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Estonian judicial system among most efficient in EU

BC, Tallinn, 07.06.2018.Print version
According to the results of a fresh study comparing different European judicial systems, the Estonian judicial system is still one of the most efficient ones in the European Union, reports LETA/BNS.

Estonia boasts the second shortest time needed to resolve cases, and placed first in terms of use of social media and digital communication, it can be seen from the results of the annual EU Justice Scoreboard.


"Indicators of the scoreboard confirm that our judicial system is cost-efficient and modern. Although we are in the forefront with our digital capability, we should not rest of laurels, but keep developing our digital capabilities," Justice Minister Urmas Reinsalu said in a press release.


The European Commission compares the efficiency, quality and independence of member states' judicial systems in its annual Justice Scoreboard. The most important indicator of efficiency -- the length of proceedings -- has remained low in Estonia. Cases are solved substantially faster in Estonia's first-tier courts than in the EU on average and Estonia placed second after Denmark in this category.


Compared to previous years, the number of judicial cases has increased substantially, as a result of which Estonia placed fifth in the category of the number of cases -- while in 2010 on average 5.7 complaints per 100 residents were filed in a county court, by 2016 the number had increased to 24.7. At the same time the number of ongoing cases has not increased and it remains below the EU average.


The trustworthiness and independence of the Estonian judicial system were also assessed as higher than average, while the funding of the judicial system and the number of lawyers per capita were below the European median.






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