Strengthening of effective and efficient administrative jurisdiction – reception by State Secretary for Justice Dr Daniela Brückner

First row (from left to right): Naureda Llagami, President of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Albania and Dr Daniela Brückner, State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
First row (from left to right): Naureda Llagami, President of the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Albania and Dr Daniela Brückner, State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Albania

A three-day study trip by the IRZ led a delegation from the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Albania to benchmarking in Germany.

The three-day study trip led by the President of the Supreme Judicial Council of Albania, Naureda Llagami, gave the representatives of the Supreme Judicial Council and the administrative judges who accompanied them an insight into the practical work of German administrative court jurisdiction and the administration of justice.

The Albanian delegation discussed organisational, personnel and infrastructural issues with German colleagues in Aachen, Düsseldorf and Münster from 26-30 September 2022.

The delegation assembled at the Aachen Administrative Court to learn more about the structure and procedural features of administrative jurisdiction and the training of judges in Germany (degree and legal clerkship) and also took part in two meetings of the court.

The State Secretary, Dr Daniela Brückner received the participants in the Ministry of Justice of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The technical discussions that followed focused on the structure and tasks of the judiciary in Germany, the principles of personnel administration for judges in North Rhine-Westphalia and disciplinary proceedings against judges.

The delegation members took part in another oral hearing on the judicial review procedure at the Higher Administrative Court in Münster and held technical discussions about further training for judges as a means of quality assurance, the recruitment procedure for the judicial service and efficient work in the judiciary of second instance.

Lastly, expert talks at the Düsseldorf Administrative Court explored the topics of personnel management and assessment practice at an administrative court, effective process management and further training.

The Federal Foreign Office supported the study trip as part of a project funding on the subject of “court organisation”.

The IRZ is planning further events as part of this project in 2022.