International Network of National Judicial Trainers

Network

International Network of National Judicial Trainers (INJT)

Supported by the capacity building projects of the Cybercrime Programme Office

Background

In 2019, the Council of Europe initiated discussions on the feasibility and sustainability of establishing an international network of national judicial trainers (INJT) on cybercrime and electronic evidence.

The Network was created in 2021, following the adoption of its Terms of Reference and governance model. The Network's objective is to offer a platform for sharing experiences and continuous knowledge building for the trainers previously trained under the capacity building projects of the Cybercrime Programme Office (C-PROC). The work of the Network is guided by the 2009 concept note on judicial training, developed by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Lisbon Network of judicial training institutions, and the set of Principles of Judicial Training on cybercrime and electronic evidence.

The Network has now 16 participating countries and more than 300 criminal justice professionals benefited from the capacity building activities conducted under its framework.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

The Terms of Reference were adopted in the 2021 Plenary of the Network and further updated in December 2023, to allow more countries to join the community.

Terms of reference, adopted in January 2021, as amended on 12 December 2023 [EN]

Termes de référence, adoptés en janvier 2021, tel qu'amendés le 12 décembre 2023 [FR]

MISSION, OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE

The mission of the Network is to to facilitate a common and coordinated approach to judicial training on cybercrime and electronic evidence and to strengthen professional networking of trainers.

The objectives of the Network are:

To establish and maintain a pool of qualified (and possibly certified) trainers on cybercrime and electronic evidence, available for national, regional and international delivery of judicial training courses;
To provide guidance on national judicial training strategies in the countries that are part of the Network, streamlining the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime;
To support and integrate judicial training courses of the Council of Europe on cybercrime and electronic evidence;
To facilitate networking opportunities and information sharing between members.

GOVERNANCE MODEL

The Network is composed of three permanent bodies, which hold regular meetings:

Network Plenary
Steering Committee
Secretariat

Ad Hoc Working Groups can be set to further support the implementation of the objectives of the Network, by a decision of the Plenary.

MEMBERSHIP

The Network can be joined by:

Judges, magistrates, prosecutors (and representatives from the law enforcement community) that have been trained as judicial trainers under the Council of Europe capacity building programmes on cybercrime and electronic evidence;
Judges, magistrates and prosecutors that have been trained under national training institutions;
Representatives of judicial and prosecutors’ training schools;
Judicial training experts vetted by the Council of Europe.

If you would like to become a member or to attend one of the practioner-to-practioner (P2P) webinars, please fill in this registration form.