The Belgian division of the International Union of Magistrates is characterized through the fact, that it the only national organization is, that in it succeeds magistrates, as well of the public prosecutor as the seat, on equal which levels, of the peace court till the court of Cassatie, to unite.

There no single hierarchy exists under the members of the association. She forms can express a privileged place where each magistrate self free and respected becomes.

The association offers since her arise the possibility judge of over whole the world to meet. of. She closes on this straight then also perfectly at on the tendency to openness more by justice.

She offers to make to lay the possibility part from of a national/international organ of colleagues contacts, to change and to divide experiences from.

The organization of the lunch-causeries, that place will find in each region of the country, will that possibilities for exchange and meeting strengthen.

The first lunch-causerie will find place in the justice palace to Brussels in November this year.

The President

Viviane Lebe Dessard

IN MEMORIAM

Théo Verheyden

(1933 – 2007)

The Belgian division of the international Union of the magistrates has lost a faithful member in the person of Théo Verheyden, honor-divisions chairman of the Court of Cassatie.

Théo Verheyden has proved at UIM excellent services. Always round the improvements of the statute of the magistrates furnished, lay he at the basis of the idea round a comparative study of the treatments and payments of the magistrates of the member Countries of the European Union to make. He has for that a study group formed at which much different members of the steering committee of UIM. below be amiable and competent presidency participated. This group has considerable efforts has furnished the requirement gegevens to collect and a strict method to develop that relevant agreements permits between the various member countries. This pioneer work has then the studies inspired that on this order voortgezet become through the European Association of the magistrates.

The Belgian division wishes to keep the memory of this colleague of large class, a cultured humanist and, especially, a dedicated friend.