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27.10.2008 From
24th till 26th October 2008 in the town of Pazardjik the first module of training of school staff on violence prevention in schools was held. The training is a part of the project “ The school - a territory of tolerance” implemented by the “Public Fund” Foundation-
Pazardjik with the active involvement of experts from the Institute of Conflict Resolution. The VISTA
methodology was applied.
23.10.2008 Assoc. Prof. Dr Dobrinka Chankova- chair
of the ICR- took
part in the first meeting of the Management Committee of the project “Cyberbullying: coping with negative and enhancing
positive uses of new technologies, in relationships in educational settings” in the framework of COST Programme of the EU. The meeting was held in Brussels and started 4-year project for exchange of information and good practices of coping with Cyberbullying.
19.10.2008. The last training of mediators ended with great success.
01.10. 2008 On the 25 and 26 of September
2008 in the town of Bourgas
the “Days of
Mediation” took place.
The purpose of the initiative was to
promote this new extremely efficient method for alternative dispute
resolution. In the schedule of
the forum
Bulgarian-German conference, professional meetings and discussions, information campaign and promotional
mediation services were included.
The
“Days of Mediation” in Bourgas were organized by the National
Association of Mediators in collaboration with the Institute for Conflict
Resolution, the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation, the
Union of the Jurists in
Bulgaria – the section of Bourgas, the Regional Advisory Centre for
Mediation – Bourgas, with the kind cooperation of Municipality of
Bourgas, and were a part of the campaign for the
implementation of mediation in compliance with the instruments of the European Union, the Council
of Europe and the UN.
During
the “Days of Mediation” in Bourgas representatives of the
Ministry of Justice, the Judiciary, the Bar Association, non-governmental
organizations, practicing mediators, scientists from all over the country
and abroad took part. The participants were cordially welcome by the Mayor
of Bourgas Mr.Dimitar Nikolov, the regional governor Mr. Lyubomir
Panteleev, the MP of the European Parliament Mrs. Rumyana
Jeleva and Mr. Valery Parvanov – Vice-General Prosecutor. A special
guest to the forum was Associate Professor Dr Gabriela Belova –
Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law and History of SWU “N. Rilski” –
one of the first faculties in the country that had introduced the study of
the discipline Alternative Dispute Resolution. Associate Professor Belova
encouraged further efforts for the implementation of mediation. Mr. Yossif
Geron – President of NAM – made an extensive review of the
actual state of affairs of mediation in Bulgaria. Associate Professor
Dr Dobrinka Chankova – Chair of the ICR and Vice - President of the
National Association of Mediators, introduced the concept and the draft
law for introduction of mediation in criminal matters,
developed by a working group
affiliated to the NAM, and
submitted to the Ministry of Justice. There were also held other
specialized reports. A movie on
mediation skills was presented. The centers for mediation in the
country informed the
participants about their
activities. Mr. George Bakalov-
Vice-Chair of the ICR - informed all those
present about the various activities of the Institute. The German legal
regulation and good practices of mediation in criminal matters were
presented by Mr. Gerd Delattre – Leader of TOA – Servicebureau,
Cologne, Germany
and Mrs.Astrid Achtenberg, Legal Assistance for Youngsters, Miesbach, Germany.
During
the forum the first honorary badges of the National Association of
Mediators were handed. Badges
have been awarded to: Prof. Dr.Margarita Chinova, a honorary fellow of the ICR, for her contribution to the
implementation of mediation in Bulgaria; Mr. Zhivko Panayotov –
Director of the Regional Advisory Centre for Mediation – Bourgas and
a member of the ICR – for his active mediator’s work and his
efforts for the development of mediation in the region of Bourgas, and to
the German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation – for their
support for promotion of mediation in Bulgaria.
The event was well
attended and largely covered
by the local and central
televisions, Internet and the
local and central press.
See our Photo gallery
22.09.2008 A special issue of Legal Tribune Journal (N 1, 2008)
with the proceedings of the Workshop and Round table discussion on Mediation in Penal Matters (December 2007) was
published.
2.06. 2008 DIRECTIVE 2008/52/EC OF THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 21 May 2008 on certain
aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters has
been published in the
Official Journal of the European Union. See the full text.
27.05.2008 The findings of the ICR survey about the applicability of VOM according to the victims were published in Society and Law Journal, 2008, vol.5.
25.05.2008 The latest Mediators training was a great success.
22.05.2008 Bulgarian-German
Mediation Conference was
held in Sofia on 20-21 May 2008. /See details
in Conferences section/
22.04. 2008 At
the General
Meeting of the National Association
of Mediators George
Bakalov - deputy chair of the ICR was elected a member of the Ethical Commission, and Dobrinka Chankova - a deputy chair of the NAM.
17-19. 04. 2008 The Fifth European
Forum for Restorative Justice Conference “Building Restorative Justice in Europe” took place in Verona, Italy. Dobrinka Chankova participated with a paper “Teaching Restorative Justice in the Universities and Beyond”.
16.04. 2008 The ICR
Chair Assoc. Prof. Dr Dobrinka Chankova has been awarded the Badge
of Honor of the Union of
Bulgarian Jurists for high professional achievements..
5.03.2008 The first transnational meeting of TIN project was held in Sofia on 3rd and 4th March 2008. /See details in
Projects section/
11.02.2008 Mediators training, organized in collaboration with The Union of Bulgarian Jurists, was a great success.
1.02.2008 In February issue 2008 of Legal World journal information about the outcomes of the Workshop and the
Round
table
discussion on perspectives of mediation in penal matters, held in Sofia on 13-14 December 2007, was
published.
See the full text of the article. 1 &
2
7.01. 2008 In Law and Society Journal, No 10 2007, the findings of ICR survey on the applicability of mediation in penal matters according to the offenders were published.
