakhstanIn-depth interviews were carried out with several human rights defenders to learn about their challenges. The following five cases highlight various individual experiences of human rights defenders in applying for...
Investigating and Prosecuting Official Corruption and Money Laundering, a Certificate Course
A CEELI Online Certificate Course Course Overview This course was specifically designed for an audience of civil society activists and investigative journalists. The objective of the course is to provide the participants with a deep understanding, from a law...
Videoconferencing in support of Remote Access to Courts – A Webinar Roundtable Series
This webinar series is part of the CEELI Institute’s program with the Central and Eastern European Judicial Exchange Network. The Network, which has been going since 2012, is comprised of some of the best and brightest young judges, from eighteen countries, who gather...
Villa Grebovka
The CEELI Institute is housed in the historic Villa Grébovka, in the heart of Prague, Czech Republic. Villa Grébovka The Villa is a Czech national historic building that dates back to 1871. Moritz Gröbe, a Czech industrialist who made his fortune in mining and...
CEELI Publications: The Network’s Manual on Judicial Independence
The CEELI Institute is proud to have worked with judges from the Central and Eastern European Judicial Exchange Net- work to create “The Manual on Independence, Impartiality and Integrity of Justice: A Thematic Compilation of International Standards, Policies and Best...
CEELI Program Director is a Rock Star: Literally
The CEELI Institute is not all work and no play. By day, Marek Svoboda is CEELI’s Director of Programs but by night (and occasionally Saturday afternoons) Marek Svoboda is the songwriter, vocalist and guitarist/bassist/Ukulele-ist for one of the Czech Republic’s top...
NGO’s AS JUDICIAL WATCHDOGS: A NEW REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS
NGO’s AS JUDICIAL WATCHDOGS: A NEW REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS The CEELI Institute is gratified to have participated in the preparation of a landmark effort to promote and define the role of NGOs in monitoring court proceedings and the function of the judiciary. The...
CEELI Institute Anti-Corruption Training
The CEELI Institute Announces a Second 2015 Session of its Course on the Investigation and Prosecution of Public Corruption, November 2-6, 2015, Prague Demand this year for our May course was so high that we are delighted to announce a second session of our signature...
Announcing the 25th Anniversary Reunion of ABA/CEELI, June 27-29, 2015
This summer, the CEELI Institute and the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) will join together for a very special joint meeting in Prague, at the CEELI Institute’s Villa Grebovka, on June 27-29, 2015. The festivities will mark the 25th...
CEELI Institute Anti-Corruption Training – Spring Course Now Full
This five day highly interactive training provides participants with a comprehensive framework for investigating and prosecuting official corruption. The course will take place at the Institute in Prague the week of May 11-15, 2015, and is designed to walk...
CEELI Institute Announces its Third Annual Training Course on the Investigation and Prosecution of Public Corruption, May 11-15, 2015
We are delighted to announce our third annual anti-corruption course on investigtion and prosecution of public corruption cases. This five day highly interactive training provides participants with a comprehensive framework for investigating and prosecuting official...
CEELI Institute meets with President of the Czech Supreme Court Judge Iva Brožová
The Chair of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic Iva Brožová visited the CEELI Institute on November 18, 2014. She met with Executive Director Chris Lehmann and Director of Programs Marek Svoboda, who updated her on the various new programs the Institute is now...
PROGRAM OFFICER
PROGRAM OFFICER JOB DESCRIPTION The CEELI Institute is seeking a Program Officer to manage and implement programs that promote rule of law through professional trainings; programs are delivered both in Prague and at offsite locations for an international audience. The...
CEELI Executive Director Speaks at Anti-Corruption Conference in Stockholm
On October 20, CEELI Institute Executive Director Christopher Lehmann participated as a keynote speaker in a roundtable organized in Stockholm to address how international development can support business in tackling problems of corruption. The program was jointly...
CEELI Expert Judge Mary McGowen Davis Named to U.N. Panel on Gaza
Long-time affiliate expert of the CEELI Institute, Judge Mary McGowen Davis, was named by the United Nations Human Rights Council the final member of a three member team charged to investigate purported violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws in...
Vinobraní na Grébovce Festival 2014
On Saturday, September 27th, Vila Grébovka was opened to the public as part of the annual Vinobraní na Grébovce held by the city of Prague 2. CEELI board member Jiřina Marie Nováková led tours through the historic Vila now housing the CEELI Institute office and...
Foreign Firms and Lawyers Now Welcome in Malaysia
A press release from the Malaysian Bar this morning announced amendments to the Legal Profession Act and Legal Profession Rules that open up Malaysia to foreign firms and lawyers. "The opening up of Malaysia to foreign law firms and foreign lawyers is a natural...
