Following a videoconference on Wednesday 10 June, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) adopted a declaration on 'Lessons learnt and challenges faced by the judiciary during and after the Covid-19 pandemic' (https://bit.ly/3dWoTaw). It balances innovative practices implemented during the crisis with respect for fundamental rights.
Member states cannot use this crisis to "excuse deficiencies in judicial systems", stresses the CEPEJ, and even less can they use it as an...