Report on the UNDP access to justice survey in Europeand the Commonwealth of Independent States
Report UNDP’s surveyOn access to justiceIn Europe and CIS
Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Bratislava Regional Centre
March, 2009
Acknowledgements This report could not have been prepared without the contributions from the Regional Country Offices. The author
and the Bratislava Regional Centre (BRC) Human Rights and Justice Team would like to thank the following: Alla
Bakunts (Armenia), Uladzimir Shcherbau (Belarus), Mario Kresic (Croatia), Stella Isidorou and Nicolas Jarraud (Cyprus),
Natia Cherkezishvili (Georgia), Ainur Baimyrza (Kazakhstan), Virgjina Dumnica (Kosovo), Maksat Usupbaeva (Kyrgyzs-
tan), Lina Jankauskiene (Lithuania), Matilda Dimovska (Republic of Moldova), Jelena Djonovic (Montenegro), Olivera
Puric (Serbia), Alisher Karimov and Rastislav Vrbensky (Tajikistan), Leyla Sen and Seher Alacaci (Turkey), and Evgeniy
Abdullaev (Uzbekistan). Special thanks should also be given to Nina Berg (New York). In addition, contributions were
received for the Legal Aid Annex (Annex 3) from Atanas Politov and Olga Shepeleva from the Public Interest Law Ini-
tiative and from Milica Popovic. Thanks also to Barbara Hall for language editing.
Author: Joanna Brooks
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Table of contentsACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1 Background and Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.2 Objective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.3 Summary of Main Conclusions and Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1 Access to Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Structure of the Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.3 Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3. OVERVIEW OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM IN EACH RESPONDENT COUNTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.1 Overview of the Justice System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4. UNDP’s ACCESS TO JUSTICE PORTFOLIO IN THE REGION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.1 UNDP’s Comparative Advantages and Entry Points into Access to Justice Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.2 Consultations with Rights-Holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.3 UNDP’s Future Access to Justice Programming in Europe and the CIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5. UNDP’s SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6. AREAS FOR FURTHER INTERVENTION/SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.1 Identified Areas of Access to Justice of interest to Country Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.2 Areas for Future Support from the Bratislava Regional Centre (BRC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.1 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
7.2 Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ANNEXES
Annex I Baseline Study on Access to Justice Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Annex II Country Offices and Participants in the Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Annex III Database of Legal Aid Providers in the Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Annex IV Database of Judicial Training Institutions in the Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Annex V Database of Access to Justice Projects in the Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Annex VI UNDP’s Partners and Donors in the Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
TABLES
Table 1 Overview of the Justice System in Respondent Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Table 2 Breakdown of Marginalized/Vulnerable Groups per Country and
Corresponding Protective Policies/Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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FIGURES
Figure I Overview of Legal System Reform and Inter-Linkages between the Reform
Process and Capacity Building of Rights-Holders and Duty-Bearers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Figure II Legal Aid Providers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Figure III Breakdown of Marginalized/Vulnerable Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure IV UNDP’s Areas of Engagement in Access to Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure V Country Office Budgets for Access to Justice Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure VI Specific Thematic Studies and Knowledge Products of Interest to Country Offices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Acronyms and AbbreviationsADR Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
BRC Bratislava Regional Centre
CIS The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
CoP Community of Practice
CSO Civil Society Organization
EU European Union
FSU Former Soviet Union
HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
JTC Judicial Training Centre
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
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1.1 Background and Context
While development challenges in Europe and the CIS
vary widely, the region is united by three commonalities:
(a) European cultural/historical heritages, which influ-
ence prospects for regional integration and cooperation
(but which become weaker as one moves east and
south); (b) relatively high human development levels
(most countries in the region being middle-income
countries); and (c) the post-Communist transition.1 The
latter point refers both to the transition from authoritar-
ian politics and planned economies to market-based
democracies, and to the challenges of state- and nation-
building in successor states created by the dissolution
of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.