CEELI Institute Announces Anti-Corruption Course May 5-9, 2014
The CEELI Institute is proud to announce its second annual anti-corruption course: Investigating and Prosecuting Official Corruption a comprehensive 5-day interactive training for Prosecutors, Investigators, & Judges on how to investigate and prosecute cases of...
Interview with Judge Ivana Hrdličková
CEELI Institute Management Board member Ivana Hrdličková was invited to participate in the International Legal Assistance Consortium panel discussion on judicial transition in Tunis on April 25, 2014. In this interview, Judge Hrdličková, a legal expert with...
Anti-Corruption Training in Tunisia
This week, the CEELI Institute is conducting an anti-corruption training in Tunis, Tunisia. The courses, focusing on corruption detection and financial investigation techniques, have been taught and led by Goran Klemencic, the former director of the Slovenian...
Ambassador Abercrombie-Winstanley Visits CEELI
Last Friday, April 10, the CEELI Institute was delighted to receive the Honorable Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, U.S. Ambassador to Malta, at the Vila Grébovka for a visit. While in Prague, Ambassador Abercrombie-Winstanley attended the third annual World Forum on...
Join Us for a Presentation – “PROMOTING A RULE OF LAW IN MYANMAR: The Lawyers’ Perspective”
The Burma Center Prague and CEELI Institute invite you to join us for a presentation of our work in Myanmar: "PROMOTING A RULE OF LAW IN MYANMAR : The Lawyers' Perspective" on Wednesday, November 20 - 17:00 - 18:30 at the Villa Gröbovka in Prague 2: After decades...
NEW PROGRAM: Anti-Corruption Training for Prosecutors, Investigators, & Judges
In March 2013, the CEELI Institute launched its Anti-Corruption Training for Prosecutors, Investigators, & Judges to provide a comprehensive framework for investigating and prosecuting official corruption. The week-long course at the Villa Gröbovka in Prague,...
Announcing the Czech Fundraising Center’s Banks & Borders! International Fundraising Festival 2013
The 4th biannual meeting of creativity and innovation in fundraising has been scheduled. Mark the dates in your calendars! The Czech Fundraising Center is pleased and proud to invite you to the 4th International Fundraising Festival to take place from April 10 to 12,...
EVENT: Performance of “Rybova Česká mše vánoční” (“Czech Christmas Mass”) by Jakub Jan Ryba
Please join us this Wednesday, December 19, at 19:00 at the Villa Gröbovka for a holiday concert presented by Prague 2: “Rybova Česká mše vánoční” – “Czech Christmas Mass” by Jakub Jan Ryba, Performed by the Czech Technical University Choir The program is open to the...
Nestlé S.A. supports the CEELI Institute as a Change-Maker Sponsor for the 20th Anniversary Capital Campaign
Nestlé S.A. supports the CEELI Institute as a Change-Maker Sponsor for the 20th Anniversary Capital Campaign The CEELI Institute is delighted to announce that Nestlé S.A. has been added to its growing list of corporate sponsors. The CEELI Institute and Nestlé have...
Remote Judging – a Webinar and Podcast Series
Remote Judging - a Webinar and Podcast Series Promoting uses of technology that enhance the justice system and enable more efficient, timely, and accessible justice for all is a key responsibility of any modern judiciary. However, technology must be introduced...
Spotlight Webinar Series: ‘Judiciaries in Peril in Central & Eastern Europe’
Spotlight Webinar Series: 'Judiciaries in Peril in Central & Eastern Europe' In November 2020, the CEELI Institute launched a new Spotlight Series of Webinars on the topic: ‘Judiciaries in Peril in Central & Eastern Europe.’ The series will shine a spotlight...
The Rule of Law and Pandemics – A Webinar Series from the International Bar Association and the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute
THE RULE OF LAW AND GLOBAL PANDEMICS This Town Hall considers issues such as the adequacy of existing international law and comity in fighting pandemics, the scope and limits of governmental powers, weighing evolving science and scientific unknowns, and whether and...
Belarus is Calling! A webinar training series
This three-part series was launched in the autumn of 2020 to provide training and support to improve the skills of civic society activists in investigating and prosecuting torture. The Series provides human rights defenders in Belarus with the tools to call for...
CEELI Online Course Spotlight: EU Law and Human Rights
We are currently accepting applications from legal practitioners interested in expanding their knowledge and capabilities on the use of EU law to protect human rights throughout Europe. Participants in the course will obtain an in-depth understanding of EU law and...