Round table - Changes in the criminal procedure code

Tirana, 19 June 2017

In cooperation with OPDAT, the School of Magistrates has started holding roundtables on changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure. A series of activities will be held in different cities of the country such as Tirana, Durres, Vlora, Gjirokastra, Korca, and Shkodra. The program of the activity is designed based on the main pillars of the changes that have been made in the Code of Criminal Procedure. The purpose of the trainings is to draw the attention of judges and prosecutors to the main changes that have been made.

The topics covered in these meetings are:

- The importance of changes in the CPC. Philosophy of change and methodology.

- Preliminary hearing procedure. The role of the pre-trial judge.

- Alternative procedures: direct trial, summary trial, criminal order and trial by agreement.

- Organization of the prosecution. Anti-corruption and organized crime bodies. Competence issues.