EU, Kazakh Justice Ministry provide training to enforcement agents

This training workshop is co-organised with the Government Agency "Committee of Judicial Acts" under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the press service of the EU Delegation to Kazakhstan said. The objective of the workshop is to train state enforcement agents from all the regions of Kazakhstan on best international principles governing the organisation of their profession, enforcement proceedings and mechanisms applicable to monetary or non-monetary claims following the guidelines of the European Commission on the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ). As decided by the European Court of Human Rights: "The execution of court judgments within reasonable time must be regarded as an integral part of the fair trial [as the] right to access to a court would be illusory [should a] binding judicial decision remain inoperative to the detriment of one party". The training workshop for development of the professional skills of Enforcement Agents is organised in furtherance of the recommendations of the regional seminar on "Judicial Capacity" (Brussels, November 12-13, 2012) and the principles endorsed by the Third Conference of Ministers of Justice of Central Asia and the European Union (Brussels, December 6-7, 2012). Based on the EU-Central Asia Strategy for a New Partnership, the "Rule of Law Initiative for Central Asia" project provides the regional framework for enhanced cooperation in the rule of law area, aimed at supporting legal reforms in Central Asia and the sharing of EU experience. Under the auspices of the Rule of Law Initiative, the Rule of Law Platform regional project acts as a support mechanism to facilitate policy dialogue and promote the measures contributing to legal reforms in each of the Central Asian countries. The Platform is being funded by the European Union to the amount of 1,8 million euro.