On 9-10 April 2018, President of the Court of Cassation İsmail Rüştü CİRİT, Deputy Secretary General of the Court of Cassation Dr. Mustafa SALDIRIM and Project Expert Gözde HÜLAGÜ attended the launch of the Global Integrity Network in Vienna, Austria. At the international meeting that has been attended upon the official invitation of UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime), Istanbul Declaration on Transparency in the Judicial Process and the Draft Implementation Measures, developed within the scope of the Ethics, Transparency and Trust Project of the Court of Cassation and Court of Cassation Code of Conduct that was adopted last year were shared with the presidents of supreme courts and international experts from five continents of the world and from different legal systems.
At the high level session titled as “Combating Corruption in the Justice System- Good Practices and Lessons Learned and the Role of Judicial Integrity Network”, President of the Court of Cassation Mr. İsmail Rüştü CİRİT delivered a speech, which was simultaneously translated into 6 languages, about the Court of Cassation Code of Conduct, Istanbul Declaration and Implementation Measures. In the framework of bilateral meetings, along with the Presidents of Supreme Courts, the progress of the Istanbul Declaration in the UN system, the development of transparency cooperation in the judiciary and the themes for the 4th Supreme Courts Summit to be held in October this year and the contributions to be made by the Court of Cassation to Judicial Integrity Network were discussed with the Head of UNODC's Division for Treaty Affairs, Mr. John BRANDOLINO. Mr. President İsmail Rüştü CİRİT was accompanied by Permanent Representative Ambassador to the UN, Mr. Ahmed Muhtar GÜN and Permanent Representative Officials Mr. Cenk ÜNAL and Mr. Ulaş SOYLU at the bilateral meeting.
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