Despite the modernization of public institutions and the
establishment of market economies, two formidable
governance challenges remain across the region: weak
political interest in further reform, which is a reflection
of inadequate efforts to promote inclusive citizenship
and empower the excluded; and inadequate state ca-
pacity to implement reforms, deliver public services and
ensure that elites are accountable to taxpayers and con-
stituencies. The ‘transition momentum’ that inspired an
unprecedented wave of democratic reforms in the 1990s
has largely stalled, which prompts the need for much
closer attention to detailed tuning and sequencing of
policy measures and to the choice of implementation
modalities, and for nurturing the internal drivers of
democracy, including justice and human rights.
Reform of the judiciary is a priority for many countries in
the region. Specifically, reform to create independent
justice sectors is underway in many countries, in both
the criminal and civil justice systems. In many countries
of the region, both courts and governments have been
operating inefficiently and without effective systems of
democratic accountability, and in some countries, pub-
lic corruption has been fostered at every level. Access to
justice is a vital part of the UNDP mandate to reduce
poverty and strengthen democratic governance. It is
also important to note that the rule of law and inde-
pendence of the judiciary are criteria for European Union
(EU) accession, which provides incentive for those coun-
tries in the region that are on the EU accession path.
Globally, UNDP supports national processes to acceler-
ate the progress of human development with a view to
eradicating poverty through development, equitable and
sustained economic growth and capacity development.
Accordingly, all UNDP policy advice, technical support,
advocacy and contributions to strengthening coherence
in global development must be aimed at the same end
result: real improvement in people’s lives and in the
choices and opportunities open to them. A focus on en-
hancing accountability and responsive governing insti-
tutions constitutes one of UNDP’s development priorities
of support for 2008–2011,2 since it is a critical element of
democratic governance for human development. UNDP
support to national governments focuses on three
branches of government: (a) strengthening legislatures,
regional elected bodies and local assemblies; (b) sup-
porting public administration reforms, in national gov-
ernments and local authorities; and (c) promoting access
to justice and the rule of law. In these areas, programme
priority is given to strengthening the responsiveness
mechanisms and public accountability to the concerns
and interests of poor people, women and other vulnera-
ble or excluded groups. Also, UNDP supports effective
national public policy processes where the public sector
– at local, regional and national levels – develops the ca-
pacity and resources to manage policies and services.
In light of the region’s characteristics, UNDP's long-term
mission of Europe and the CIS can be best described as
helping Europe and CIS countries develop socio-economic
structures and governance systems that ensure sustainable,
inclusive, equitable (particularly in terms of access to serv-
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1. Executive summary
1 While exceptions can be found, all member Europe and CIS countries share at least one of these commonalities; many share all three.2 More details can be found in the UNDP Strategic Plan, 2008-2011, www.undp.org/execbrd/word/dp07-43Rev1.doc
this affirmation that access to justice is a basic human
right and a vital part of the UNDP mandate to reduce
poverty and strengthen democratic governance, the fol-
lowing main sub-areas of support were defined: legal
protection, legal awareness, legal aid and counselling, ad-
judication, traditional dispute resolution mechanisms and
law enforcement grounded in the human rights frame-
work. In these areas UNDP has supported a number of
projects in various countries in the region; in addition, a
strong interest and an increase in projects in the justice
sector have been observed in recent years. Since a pre-
dominant reason for the weakness of the justice system
in the region is the lack of people’s trust in the judiciary, a
number of projects have addressed this challenge by
supporting reform processes and finding ways in which
the judiciary would be more effective and transparent in
delivering services to people with a special focus on vul-
nerable groups.
The focus of UNDP’s Bratislava Regional Centre (BRC) in
this field is on providing support to Country Offices in
order to share and strengthen their knowledge on ac-
cess to justice and on building the capacities of national
justice institutions to better protect and promote human
rights at the national level. The work undertaken by BRC
aims to complement the projects implemented by
Country Offices at the national level through the provi-
sion of methodologies, tools, training and face-to-face
meetings, drawing on regional and international best
practices. Some regional strategic guidance material has
often been requested by the UNDP Country Offices to
complement the available materials, such as the UNDP
Access to Justice Practice Note3 and A Practitioner’s Guide
to a Human Rights-Based Approach to Access to Justice4.
