EULIS invited to speak at the EIPA

Posted on 04/04/11

The European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) hosted a seminar on 28th/29th March entitled ‘From E-Justice to European e-Justice: Electronic Technology in the Justice Sector in the European Union’. The seminar attracted a group of lawyers, judges, data protection officers and representatives from Ministries of Justice across Europe.

The seminar aimed to expand the knowledge and discussion on the use of modern electronic technology in the field of justice at national, European Union and international level, particularly in relation to the recent launch of the European e-Justice Portal.

The Chair of the e-Justice Working Group (Council of the European Union) Fernando Rui Paulino Pereira, kicked off the seminar with an inspirational presentation on the objectives, progress and implementation of the European e-Justice Portal. Subsequently other initiatives, projects and IT-based systems involved with the Portal explained how they improved the access to justice. There is a wide range of possibilities for justice systems using information technology including ECRIS (European Criminal Records Information System), The European Payment Order, The European Judicial Network ATLAS, Video conferencing facilities and PenalNet. There was also input from the aspect of European Data Protection.

EULIS was presented to the seminar participants, including a live demonstration of the service and an explanation of how EULIS fits in the context of European e-Justice. At the heart of EULIS’ vision is to increase access to justice for all through land registry information.