Training Activity: “Prejudice and partiality”

The School of Magistrates, on dates 8, 9 and 10 October, 2024, organized the training activity on topic: 

“Cognitive prejudice and partiality in trial: cognitive prejudice and partiality according to neuro – psychological and epistemological studies, recognition and meaning; the impact of cognitive unconscious prejudices of magistrate in decision – making and the assessment of evidences (illustration with cases of practice); the manner for the identification of these prejudices and strategies to prevent that they may influence on judicial/prosecutorial decision – making (with case laws).”   

This activity is led by:  

Experts: 

Sokol Berberi, Arta Mandro

Facilitator: Marta Bej  

The purpose of this training is: 

To inform participants on studies that show the impact of prejudices and cognitive partiality in trial, to provide some instruments and strategies for their identification and for the prevention of the impact of these prejudices in the judicial decision – making, encouraging reflection and awareness of the magistrate. 

The training will be realized by combining presentations (up to 20 min) with the discussion of presented issues (self-study questions – questions answers) and exercises with cases and case laws & quizzes.

In this training activity will be elaborated different topics, such as: 

• Partiality and discriminatory unconscious prejudices that affect the judicial/prosecutorial decision – making: case laws for discussion.   

1. Prejudices and stereotypes including unconscious ones that lead to discrimination due to sexual orientation and gender identity; 
2. Their impact on decision – making; 
3. Methods for the identification of these prejudices and to prevent those that affect law implementation;  

• The impact of unconscious prejudices in the decision – making of the magistrate;  

1. Instruments for the identification of these prejudices; 
2. Strategies to prevent that those may affect the judicial/prosecutorial decision – making; 

• Prejudices and unconscious cognitive partiality in decision – making; cognitive prejudice and partiality according to neuro – psychological and epistemological studies, recognition and meaning.  

In this training activity are invited to take part candidates for magistrate of the third year, ILD inspectors, judges and prosecutors of the Republic of Albania.