To respond to a growing demand for support in the area
of access to justice expressed by UNDP Country Offices
in Europe and the CIS, during 2009 BRC will consolidate
its regional framework of support and is forming an Ac-
cess to Justice Community of Practice for work in the
sector. The first concrete step was organizing a two-day
working meeting with Justice Focal Points from five
Country Offices in the region,5 with programming expe-
rience from the justice sector. The focal points were in-
vited to provide advice and guidance on how to set up
a regional access to justice CoP and related building
blocks. The meeting was designed as an initial step in
developing the regional framework, which will provide
support mechanisms for the whole region.
At the meeting, it was agreed that a baseline study on
access to justice would be developed. It was also agreed
that the information gathered should contain some key
details on the access to justice situation in each country
of the region as well as UNDP initiatives. In this context,
the BRC Justice and Human Rights sub-practice was
commissioned to undertake the initial stock-taking of
UNDP’s regional assets in the access to justice area under
the overall justice and human rights umbrella. The infor-
mation was collected through an on-line Questionnaire
in cooperation with UNDP Country Office Focal Points
and further processed into a report. This report provides
an overall picture of access to justice in the region based
on the information contributed by the participating
Country Offices. The report also includes recommenda-
tions to help shape UNDP’s future access to justice pro-
gramming in the region and BRC’s support to Country
Offices in this respect.
1.2 Objective
The main objective of the report is to take stock of
UNDP’s assets on access to justice in the region, which
can be used to strengthen and shape its future access
to justice programming in order to ensure UNDP’s recog-
nition as a credible actor in support of justice reform and
access to justice in Europe and the CIS.
1.3 Summary of main conclusionsand recommendations
a. Conclusions
Some general conclusions that can be drawn from the
responses to the Questionnaire are as follows:
(I) UNDP is working in broad and diverse areas
of access to justice in the region;
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ist on Legal Empowerment of the Poor based in New York, United States of America, participated in the meeting. The meeting and related follow-up activities weremade possible by resources allocated from the Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund (DGTTF) for regional activities.
(II) UNDP has utilized many different entry
points into access to justice programming
in the region;
(III) Most countries, 85.7 percent, have a planned
or ongoing judicial reform process;
(IV) Separation of powers exists formally in all of
the respondent countries; however, de facto
judicial independence is still questioned in
some countries;
(V) There is an active Bar Association in all of the
respondent countries, but there are issues
affecting its independence in 71.4 percent
of them;
(VI) There are judicial training institutions
in all of the respondent countries;
(VII) Support to judicial training institutions
is a useful intervention for UNDP;
(VIII) All countries have vulnerable/marginalized
groups, the most frequent being women and
children and youth, 64.3 percent respectively;
(IX) Most countries, 78.6 percent, have a provision
for alternative dispute resolution (ADR);
(X) All countries have either a formal or informal
system of legal aid provision;
(XI) UNDP has created strong partnerships
in the region;
(XII) All Country Offices that responded expressed
a need for assistance, expertise and/or sup-
port from BRC.
b. Recommendations
The following general recommendations for further
UNDP programming and support at the regional level
can be drawn from the responses to the Questionnaire:
(I) To continue to support access to justice
programming in the region;
(II) To place capacity development and account-
able governance at the forefront of UNDP’s
programming in the region;
(III) To hold consultations with rights-holders
when developing projects and programmes;
(IV) To develop specific thematic areas and
knowledge products as requested by the
Country Offices;
(V) To continue to provide support for judicial
training institutions;
(VI) To facilitate increased knowledge and experi-
ence sharing in the region in order to enhance
the effectiveness of UNDP programming;
(VII) To facilitate enhancement of peer-to-peer
interaction and encourage the use of the
Access to Justice CoP workspace;
(VIII) To develop more regional programmes within
the subregions;
(IX) To provide training to UNDP staff in the region
on topics such as ombudsmen institutions,
free legal aid, legal empowerment and ADR;
(X) To provide Country Offices with information
on fundraising opportunities within UNDP;
(XI) To provide support in facilitating dialogue
between Country Offices and donors;
(XII) To increase UNDP resource allocation for
access to justice programming in the region.
