0662 – “The Portrait of a Judge” – a multi-dimensional model of competencies to be measured during the procedures of selection, evaluation and promotion of judges

Name of the lead partner organisation: Mykolas Romeris university

Country of the lead partner organisation: Lithuania

Project summary: 

This project addresses the common European challenges in the justice and home affairs area. Discussions about the problems related to the judiciary in Europe often mention citizens’ mistrust in the courts and the general misconception that courts and judges are not accountable to the society. One of the reasons of such negative attitude is the lack of transparency regarding the criteria and procedure of the selection, evaluation and/or promotion of judges. 

The aim of this project is to create an innovative, scientifically based, transparent, unbiased and flexible multi-dimensional model of competencies required of a judge and innovative measurement methodology as established by the independent researchers in collaboration with the judiciary and civil society. This would contribute in improving citizens’ perception of the courts’ system and increasing their trust in the judiciary. 

About project partners 

The consortium is formed from partners from Lithuania, Czech Republic, Albania and Norway and is based on close cooperation between the academia and judiciary (3 universities and 2 Highest courts). 

The Lead partner: Mykolas Romeris university, Lithuania.
The Expertise partner: The Oslo university, Norway.
Beneficiary partners: The Supreme Court of Lithuania, The Supreme Court of Albania and the Metropolitan University Prague. 

Main expected results

Creation of the multi-dimensional model of the competencies required of a judge and the corresponding innovative methodology and measurement tools for the procedures of judges’ selection, evaluation and promotion. The developed materials and scientific guidelines how to use the new methodology will be translated to the languages of the beneficiary countries and published in English at the project website for the free use for any other European and non-European countries, which do not participate in the project as beneficiaries’. The creation of the universal system of competencies and methodology will enable the comparability between the countries and give a boost to the possible standardisation and portability of project results.