The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice ( CEPEJ ) is a judicial body, Composed of experts from all the 47 member States of the Council of Europe and prepared tools to Improve the efficiency and functioning of justice in Europe (Including Granting observe status to and consultations with non-governmental organizations outside of Europe  ).
The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) is made up of experts of the member states of the Council of Europe and develops tools for improving the efficiency and functioning of justice in Europe. Its tasks are to: • Analyze the results of judicial systems; • Identify the problems they might meet; • Define the concrete means to, first, improve evaluation of the performances of the judicial system and then, the functioning of those systems; • Improve the implementation of the existing Council of Europe instruments and suggest, if necessary, new instruments; • Provide assistance to a state, at its request. In order to achieve those tasks, the CEPEJ elaborates indicators, collects and analyzes data, defines measures and means of evaluation, drafts various documents (reports, opinions, guidelines, action plans, etc.),
- Jump up^ Rule of Law Initiative Granted Observer Status at European Commission for Efficiency of Justice, American Bar Association , March 2007