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2.1 Access to Justice
For the United Nations, ‘justice’ is an ideal of accounta-
bility and fairness in the protection and vindication of
rights and the prevention and punishment of wrongs.
Justice is closely related to UNDP’s mandate – poverty
eradication and human development. There are strong
links between establishing democratic governance, re-
ducing poverty and securing access to justice. Demo-
cratic governance is undermined where access to justice
for all citizens, irrespective of gender, race, religion, age,
class or creed, is absent.
UNDP upholds that access to justice is a basic human
right, as well as an indispensable means of combating
poverty and preventing and resolving conflict. Access to
justice is a vital part of the UNDP mandate to reduce
poverty and strengthen democratic governance. Within
the broad context of justice reform, UNDP’s specific niche
lies in supporting justice and related systems so that they
work for those who are poor and disadvantaged. Moreover,
this is consistent with UNDP’s strong commitment to the
Millennium Declaration and the fulfillment of the Millen-
nium Development Goals. Empowering the poor and dis-
advantaged to seek remedies for injustice, strengthening
linkages between formal and informal structures and
countering biases inherent in both systems can provide
access to justice for those who would otherwise be ex-
cluded.
UNDP is committed to using a human rights main-
streaming/integration approach in its programming,
guided by international human rights standards and prin-
ciples. Access to justice means much more than improv-
ing an individual’s access to courts or guaranteeing legal
representation. It consists in ensuring that legal and ju-
dicial outcomes are just and equitable, and that systems
work in practice for the poor and the disadvantaged.
In Europe and the CIS, reform to create independent jus-
tice sectors is underway in many countries, in both the
criminal and civil justice systems. In many countries of the
region, both courts and governments have been oper-
ated inefficiently and without effective systems of demo-
cratic accountability, while in some countries, public cor-
ruption has been fostered at every level. As a result, the
poor and other vulnerable groups have in many cases
been marginalized, without having recourse to justice.
There are six main support areas that focus UNDP’s work
on access to justice: legal protection, legal awareness,
legal aid and counselling, adjudication, traditional dispute
resolution mechanisms and law enforcement.
Figure I provides an overview of legal system reform
and shows the inter-linkages between the reform
process and capacity building of rights-holders and
duty-bearers. See page 10.
2.2 Structure
The report is structured around the broad areas con-
tained in the Questionnaire. The report gathers informa-
tion on the justice systems in the region through specific
country analysis and looks at the UNDP Access to Jus-
tice portfolio in the region. It presents donors and part-
ners, and provides conclusions and recommendations
for further intervention and support. It also includes a
number of useful annexes, including a database of all
UNDP access to justice projects in the region, a database
of all judicial training institutions in the region and a
compendium of legal aid information in the region.
2.3 Methodology
The study was conducted from 20 November to 5 De-
cember 2008, with an extension until 16 January 2009.
The data-collecting instrument was an on-line Ques-
tionnaire designed to gather information on UNDP’s as-
sets in terms of access to justice programming in the
region.
The Questionnaire consisted of separate sections, which
were developed in order to gather the most relevant in-
formation. The sections were divided as follows:
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(I) Introduction – to gather general information
on the respondent and his/her Country Office.
(II) Access to Justice Situation in the Country –
to ascertain details pertaining to the overall ac-
cess to justice and judicial reform situation in
the respondent’s country.
(III) UNDP Access to Justice Portfolio – to obtain
information on the areas of access to justice on
which each Country Office is working and to
gather information to complete a mapping of
all access to justice projects undertaken to date
in the region.
(IV) Donors and Partners – to obtain information
on each Country Office’s multilateral, bilateral
and United Nations System donors and part-
ners, including non-governmental organiza-
tions (NGOs) and other organizations.
