Objectives

To achieve its central goal, J-CAP specific objectives are:

To lay the groundwork for successfully supporting judges and magistrates, but also lawyers (on a second level) in executing FD 2008/947;
To contribute to an increased capacity among practitioners to use the above-referred Framework Decision, deepened understanding of its goals and operational aspects, as well as of other EU MSs systems and available measures;
To support a higher degree of harmonisation between legal and judicial cultures;
To support the rehabilitation and respect for the rights of foreign individuals on probation while simultaneously reiterating the relevance of judicial cooperation instruments in this respect

This project is funded by the Justice Programme. This website has been accomplished in the scope of the project “Judicial cooperation for the enhancement of mutual recognition regarding probation measures and alternative sanctions " (J-CAP), Grant Agreement no. 101046663, implemented with the financial support of the European Commission by the Justice Programme.
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