20.12.2007 The Workshop and the Round table discussion on
perspectives of mediation in penal matters held in Sofia on 13-14 December 2007 were
a great success! /See details
in Conferences section/
25.11.2007 Workshop
and Round table discussion on
perspectives of mediation in penal matters, Sofia, 13-14 December 2007
The events are being organized by the National Association of Mediators, jointly with TAIEX Office of the European Commission, the Union of Bulgarian Jurists and
the Institute of Conflict
Resolution and are a part of the campaign for restorative justice
and victim-offender mediation
promotion.
See the Agenda
22.11. 2007 The Institute of Conflict Resolution celebrated the International Restorative Justice Week (18-25
November) with a lecture in the Institute
of Postgraduate studies - Sofia.
5.11.2007 Announcement for Training of Mediators
For more details call +359 2 9758032 or
send e-mail to icr@icr-bg.org
25.10.2007
The
Institute of Conflict
Resolution is approved by the Ministry of Justice to train mediators!!!
24.10.2007 Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Chankova- chair of ICR made presentation about COST Action A21 at the National COST Conference in the city of Bansko.
18.10.2007 The Institute of Conflict Resolution celebrated the International Conflict
Resolution Day with a lecture in the Institute
of Postgraduate studies - Sofia.
05.10.2007 The 5th European Forum for Restorative Justice Conference
“Building Restorative
Justice in Europe”
will take place in Verona, Italy, from 17 till 19 April 2008. For more details see http://www.euforumrj.org/Activities/conferences.htm
20.09.2007 The Institute of
Conflict Resolution took part in a public discussion about the Action Plan for implementation of the European Commission recommendations
(Benchmarks)
08.08. 2007 The Institute of Conflict Resolution has launched a survey about applicability of Victim-Offender Mediation among interested groups.
20.07.2007 The new Civil Procedure Code where mediation finds its due place was promulgated.
25.06.2007
The Institute of
Conflict Resolution representatives took part in mediation training
in Varna.
18.06.2007 The National Association of Mediators in Bulgaria, whose co-founder is the Institute of Conflict Resolution, adopted a Strategy and launched a campaign for introducing of mediation in penal matters in Bulgarian justice system.
24.05. 2007 The ICR Chair Assoc.Prof. Dr. Dobrinka Chankova took part in the conference “Young People in Eastern Europe and Central
Asia: From Policy to Action”, organized in Rome, Italy, by the World Bank. The results of VISTA Project have been presented.
27.03.2007. A new soft law act on the application of Mediation Act has been issued by the Ministry of Justice.
More soon!
14.12.2006 During the seminar “Restorative Justice
and Victim-Offender Mediation in Europe: Overcoming Obstacles and Strengthening of Networking”, held in
Helsinki on 11 and 12 December 2006 under the auspices of Finnish Presidency of the EU, Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Chankova proposed the next year or decade to be proclaimed as Restorative Justice Year or Decade, according to the UN practice, in order to accelerate RJ developments in compliance with the UN, EU and Council of Europe instruments. The proposal was very well received and relevant measures for its accomplishment were undertaken.
27.
11.2006
Final COST Action A21 Conference
“Restorative
Justice Research in Europe: Outcomes and Challenges ”, 22-24 November
2006, Warsaw, was held
with a great success and active Bulgarian involvement.
In front of the Academy
of Management- the conference venue
Fragments of the Seminar Program
At the end of the conference
14.11.2006 Long-waited Handbook of Restorative Justice, ed. by G. Johnstone and D.Van Ness, with a contribution of Prof. Dobrinka Chankova, has been published by Willan Publishing.
24.10.2006 Amendments to Mediation Act have been promulgated. See the
whole text.
5.10.2006 Final Conference in the frameworks of COST Action A21 “Restorative
justice developments in Europe” will take place from 22 till 24 November 2006 in
Warsaw. See
the conference announcement!
30.09.2006 VISTA Project ended. The Manual developed was translated into Bulgarian. More
information soon.
21.06.2006
New Recommendation /2006/ 8 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of
Europe on assistance
to crime victims promotes victim-offender mediation.
See
the text.
5-7.06.
2006 In Cumberland Lodge, UK, the final meeting in the frameworks of VISTA Project took place.
10.04.2006
The Institute of Conflict Resolution launched a promotion of mediation as a dispute resolution method in 153rd Secondary School “N. Rilski”
in Sofia. The mediation procedure was demonstrated. The promotion is a part of Mediation Days in Sofia, 27 March- 14 April 2006.
A moment of demonstration
03.04.2006
The Institute of Conflict Resolution, jointly with New Bulgarian University-
Sofia, organized a workshop on Mediation as a new opportunity for students. The workshop is a part of Mediation Days in Sofia, 27 March-14 April 2006.
George Bakalov - one of the main presenters
Workshop panelists and the chair Prof. Rumen Vladimirov
Workshop participants
Students’
demonstration of mediation procedure
27.03.2006 Mediation Days
in Sofia were opened. See
Mediation Days Program
1-5.03.2006 ICR members Emilia Staninska, Grigor Vladimirov and Dobrinka Chankova took part in the COST A21 meetings and workshop in Tel Aviv, Israel.
A working moment
In Jerusalem
19.02.2006 On the occasion of Mediation Days in Sofia the Institute of Conflict Resolution announces a student’s essay competition on the theme: Mediation- new
culture for conflict resolution. The essays should be sent to the Institute’s address icr@icr-bg.org.
The winners will be announced in April 2006.
8-10.02.2006 The regular working meeting in the framework of VISTA Project took
place in the Catholic University
of Leuven, Belgium. From
the Bulgarian side the participants were Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dobrinka Chankova and Tanya Poshtova.
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