IOJT Newsletter

	Letter from the President
	Dear colleagues and friends,
I am pleased to greet you again on the occasion of the publication of the second issue of our IOJT Newsletter. Through the Newsletter we hope to strengthen the ties and promote the professional dialogue between IOJT members. I would like to thank our members from Canada, Ireland and Israel who sent us reports for this issue. I would like to personally urge and encourage each and every one of you to share with other IOJT members your experiences, novelties or regional news. You are invited to send your... [read more]

TRAINING INSTITUTES:

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We invite you to announce in this column

your main events, programs, publications or job opportunities.

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you will be able to reach the global judicial education

and training community.

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Send us your news for the next Newsletter NOW!!!

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IOJT@supreme.court.gov.il

THE JUDICIAL STUDIES INSTITUTE OF IRELAND

Learn about the JUDICIAL STUDIES INSTITUE OF IRELAND and enjoy reading the “Judicial Studies Institute Journal”, available online.

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IOJT READINGS IN		JUDICIAL TRAINIG
Skills-Based Training for Longer-Serving Judges		Candidates for the Judiciary in Israel - An Evaluation Course
by Justice James M. Spence		by Judge Haim Porat
With the assistance of the senior staff at our two judicial education organizations, the National Judicial Institute and the Canadian Institute for Judicial Education, we began about six years ago, as a small group of judges who had been involved for some time in judicial education, to plan a program for longer... [read more]		In Israel , judges are appointed by the President of the State of Israel upon the recommendations of an appointments committee, composed of nine members of this committee are the President of the Supreme Court, two other Supreme Court Justices, the Minister of Justice as well as another government minister... [read more]

ISSUE#1 TO BE PUBLISHED SOON

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The International Organization for Judicial Training (IOJT) was established to promote the rule of law by supporting the work of judicial education institutions around the world.

This is achieved through conferences and other exchanges that provide opportunities for judges and judicial educators to discuss strategies for establishing and funding training centers, designing effective curricula, developing faculty capacity, and improving teaching methods.

The IOJT is a voluntary, non-profit organization and relies upon the efforts and good will of its members.

Board of governors:

Executive Committee:
President: Shlomo Levin
Secretary-General: Amnon Carmi
Treasurer: Paul Cotter
Members: Clifford Wallace George Thomson, Susan Kenny

Deputy Secretary-General: Yigal Mersel

Regional Deputy Presidents :
Amady Ba (Africa and the Middle East)
Victor Hall (Europe)
Ameurfina Melencio Herrera (Asia and Pacific)
Elena Highton de Nolasco (South America)
Barbara Rothstein (North, Central America & Caribbean)

Additional Deputy Presidents :
Georgina Jackson (Canada)
Haim Porat (Israel)

Governors
Xiaofeng Huai (China)
Alfons Lopez Tena (Spain)
Jean Francois Thony (France)
Iryna Voytyuk (Ukraine)

Secretariat: Edna Azrieli

Home address: IOJT, Sha'arei Mishpat Street, Jerusalem 91950 Israel
Tel: +972-2-6759685
Fax: +972-2-6759611
e-mail: IOJT@supreme.court.gov.il

IOJT NEWSLETTER#2, 2008 - The IOJT Newsletter is published by the International Alliance for Advanced Judicial Studies (IAAJS) © IAAJS, 2008 - Special thanks to Edna Azrieli, Oana Gheorghe, Amandine Giraud, Charlene Goasguen.