Legal Professionals Navigating E-learning and AI – Pre 05 2026
by Council of Europe
26 May 2026 | 10:15 - 11:15 CEST | LORD JENKINS
Consolidated programme 2026
Proposals: #54, #55
The increasing use of AI in the justice system requires a shift in judicial professional training, moving from the use of technological tools to addressing fundamental questions about the principles that underpin judicial work.
This leads to an evolution in the required knowledge and skills of judicial professionals, necessitating new approaches and methodologies for judicial training.
In what ways are legal professionals actually using AI? How does this differ for judges and lawyers? What knowledge and skills are required, and how can effective training be provided in such a rapidly changing environment? What are useful resources they can make use of?
Session description
The session is initiated by the Council of Europe’s European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) and the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals Programme (HELP).
Format
- Introduction to AI and training
- Panel discussion – What is on offer for judicial AI training? (methodology, training catalogue, experiences)
CEPEJ, HELP, EJTN, UNESCO - Examples for AI training methodology and content – EJTN Digital Ambassador Programme, HUDERIA Academy, UNESCO MOOC on AI, Justice & the Rule of Law
Further reading
Council of Europe
- CEPEJ Resource Centre on Cyberjustice and AI
- CEPEJ Guidelines on the use of generative AI for courts (12/2025)
- CEPEJ Information note on the Use of Generative AI by judicial professionals in a work-related context (2/2024)
- European Ethical Charter on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Judicial Systems and their environment (12/2018)
- Assessment Tool for the European Ethical Charter on the use of artificial intelligence in judicial Systems and their environment (12/2023)
- The HELP e-learning Platform
- The HELP course on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- The HELP course on Quality of Justice – the Work of the CEPEJ
- The HELP-EJTN course on Judges Upholding the Rule of Law
- CoE Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (2024)
- Explanatory Report to the CoE Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (2024)
- CoE HUDERIA Methodology and Model
- CoE Resources on AI
- CoE CDDH Handbook on Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence
EJTN
UNESCO
- Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2022)
- MOOC on AI & the Rule of Law (2022, available for free in seven languages)
- Readiness assessment methodology: a tool of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (2023)
- Ethical Impact Assessment (2023)
- Global Toolkit on AI & the Rule of Law (2023)
- Consultation paper on AI regulation: emerging approaches across the world (2024)
- Global Survey on the use of AI systems by Judicial Operators (2024)
- Guidelines for the Use of AI in Courts and Tribunals (2025)
- J20 Issue Brief: Justice in a time of a change: independence, innovation and co-operation (2025)
- AI Essentials for Judges (2025)
- Data governance toolkit: navigating data in the digital age (2025)
- Smarter, smaller, stronger: resource-efficient generative Al & the future of digital transformation (2025)
- AI Tools Radar
- MOOC on AI, Justice & the Rule of Law (with the University of Oxford, 2026, available for free in English on April 27, 2026, and in French and Spanish in June)
People
Key participants:
- Maria Giuliana Civinini, Former president of the CEPEJ working group on Cyberjustice and AI, former Judge and President of the Tribunal of Pisa, Italy.
- Oana Girlescu, Council of Europe, Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals Programme (HELP)
- Alina Secrieru, Head of the Strategic Coordination, Digitalisation and Outreach Unit, European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)
- Kamel El Hilali, AI & Rule of Law Specialist, Digital Policies and Digital Transformation Section, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
- Ana Tokhadze, Seconded Policy Advisor, Digital Development Unit, Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law, Council of Europe