Делегация ADJD во Франции приняла участие в Европейской конференции во французском парламенте по проблеме судебного реагирования на терроризм

It Paid a Visit to the Court of Appeal in Paris, The ADJD Delegation to France Attends a European Conference in the French Parliament on the problem of Judicial Response to Terrorism & Fundamental Rights Abu Dhabi, April 15, 2018 A delegation from the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) attended the final conference on "Judicial Response to Terrorism in the light of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union", which was held at the French Parliament in Paris with delegations from 14 European countries, as part of a visit by the delegation to the French Republic, in order to familiarize itself with the French judicial experience as the most prestigious in the world. It is noteworthy that the delegation of the Judicial Department attended the conference by a special invitation from the French National School for the Judiciary (ENM), it was the only delegation in the Conference from the MENA region. Addressing the attendance at the opening ceremony of the Conference, Mr. Olivier Leurent, Director of the ENM, gave a warm welcome to the ADJD delegation led by His Excellency Youssef Saeed Al-Abri, Undersecretary of the Department, and praised the cooperation relations between the two parties. In his speech, Mr. Leurent added that the conference aims at finding a mechanism for balancing the requirements of investigating terrorist crimes and legislation aimed at protecting the basic rights of individuals. The conference comes as a culmination of a series of seminars held in this area, the first dealt with the "European practices to address the phenomenon of extremism in the light of legislation that provides for the protection of freedom of belief", the second seminar dealt with the "relationship between guaranteeing basic rights and effective conducting of investigations", the third seminar addressed the "complex balance between the confidentiality of investigations and the freedom of the press and the public's right to access information" and the fourth seminar discussed "the right of those accused of terrorist crimes to have a fair trial" In addition, the Emirati delegation met during its visit to France, Mrs. Chantal Arens, President of the Court of Appeal of Paris. The meeting was an opportunity for Mrs. Arens to give an overview of the various activities performed by the Court of Appeal, the most important of which is the creation of an economic chamber which constitutes a significant development in the French judicial system. This is, indeed, the first public law court to have discussions and case documents in English. Only the procedural documents may be in French. It employs judges with experience in public law with proficiency in legal English language with the aim to compete Anglo-Saxon courts in attracting large international companies. At the end of the meeting, the Abu Dhabi delegation which included HE Ali Mohammed Al Baloushi, Attorney General of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Counselor Ali Al Shaer, Director of the Judicial Inspection Division, Dr. Salah Khamees Al Junaibi, Director of Corporate Communication & International Cooperation Sector, as well as Noora Al Dhaheri and Karima Gassem from the Technical Office of the HE the Undersecretary of the Department, toured the 18th century Court of Appeal premises, which was the scene of major trials in the history of France.