Challenging corruption in legal systems: A workshop to train trainers

Duration: 1 week
Dates: 19 – 23 October 2015
Tuition fees: £1,975 (exc. VAT)

About the workshop
Corruption has been described as the most unjust, cruel and burdensome of taxes.  Within legal systems it negates judicial independence and destroys faith in the institutions of government.  It is especially hard to challenge as, when corruption is widespread, the innocent can often be faced with false allegations.
The need for training in addressing issues of ethics and corruption has been frequently identified as a core requirement of good governance.  This workshop is designed to address the specific training needs within judicial systems for judges, magistrates and court administrators.
An important aspect of this professional development workshop is our offer of follow up and support to you in your work after your return to your home country.
The main aims of the workshop are to help you to:

• Identify and be alert to ethical and corruption issues within judicial systems
• Establish, promote and lead training programmes, and specifically anti-corruption programmes, for judicial officers and court administrators
• Become pathfinders in fighting corruption and unethical behaviour in the judicial system of your country’s public service.

Who is it for?
This one-week workshop is designed for:

• Judges
• Magistrates and other judicial officers
• Court and judicial administrators
• Judicial and administrative trainers
• All those with responsibility for, or special interest in, ethics and anti-corruption programmes within courts systems, both civil and criminal.

It will be relevant for people working at a national, regional, local or organisational level.
How participants will benefit
The workshop will enable you to:

• Identify ethical and corruption issues within your own jurisdiction
• Learn of ethical and corruption issues within the jurisdictions of the other participants
• Identify means of addressing such issues through training programmes
• Establish and run training programmes within your own jurisdiction and understand the practical issues that need to be dealt with
• Develop the self-confidence to run such programmes and to confront the sensitive issues that the programme topic addresses
• Access continuing support in establishing and maintaining anti-corruption programmes after the end of the workshop.

Please view our Brochure 2015 (opens in a PDF document)