Discussion with Presidents of Supreme Courts

The Czech Supreme Court intends to hold a moderated discussion between the Presidents of the Supreme Courts and the members of the public.

The invitation of President of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic Petr Angyalossy to take part in the discussion was kindly accepted by the following esteemed guests:

• Mr Donal O’Donnell, Chief Justice of Ireland
• Mr Eric de Formanoir de la Cazerie, First President of the Belgian Cour de cassation,
• Ms Katerina Stamatiou, President of the Supreme Court of Cyprus,
• Mr Tatu Leppänen, President of the Supreme Court of Finland,
• Ms Bettina Limperg, President of the Federal Court of Justice of Germany,
• Ms Danguolė Bublienė, President of the Supreme Court of Lithuania,
• Mr Thierry Hoscheit, President of the Cour supérieure de justice of Luxembourg,
• Ms Dineke de Groot, President of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands,
• Mr Anders Eka, President of the Supreme Court of Sweden.
• And Mr Stefano Mogini, Deputy First President of the Supreme Court of Italy.

The two topics were chosen for the discussion among the guests and the members of the public:

1. The length of court proceedings in respective jurisdictions: What can contribute to faster, efficient and quality judiciary? and
2. The communication as a tool for building trust in judiciary. How should the courts communicate with outside world?.

President of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic Mr Petr Angyalossy will open the discussion with his remarks on one or both topics.

The discussions moderated by Mr Aleš Pavel, Director of the Office of President of the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, will be held in English.