(V) Access to Justice Areas for Further Informa-
tion – to identify areas that respondents would
be interested in learning more about, including
specific thematic studies and knowledge prod-
ucts. The information would then be used to help
shape UNDPs’ future access to justice program-
ming in the region and BRC’s future support.
Once the Questionnaire had been developed and final-
ized in consultation with UNDP BRC, it was placed on-
line and an introductory email sent to all Human Rights
and Justice Focal Points in the region.
Responses to the Questionnaire were received from the
following Country Offices: Armenia, Croatia, Cyprus,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo,6 Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Re-
public of Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkey
and Uzbekistan.7 It is important to point out that each
of the subregions were represented in the responses,
namely, Central Asia -Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
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Trust and Confidence in the Legal System
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Legally Empowered People
Right and Duties
Capable Judicial Institutions
Paralegals
Lawyers
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People Claiming
Rights
InstitutionsDelivering
Services
Figure I Legal System Reform
Figure I Overview of Legal System Reform and Inter-Linkages between the Reform Process and Capacity Building of Rights-Holders andDuty-Bearers
6 The United Nations Administered Territory of Kosovo, as per United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244.7 See Annex II for a list of Country Offices and Participants in the Study.
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and Uzbekistan; the South Caucasus – Armenia and
Georgia; Russia and Western CIS – Moldova; and South
Eastern Europe – Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Ser-
bia. In terms of EU integration, responses were received
from: member states – Cyprus and Lithuania; candidate
countries – Croatia and Turkey; and potential candidate
countries – Montenegro and Serbia, including Kosovo.
Once the completed questionnaires were received, the
responses were analysed and compared in order to iden-
tify any regional trends and/or differences, draw certain
conclusions and make recommendations on future
UNDP access to justice programming and BRC’s support
to Country Offices. Conclusions provided in this report
are based on the data obtained through the Question-
naire.
Nota Bene
Best efforts were made to ensure that this report is as
comprehensive as possible. It should be pointed out,
however, that the Questionnaire identified specific
areas of access to justice and is not fully exhaustive.
In this context, this report does not provide the reader
with a fully comprehensive picture/situational analy-
sis of access to justice in the region. Moreover, it pres-
ents the responses of those Country Offices that
completed the Questionnaire and draws some broad
findings and conclusions by analysing the responses.
It provides some general information on the access to
justice system in the respondent countries and makes
conclusions and recommendations on UNDP’s access
