CANADIAN ASSOCIATION ORGANISES SEMINARS FOR CROATIAN JUDGES

ZAGREB, April 13 (Hina) - A Canadian non-governmental organisation - International Commission of Lawyers - would like to help Croatian judges to attain their independence and impartiality. For this purpose it will organise seminars for judges in Canada and Croatia in two years, the Commission's representatives told reporters in Zagreb on Thursday. A two-year project about the support to Croatian judges' independence and impartiality, which will be conducted in cooperation with the Croatian Law Centre and the Croatian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (HHO) is an exceptional project, said the Commission's head Michele Rivet expressing hope that it would go on after the time term of the two years. The Canadian three-member delegation is paying a visit to Croatia during which it held meetings with Croatian Justice Minister Stjepan Ivanisevic and senior officials of the Supreme and Constitutional Courts. Within this project, Croatians will visit top judicial institutions in Canada in May. In November, 15 Croatian judges will attend a two-week seminar in Montreal and Ottawa. In the second year of the project, Canadian judges will come in Croatia. (hina) mm ms