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Providing Effective Judicial Training
Judge Eliza Samuel Boerekamp, the Director of the Judicial Training Institute in Mozambique, discusses good practices in judicial training.
5/26/2021 • 10 minutes, 11 seconds
The Role of Public Information Officers in Courts
This episode features Associate Professor Jane Johnston of the University of Queensland in Australia. She speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network on the role that public information officers play in the judiciary, as well as discussing their history and how social media has changed their position.
2/11/2021 • 21 minutes, 8 seconds
Improving Access to Justice through Community Outreach
The Global Judicial Integrity Network interviews Judge Halsey and Judge Strand of the Judiciary of Minnesota in the United States on community outreach practices, including their public access television show.
1/26/2021 • 21 minutes, 57 seconds
Transparency and Building Public Trust (Russian)
The Global Judicial Integrity Network interviews Acting Chief Justice Mzia Todua of the Supreme Court of Georgia on its transparency and public outreach practices and discusses their impact on public trust in the judiciary.
1/16/2021 • 18 minutes, 47 seconds
Innovation in Judicial Training
Judge Sandra Oxner of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute (CJEI) discusses innovative judicial training techniques. This includes tips to motivate judges to participate, as well as how to assess participants' retention of the course material.
10/6/2020 • 16 minutes, 34 seconds
L'utilisation des réseaux sociaux par les juges
Le juge Jean Tannous, du Liban, discute avec le Réseau mondial pour l’intégrité de la justice des lignes directrices non contraignantes récemment publiées sur l'utilisation des médias sociaux par les juges, ainsi que du rôle que les conseils judiciaires peuvent jouer pour aider les juges à utiliser les réseaux sociaux avec intégrité.
8/3/2020 • 10 minutes, 35 seconds
Access to Justice in Small Island Nations
Chief Justice Janice Pereira of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network about access to justice in small islands nations, with a particular focus on the current practices of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.
8/3/2020 • 15 minutes, 51 seconds
Representation of Women in the Judiciary
Judge Fatima Al-Mal of Qatar speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network about her experiences as a female judge, as well as how to improve the representation of women in the judiciary.
4/8/2020 • 7 minutes, 32 seconds
Judicial Independence and Disciplinary Proceedings
Judge Gerhard Reissner of the International Association of Judges speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network about the work of international associations in raising awareness to counter threats to judicial independence.
3/6/2020 • 13 minutes, 11 seconds
Safeguarding Judicial Independence through Judicial Immunities
International legal expert Judge Grzegorz Borkowski speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network about judicial immunity and its importance for upholding judicial independence.
1/20/2020 • 9 minutes, 14 seconds
Upholding Judicial Integrity
Judge Edith Zeller, President of the Association of European Administrative Judges, speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network on how to promote judicial integrity and prevent judicial misconduct by creating codes of conduct.
11/25/2019 • 17 minutes, 24 seconds
International Judicial Cooperation
Judge Madiyar Balken of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network about international judicial cooperation, including a discussion of Kazakhstan's ongoing judicial reform programme, which intends to promote good practices and standards in the judiciary.
For the English transcript of the interview, please visit: http://bit.ly/balkenpodcast
10/22/2019 • 18 minutes, 54 seconds
Good Practices in Investigating Judicial Misconduct
Chief Justice Mathilda Twomey of the Supreme Court of Seychelles speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network on good practices in investigating judicial misconduct, including promoting transparency and open justice in disciplinary proceedings.
9/26/2019 • 10 minutes, 7 seconds
Independent and Impartial Judicial Councils
Chief Justice Duro Sessa of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network about good practices for the appointment of judicial council members.
8/23/2019 • 12 minutes, 27 seconds
Training and Appointing Ethical Judges
Judge Muzaffar Akhmedov, a member of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, is interviewed by the Global Judicial Integrity Network on how to train and appoint ethical judges. He discusses judicial reform in Uzbekistan, including the recent formation of the Supreme Judicial Council of Uzbekistan and the judicial appointment process.
Please select the subtitles for the English translation, or view the English transcript, here: http://bit.ly/akhmedov_transcripts
7/22/2019 • 7 minutes, 40 seconds
Drafting and Implementing Judicial Codes of Ethics
Justice Adrian Saunders, President of the Caribbean Court of Justice and Global Judicial Integrity Network Advisory Board Member, discusses his experiences in the Caribbean region with drafting and implementing judicial codes of ethics, including tips for conducting judicial ethics training.
6/27/2019 • 14 minutes, 39 seconds
Preventing Gender Bias in the Judiciary
Ugandan Supreme Court Judge Lilian Tibatemwa speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network on how to recognize and prevent gender bias in the judiciary, including how to assess judges’ unconscious biases.
5/24/2019 • 11 minutes, 54 seconds
Artificial Intelligence and Court Administration
Diana Graski of the National Center for State Courts speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network about the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence’s emerging role in case management, including a discussion of international trends.
4/24/2019 • 14 minutes, 26 seconds
Regional Judicial Cooperation
Judge David Ordóñez Solís, a Spanish judge and Executive Secretary of the Ibero-American Commission for Judicial Ethics, is interviewed by the Global Judicial Integrity Network on regional judicial collaboration. Please visit: http://bit.ly/transcript-podcast for the English transcript and for links to the decisions mentioned.
3/25/2019 • 10 minutes, 55 seconds
Promoting Equal Access to Justice
Justice Judith Jones, a Supreme Court Justice in Trinidad and Tobago, is interviewed by Roberta Solis of the Global Judicial Integrity Network on equal access to the judiciary, including methods to improve public confidence in the judiciary for domestic violence survivors.
2/21/2019 • 13 minutes, 52 seconds
How to Maintain Judicial Independence
Justice Moura, Judge Zannah, Doctor Jayawickrama, and Justice Leitch of the Global Judicial Integrity Network Advisory Board discuss how to uphold personal and institutional judicial independence.
1/21/2019 • 11 minutes, 49 seconds
The Development of the Bangalore Principles
Nihal Jayawickrama of the Judicial Integrity Group (JIG) describes the history of the creation of the Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct and discusses potential updates to the Commentary.
12/12/2018 • 12 minutes, 30 seconds
Training Judges on Social Media Use
U.S. Judge Virginia Kendall is interviewed by Roberta Solis of the Global Judicial Integrity Network on how to incorporate judges' use of social media into judicial training courses.
11/8/2018 • 10 minutes, 19 seconds
Applying the Bangalore Principles to Court Administration
Judge Jerome Abrams of the National Center for State Courts speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network on how judges can maximize efficiency and utilize technology to become effective court administrators.
10/31/2018 • 24 minutes, 58 seconds
Applying the Bangalore Principles to Court Administration
Judge Jerome Abrams of the National Center for State Courts speaks with the Global Judicial Integrity Network on how judges can maximize efficiency and utilize technology to become effective court administrators.
10/31/2018 • 24 minutes, 58 seconds
Judges' Use of Social Media
Judge Barry Clarke, a Regional Employment Judge in Wales and the Deputy Chair of the Central Arbitration Committee of the United Kingdom, discusses judges' use of social media with the Global Judicial Integrity Network.
8/15/2018 • 29 minutes, 16 seconds
Gender-Related Issues in the Judiciary
Justice Shiranee Tilakawardane, a Supreme Court Justice in Sri Lanka, is interviewed by the Global Judicial Integrity Network on gender-related issues in the judiciary, including; sextortion, sexual harassment, and the under-representation of women.