29.05.2025 - Training activity: “The right to information and personal data protection as well as cases of its limitation.”

The School of Magistrates, on 29 May, 2025, had the training activity on topic: “The right to information and personal data protection as well as cases of its limitation. The role of the Commissioner in the application of law and assessment of the implementation of these limitations. Analysis on the applicability of law no. 119/2014, on the right to information, and problems that imposed the necessity for interference in this law. Influence of the new legislation of the personal data protection in the work of judges, prosecutors and servants charged with public and media relations. The judge for media and his/her role to the information of media and of public for judicial cases. The role of the judge for media in the consolidation of public trust in the judiciary. Basic rules imposed by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), for the communication in the field of Justice; The communication of the judiciary and of the prosecution with media and public.” 

This activity was conducted by:  

Experts: Besnik Dervishi and  Brunilda Kadi

Facilitator: Olkeda Lice

The purpose of this training is:

The restitution of public confidence in the judicial system. This objective can be fulfilled through the consolidation of communication and the increase of transparency of the judicial activity. Transparency plays an important role in the creation of public confidence and the consolidation of the accountability of institutions, but on the other hand should respect the limits of other fundamental rights, such as privacy and personal data protection. For this reason is created the institute of the Commissioner on the Right to Information and Personal Data Protection, which is covered with the accountability to guarantee the right to information on one hand and that of personal data protection on the other hand. A special role in this direction plays the Judge of Media, as a new figure, provided by law.  

This training intends to present and discuss national and international standards that are related to judicial communication; with the role of the Judge of Media, of the right to information and cases of its limitation. 

The training was realized by combining presentations (up to 20 - 30 min) with the discussion of issues brought for discussion (self-study questions, questions, answers) and case law exercises & quizzes to encourage and realize the active interaction of participants. 

In this training activity were elaborated different topics, such as:

• Basic rules imposed by the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), for the communication in the field of Justice; The communication of the judiciary and of the prosecution with media and public; 
• The right to information and personal data protection in the judicial activity. The impact of the new legislation of personal data protection in the work of judges, prosecutors and servants engaged with public relations and media;
• Standard Guide of the relations of courts with public and media;
• The right to information and personal data protection as well as cases of its limitation. . The role of the Commissioner in the application of law and assessment of the implementation of these limitations. Analysis on the applicability of law no. 119/2014, on the right to information, and problems that imposed the necessity for interference in this law.

In this training activity participated judges, prosecutors and chancellors of the Republic of Albania.