to justice programming in the region. Additionally, it
should be noted that the interpretation of access to
justice is inevitably subjective, which leads to some
discrepancies in the comprehensiveness of the data
received and therefore impacts on the conclusions
and recommendations. This report will be placed on
the Access to Justice Community of Practice (CoP)
Workspace, where Country Offices will be invited to
contribute further to this report in order to make it
more comprehensive and systematic, and to provide
greater opportunity for analysis.
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he ju
stic
e sy
stem
in e
ach
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onde
nt c
ount
ryTa
ble
1 O
verv
iew
of t
he
Just
ice
Syst
em in
Res
pon
den
t Cou
ntr
ies
Cou
ntr
yTy
pe
of
jud
icia
l sy
stem
Min
istr
y of
Jus
tice
Man
dat
e
Sep
arat
ion
of P
ower
sJu
dic
ial
Refo
rmPr
oces
s
Bar
A
ssoc
iati
onLe
gal
Aid
Pr
ovis
ion
Alt
ern
ativ
eD
isp
ute
Reso
luti
on(A
DR)
JTC
an
d it
s m
and
ate
Arm
enia
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal l
egal
syst
em
Legi
slatio
n an
dpe
nite
ntia
ry s
yste
mYe
sO
ngoi
ng
Yes,
not f
ully
inde
pend
ent
Yes,
prov
ided
by
the
Bar A
ssoc
iatio
n an
dle
gal c
linic
s in
Crim
inal
, civ
il, la
bour
,co
mm
erci
al,
adm
inist
rativ
eco
nstit
utio
nal, f
amily
and
soci
al c
ases
Yes
Yes,
initi
al a
ndco
ntin
uous
trai
ning
ispr
ovid
ed fo
r jud
ges
and
pros
ecut
ors,
cond
uctin
g of
qual
ifica
tion
test
for
com
pilin
g th
e lis
t of
judi
cial
can
dida
tes
Cro
atia
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal l
egal
syst
em
Legi
slatio
n,ap
poin
tmen
t of
Pres
iden
ts o
f the
cou
rts,
nota
ries a
nd ju
dici
alad
vise
rs, ju
dici
aled
ucat
ion,
pris
onsy
stem
, coo
pera
tion
with
inte
rnat
iona
lco
urts
, adm
inist
rativ
esu
perv
ision
of j
udic
ial
inst
itutio
ns
Yes
Ong
oing
Yes
Yes,
prov
ided
by
the
Bar A
ssoc
iatio
n, N
GO
san
dun
iver
sity
lega
l clin
ics
in c
rimin
al, c
ivil
and
adm
inist
rativ
e ca
ses
Yes
Yes,
initi
al a
ndco
ntin
uous
trai
ning
ispr
ovid
ed fo
r jud
ges
and
pros
ecut
ors
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ntr
yTy
pe
of
jud
icia
l sy
stem
Min
istr
y of
Jus
tice
Man
dat
e
Sep
arat
ion
of P
ower
sJu
dic
ial
Refo
rmPr
oces
s
Bar
A
ssoc
iati
onLe
gal
Aid
Pr
ovis
ion
Alt
ern
ativ
eD
isp
ute
Reso
luti
on(A
DR)
JTC
an
d it
s m
and
ate
Cyp
rus
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal l
egal
syst
em
Legi
slat
ion,
the
Polic
eFo
rce,
Ye
s Co
mpl
eted
Ye
sYe
s, pr
ovid
ed b
y th
eM
inis
try
of Ju
stic
e an
dth
e Ba
r Ass
ocia
tion
incr
imin
al, h
uman
right
s vi
olat
ions
,fa
mily
and
cro
ss-
bord
er c
ases
Yes
No,
trai
ning
ispr
ovid
ed th
roug
h th
eEu
rope
an Ju
dici
alTr
aini
ng N
etw
ork
Geo
rgia
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal
lega
l sys
tem
Legi
slat
ion,
ha
rmon
izat
ion
with
inte
rnat
iona
l rul
esan
d re
gula
tions
, law
enfo
rcem
ent
Yes
Ong
oing
Yes
Yes,
prov
ided
by
the
Min
istr
y of
Just
ice
–Le
gal A
id S
ervi
ce a
ndLe
gal A
id B
urea
u, th
eBa
r Ass
ocia
tion,
lega
lcl
inic
s in
crim
inal
, civ
ilan
d ad
min
istr
ativ
eca
ses
No
Yes,
initi
al a
ndco
ntin
uous
trai
ning
ispr
ovid
ed fo
r jud
ges
and
pros
ecut
ors
Kaz
akh
stan
