Justice and Rule of Law

Justice and the rule of law are not only legal principles—they are the bedrock of democratic societies, accountable governance, and peaceful international cooperation.

At the EPLO, we work to strengthen legal institutions, promote judicial independence, and support fair, transparent, and accessible justice systems.
EPLO provides a wide range of technical assistance services to national authorities and stakeholders in the area of Justice and the Rule of Law, including:

  •  Supporting the approximation of legislation, by-laws and implementing regulations to the Acquis Communautaire on Justice (Chapters 23 and 24)
  • Assisting authorities in developing National Strategies and Action Plans for the Justice System
  • Developing Guidelines and Manuals for Judges and Prosecutors, and other competent institutions, to support the efficient Administration of Justice
  • Designing and executing specialized capacity building and training programs for Judges, Public Prosecutors, Ministry of Justice Officials, Law Enforcement Officers
  • Strengthening inter-institutional cooperation, building IT systems for exchange of information among Justice System authorities and developing judicial statistical models
  • Modernizing the Administration of Justice systems though E-Justice and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools

We support national authorities in modernizing their legal systems, aligning legislation with the EU acquis, and enhancing the effectiveness of courts and justice sector institutions. Our work also contributes to the prevention and resolution of conflict, the protection of fundamental rights, and the promotion of legal certainty in transitional and post-conflict contexts.

Through our projects, we aim to ensure that justice is not only done—but seen to be done, in every corner of society.

JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW
Projects

Justice and Rule of Law

Project Title
Location/Region
Year

CAP1: Caribbean-Albanian Poly-criminal Offshore Network Elicitation
Greece, Albania, Italy, Germany, Curaçao
2025
EuroLegalBot - Enhancing Judicial Cooperation through a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) Chatbot
Greece, Italy, France
2025
Framework contract SEA 2023– Services for EU’s external action 2023
Worldwide
2024
ViSAR: Victim Support through Alignment of Remedies
Greece, Italy, Poland, Germany, Curaçao
2024
Digital Rights – Applying EU directives on procedural rights in the context of trials regarding cybercrimes, the use of e-evidences and investigative digital forensics
Greece, Italy, Germany, France
2024
BeneVict
Greece, Serbia, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Estonia, Malta, Slovenia, Latvia, Poland, France, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Austria, Finland, Ireland
2022
VR-DigiJust-Combined Virtual Reality Training for Judges
Greece, Italy, France, Belgium, Germany
2022
RINSE “[Research and Information Sharing on freezing and confiscation orders in European Union]”
Greece, Italy, France, Belgium
2022
Provision of Training Services for Criminal Justice Practitioners within the Framework of the EuroMed Justice Programme
EU Member States, Israel, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia
2021
Support to the EU Integration Process in Albania
Albania
2020
Multiple Framework Service Contract "Provision of Consultancy Services for the Development and Implementation of Structural Reforms in EU Member States" Ref No: SRSS/2018/01/FWC/002-05
EU Member States
2019
EU Support for intellectual property rights system in Kosovo
Kosovo
2019
2018 Training Program for Thai Judges by the Academy for Transparency and Human Rights
Greece
2018
3rd Sounion Invitational MUN (SIMUN) on Terrorism prevention by the EPLO’s Academy for Transparency & Human Rights
Greece
2018
European Commission Framework Contract for External Aid (FWC SIEA 2018) – LOT 3 Human Rights, Democracy and Peace EuropeAid/138778/DH/SER/Multi
Worldwide
2018
2017 Training Program on Political, Administrative and Judicial System of Greece
Greece
2017
Capacity building for the Ministry of European Integration and line ministries for the preparation of the negotiation process and legal approximation
Albania
2017
Moving forward: Promoting greater efficiency and effectiveness in the fight against trafficking in human beings in Kosovo
Kosovo
2017
Victims of Crime Implementation Assessment of Rights in Europe - VOCIARE
Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Romania, Croatia, The Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic, Portugal, Austria, Finland, France, Malta, Sweden, Poland, Ireland, Lithuania, Slovenia
2017
Victim Analysis and Safety Tool – VAST
Greece, Italy, Germany
2017
European Prison Observatory. Prison De-radicalization Strategies, Programmes and Risk Assessment Tools in Europe – PRP
Greece, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Austria, Latvia
2017
How to Apply the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights in the Balkans - HUB
Greece, Bulgaria, Romania
2017
Strengthening the Turkish Copyright System with a Focus on Fostering Creative and Copyright Based Industries
Turkey
2016
Protasis - Police Training Skills
Greece, Italy, Portugal
2016
Advanced training of national judges and prosecutors from Bulgaria, Cyprus and Greece on enforcement of EU competition law
Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus
2016