No.

Action

Implementation arrangement

Deadline

Responsible parties

I. Ensuring the immunity of judges and preventing corruption in the judicial system

1.

Ensuring the immunity of judges and increasing the effectiveness of combating corruption in the judicial system.

1. Determination of specific measures to ensure the immunity of judges, prevent any interference with the administration of justice.

January 2021

Supreme Judicial Council,

Supreme Court

2. Elimination of systemic causes and conditions of corruption, as well as development and approval of a program aimed at increasing the efficiency of anti-corruption measures in the judicial system in 2021.

February 2021

Supreme Judicial Council

3. Organization of online training to improve the professional qualifications, spiritual dimension and responsibility of judges and court employees, as well as formation of uncompromised attitude towards all manifestations of corruption in the judicial system.

During 2021

based on a separate plan

Supreme Judicial Council

4. Analysis of all cases of corruption in the system with the adoption of measures to eradicate them.

Constantly

Higher Qualification Commission,

Supreme Judicial Council

5. Establishing cooperation between law enforcement agencies and civil society institutions to identify and eradicate corruption factors.

Constantly

Qualification Commission of Judges,

Supreme Judicial Council

6. Regularly informing the general public through the media about the reforms carried out to identify and eradicate corruption in the judicial sphere.

During 2021 based on a separate plan

Higher Qualification Commission,

Supreme Judicial Council

7. Preparation and publication of the book “Spirituality, Ethics and Responsibility of a Judge”

March 2021

Supreme Judicial Council

II. Transformation of qualification commissions

2.

Transformation of the composition of the qualification commissions of judges.

1. Development and submission to Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of a draft law “On amendments and additions to the Law “On approval of regulation “On Qualification Commission of Judges”.

By December 20, 2020

Supreme Judicial Council

2. Submission, in accordance with the established procedure, to Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of a draft law “On amendments and additions to the Law “On approval of regulation “On Qualification Commission of Judges”.

By December 25, 2020

Supreme Judicial Council

3. Election of members of qualification commissions at conferences of judges of the respective courts.

By January 10, 2021

Courts of general jurisdiction of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and city of Tashkent, Supreme Judicial Council

4. Resumption of activities ofqualification commissions of the courts of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, regions and city of Tashkent in a new composition.

January 15, 2021

Qualification commissions of regional and equivalent courts

III. Ensuring transparency and openness of selection of judges

3.

Ensuring transparency and openness of selection and presentation of candidates appointed for the first time to judgeship.

1. Broad introduction of modern information technologies in the activities of Council.

During 2021

Supreme Judicial Council

2. Creation of option to choos questions asked during interviews for newly appointed judges, appointed for a new term or for other judicial positions in an automated mode, as well as observing the process of the interviews by other candidates through monitoring.

January 2021

Supreme Judicial Council

3. Online coverage of selection and presentation of newly appointed judges on Council website.

January 2021

Supreme Judicial Council

4.

Creation of Examination commission operating on a voluntary basis under Council to consider appeals of candidates positions of judges who disagree with the results of entrance and final exams at the Higher School of Judges.

Development and approval of regulation on Examination commission.

March 2021

Supreme Judicial Council

IV. Improving the criteria for assessing the activities of judges

5.

Implementation of a system of psychological testing to help assess the suitability of the profession of candidates for positions of judges and assess judges.

1. Development and adoption of regulation on the implementation of a system of psychological testing that will facilitate the assessment of the suitability of the profession of candidates for the positions of judges and assessment of judges.

January-February 2021

Supreme Judicial Council,

Association of Psychologists of Uzbekistan

2. Creation of an electronic program Psychological test.

March 2021

Supreme Judicial Council,

Ministry for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications

3. Implementation of the electronic program.

March-April 2021

6.

Introduction of an electronic procedure for evaluating the efficiency of judges.

1. Development and approval of regulation on the criteria for assessing the efficiency of the activities of judges.

February 2021

Supreme Judicial Council,

Higher Qualification Commission

2. Development of an electronic rating program for assessing the performance of judges.

February-March 2021

Supreme Judicial Council,

Ministry for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications, Qualification Commission of Judges

3. Familiarization of judges with the criteria for assessing the performance of judges, as well as conducting seminars on the activities to be carried out to achieve positive results in the rating.

April 2021

Supreme Judicial Council,

Supreme Court, Qualification Commission of Judges

4. Test run of a rating system for assessment of the activities of judges through an electronic program and ensuring free access of all members of the judicial community to this information.

April-May 2021

Supreme Judicial Council,

Supreme Court, Qualification Commission of Judges

5. Implementation of an electronic program for the activities of judges.

From July 1, 2021

Supreme Judicial Council

V. Social support and incentives for judges and court veterans

7.

Creation of a club of judges operating on a voluntary basis under Supreme Council.

1. Development and approval of regulations on the Club of judges.

January 2021

Supreme Judicial Council Association of judges

2. Formation of the composition of the responsible members of the Club of judges.

February 2021

Supreme Judicial Council,

Supreme Court, Association of Judges

3. Creation of an electronic platform for the activities of the Club of judges.

Constantly

Judges club

4. Establishing the provision for recommendations on the correct application of substantive and procedural rights in judicial practice, as well as clarifications to requests from judges on the application of ethics rules in certain situations.

Constantly

Judges club

8.

Organization of incentives for judges and honorary judges.

1. Development and approval of regulations on:

awarding the badge Veteran of the court to judges who have carried out efficient work in the administration of justice, retired and continue their activities on retirement;

December 2020

Supreme Judicial Council

Higher Qualification Commission,

Department of Courts Support

Exemplary judge award to judges who carry out efficient work in the administration of justice as of end of year.

January-February 2021

Supreme Judicial Council

Higher Qualification Commission,

Department of Courts Support

2. Development of the Veteran of the court badge and Exemplary judge award.

Constantly

Supreme Judicial Council Supreme Qualification Commission,

Department of Courts Support

3. Organization of regular media and television coverage of the life and work of honorary and exemplary judges.

Constantly

Supreme Judicial Council

Higher qualification commission

VI. Improvement of the legislation on the appointment of judges

9.

Introduction of amendments and additions to legislative acts arising from the Decree.

Development and submission to the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan of a draft document on amendments and additions to legislative acts.

By January 15, 2021

Supreme Council of Judges, Supreme Court

Chair of Council

Deputy Chair

Judiciary inspection for immunity of judges and combatting corruption

7

Сhancellery

1

Council Secretary

1

Council meeting

(Council members — 21, including 7 voluntary)

7

Leading inspector for appeals

1

Sector for formation of judiciary

4

Examination commission

Leading inspector for introduction of ICT and information security

1

Leading inspector for information and analytical work

2

Press secretary

1

Higher school of judges

First department

1

Financial-economic department

6

Archive

1