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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 1982 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 further information, please refer to the “The Centre” section of this website.
UPCOMING EVENTS
04 NOV 2025
Published
The High Disciplinary Court in the proposed constitutional reform: powers rebalance or “disciplinary gigantism”?
The book seminar examines the High Disciplinary Court for ordinary judges and prosecutors set out in the constitutional reform pending in the Italian Parliament. Two CeSROG members will attend.
05 NOV 2025
Published
The Court of Cassation’s “dashboard” for case management.
Hosted by the IGSG-CNR, Bologna, the seminar focuses on the role of the Italian Court of Cassation in case management and the evaluation of performance. Access restricted.
11 NOV 2025
Published
Srebrenica massacre, 30 years later
Meeting and discussion with Christian Elia, lecturer and founder of PeaceReporter, on conflicts and human rights violations in the Balkans and the Middle East, as part of Prof. Vezzadini’s course.
12 NOV 2025
Published
Judges and Social Media: Promises and Pitfalls?
JARA Workshop held by a CeSROG member on ethical issues in judges' use of social media. Non-JARA Members are welcome to participate and should email JARA (organiser@jar-association.eu) for the link.
13 NOV 2025
Published
Screening of the docufilm PESO MORTO, followed by a discussion with experts (in Italian).
Event organized as part of the seminar “Indagine sugli errori giudiziari. Cause, conseguenze e rimedi”, promoted in collaboration with the Extrema Ratio Association. Free and open to the public.
21 NOV 2025
Published
Emergency organizations
The seminar is held as part of the award ceremony for the graduation prize in memory of the renowned scholar of judicial administration Stefano Zan.
09 DEC 2025
Published
Guided tour of the Museum for the Memory of Ustica and on-site lecture by Patrizia Violi
Guided tour of the Museum for the Memory of Ustica, within Prof. Vezzadini’s course, and on-site lecture by Patrizia Violi, former UNIBO professor and founder of the “TRAME” Semiotic Centre.
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.
17 DEC 2025
Published
The Court of Justice and the domestic legal system, seventy years on (in Italian)
XXXVI Congress promoted by Rivista Trimestrale di Diritto e Procedura Civile
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