UNODC's Terrorism Prevention Branch (UNODC/TPB) has further advanced the implementation of the EU-funded project for Maghreb countries, which includes in one of its components the promotion of an effective and rule of law-based comprehensive criminal justice response to terrorism in Libya. In this context, the Office has recently delivered a train-of-trainers course for Libyan judges responsible for the professional education of criminal justice officials at the Libyan High Judicial Institute (HJI).
The three-day workshop took place in Amman from 13 to 15 December 2016 and was attended by 20 trainers judges and prosecutors, who are also trainers at the institute including HJI's Deputy Director and the Director of Programmes.
The goal of the workshop was to promote professional legal training and present UNODC/TPB's Module on Human Rights and Criminal Justice Responses to Terrorism for its further incorporation into the HJI training curriculum. The workshop covered a wide range of topics and challenges for the criminal justice system in the Libyan context. Participants also benefited from a thorough presentation of the methodologies and skills which are necessary for trainers of judges to meet the requirements of adult learning and which are paramount to the successful incorporation of the module into the curriculum of the institute.
Building upon results of this workshops, UNODC/TPB will further its efforts and plans to establish a comprehensive training toolkit, and standardized processes and tools to be applied by all current and future trainers at the HJI. Furthermore, the Branch intends to organize a number of advanced train-of-trainers activities for the HJI in the upcoming months.
The Deputy Director and the Director of Programmes of the HIJ, with the support of all participating trainers and criminal justice officials, fully endorsed UNODC/TPB's assistance for the incorporation of the human rights module into the HJI learning curriculum. They also expressed Libya's commitment to further enhance the teaching methods adopted by the institute.
