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Picture: participants in the Hackathon DIGITAL FUTURE OF JUSTICE 2.0 (2024, November)
Teams hailing from various corners of Europe have engaged in an intense competition aimed at transforming justice through the utilisation of digital technology.
Winners: The Justice Indexers (Italy)
Second place: CaseConnect (Italy)
Third place: AIRo (Romania) and MapMyJustice (France)
Introducing CeSROG
The Research Centre for Judicial Studies (CeSROG) at the University of Bologna, founded in 1981 by Prof. Giuseppe Di Federico, fosters studies and research on judicial administration, both in Italy and from a comparative perspective. Composed of university professors from the Department of Political and Social Sciences, external experts and collaborators, CeSROG aims to improve judicial administration through legislative, organizational, managerial, and technological innovations. For more information see the “The Center” section of this website.
UPCOMING EVENTS
04 SEP
- 06 SEP 2025
38th Annual Conference Società Italiana di Scienza Politica
The detailed program of the event will be available shortly. One of the panels will be devoted to "COURTS, POLITICS AND POLICIES"
09 SEP 2025
Published
Judicial Training at the Superior School of the Magistracy and the Role of the Council of Europe’s Consultative Council of European Judges
The event will foster discussion on the contribution of these two important institutions to judges’ continuing professional training. Participation is by invitation.
03 OCT
- 04 OCT 2025
The State vis à vis Economic and Private Powers in the Digital Age
The conference features panel and plenary sessions on transformations of the State in the digital age. Two CeSROG members will present a paper on judges’ use of social media.
10 DEC
- 12 DEC 2025
Judicial Independence and Liberal democracy Under Threat: The Challenge of Implementing the ELI Mt Scopus Standards on Judicial Independence
The conference addresses topics such as threats to judicial independence, governance models, ethical standards, and judges’ freedom of expression. The full program will be available soon.
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