The new edition of the report of the European Commission for the Efficiency
of Justice (CEPEJ), which evaluates the functioning of the judicial systems of
45 Council of Europe member states, remains in line with the process carried out
since 2002. It relies on a methodology, which has already proved itself, to collect
and process a wide range of quantitative and qualitative judicial data. This unique
study has been conceived above all as a public policy tool aimed at improving
the efficiency and the quality of justice. The CEPEJ's objective is to have the
knowledge in order to be able to understand, analyse and reform. This report is
intended for policy makers, legal practitioners and researchers as well as for those
who are interested in the functioning of justice in Europe.