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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
05 MAY 2026
Published
Justice and Cultural Defense
Seminar by Prof. Alison Dundes Renteln (University of Southern California) on the role of cultural traditions in adjudication.
08 MAY 2026
Published
LABORATORIO DI GIUSTIZIA RIPARATIVA (in italian) Prof.ssa Vezzadini
Dialogue between Attorney Claudia Landi, member of the Bologna Bar and criminal mediator, and Ms. Sonia (mother of a victim of a fatal road accident). Event reserved for university students.
11 MAY 2026
Published
The Externalization of Returns: EU Return Hubs.
This seminar examines the proposal for EU return hubs, the role of courts and national judges in reviewing externalised return arrangements and effective remedies.
13 MAY 2026
Published
SOCIOLOGIA DELLA DEVIANZA E CRIMINOLOGIA (in italian) prof.ssa Vezzadini
Screening and discussion based on the docufilm “Cerchi”, focusing on the work of the Emilia-Romagna Foundation for Victims of Crime. Event reserved for university students.
18 MAY 2026
Published
Serbian Judicial Reform: Between Norms and Reality
JARA seminar by Miodrag Jovanovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia). Those interested can write to organiser@jar-association.eu to receive the link.
22 MAY 2026
Published
LABORATORIO DI GIUSTIZIA RIPARATIVA (in Italian) prof.ssa Vezzadini
Dialogue between Giorgio Bazzega and Franco Bonisoli on the topic of encounters between victims and former members of armed groups in Italy. Event reserved for university students.
16 JUN 2026
Published
Italy's Referendum on Separating Judges and Prosecutors: Institutional Reform Meets Electoral Backlash
JARA seminar by Caroline Expert-Foulquier (University of Limoges, France). Those interested can write to organiser@jar-association.eu to receive the link.
22 JUN
- 23 JUN 2026
Working Group on the Legal Profession Meeting 2026
Event dedicated to the analysis of values, ethics, and the transformations of legal professions and the justice system, through discussion sessions among scholars and practitioners.
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