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal l
egal
syst
em
Yes
Ong
oing
Yes,
not f
ully
inde
pend
ent
Yes,
prov
ided
by
univ
ersi
ties,
the
Bar A
ssoc
iatio
nan
d th
e M
inis
try
ofJu
stic
e in
crim
inal
case
s
No
Yes,
initi
al a
ndco
ntin
uous
trai
ning
ispr
ovid
ed fo
r jud
ges
and
pros
ecut
ors
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ntr
yTy
pe
of
jud
icia
l sy
stem
Min
istr
y of
Jus
tice
Man
dat
e
Sep
arat
ion
of P
ower
sJu
dic
ial
Refo
rmPr
oces
s
Bar
A
ssoc
iati
onLe
gal
Aid
Pr
ovis
ion
Alt
ern
ativ
eD
isp
ute
Reso
luti
on(A
DR)
JTC
an
d it
s m
and
ate
Kos
ovo
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal l
egal
syst
em
Legi
slatio
n, ju
stic
epo
licy,
the
priso
nsy
stem
, pro
visio
n of
lega
l ass
istan
ce to
vict
ims
of c
rime,
miss
ing
pers
ons,
fore
nsic
med
icin
e,in
tern
atio
nal
assis
tanc
e an
d co
-op
erat
ion
Yes
Ong
oing
Yes
Yes,
prov
ided
by
the
Lega
l Aid
Com
mis
sion
in C
ivil
and
Crim
inal
Cas
es
Yes
Yes,
initi
al a
ndco
ntin
uous
trai
ning
ispr
ovid
ed fo
r jud
ges
and
pros
ecut
ors
Kyrg
yzst
anTh
ree-
tiere
dco
ntin
enta
l leg
alsy
stem
Yes
Ong
oing
Yes
Yes,
prov
ided
by
Lega
lcl
inic
s in
hum
an ri
ghts
viol
atio
ns, g
ende
rdi
scrim
inat
ion
and
crim
inal
cas
es
Yes
Yes,
trai
ning
for
judg
es
Lith
uan
iaTh
ree-
tiere
dco
ntin
enta
l leg
alsy
stem
Yes
Com
plet
ed
Yes
Yes,
prov
ided
by
univ
ersi
ties,
the
Min
istr
y of
Just
ice
(MoJ
),leg
al c
linic
s,Lo
cal G
over
nmen
tEx
ecut
ive
Inst
itutio
nsan
d th
e Co
unci
l of
Law
yers
in c
ivil,
crim
inal
and
adm
inis
trat
ive
case
s
Yes
The
JTC
is n
owin
corp
orat
ed in
to th
eM
oJ a
nd p
rovi
des
initi
al a
nd c
ontin
uous
trai
ning
for j
udge
san
d pr
osec
utor
s
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ntr
yTy
pe
of
jud
icia
l sy
stem
Min
istr
y of
Jus
tice
Man
dat
e
Sep
arat
ion
of P
ower
sJu
dic
ial
Refo
rmPr
oces
s
Bar
A
ssoc
iati
onLe
gal
Aid
Pr
ovis
ion
Alt
ern
ativ
eD
isp
ute
Reso
luti
on(A
DR)
JTC
an
d it
s m
and
ate
Mol
dova
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal l
egal
syst
em
Polic
y an
d le
gisla
tion,
repr
esen
ts th
eM
oldo
van
Gov
ernm
ent i
n th
eCo
nstit
utio
nal C
ourt
and
befo
re th
ein
tern
atio
nal c
ourt
s;re
gist
ers p
oliti
cal
part
ies a
nd o
ther
soci
al, p
oliti
cal a
ndpu
blic
org
aniz
atio
ns;
prov
ides
logi
stic
alsu
ppor
t for
the
cour
ts;
perfo
rms o
vers
ight
thro
ugh
an in
tern
alau
dit s
yste
m; h
ears
petit
ions
and
com
plai
nts d
irect
edag
ains
t cou
rts a
ndju
dges
; ove
rsee
s and
licen
ses n
otar
ies a
ndat
torn
eys,
and
since
2002
, rec
ruits
, em
ploy
san
d su
perv
ises b
ailiff
s;an
d pr
ovid
es g
ener
alov
ersig
ht o
f the
peni
tent
iary
syst
em;
cert
ifies
med
iato
rs
Yes
Ong
oing
Yes
Yes,
prov
ided
by
the
Min
istry
of J
ustic
e,Th
e Ba
r Ass
ocia
tion,
Nat
iona
l Cou
ncil
for
Stat
e G
uara
ntee
dLe
gal A
id a
nd it
ste
rrito
rial o
ffice
s in
civi
l, crim
inal
and
adm
inist
rativ
e ca
ses
Yes,
med
iatio
n,ar
bitr
age
Yes –
initi
al a
ndco
ntin
uous
trai
ning
fo
r jud
ges a
ndpr
osec
utor
s is
prov
ided
; tra
inin
g is
prov
ided
to m
edia
tors
and
cour
t cle
rks.
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ntr
yTy
pe
of
jud
icia
l sy
stem
Min
istr
y of
Jus
tice
Man
dat
e
Sep
arat
ion
of P
ower
sJu
dic
ial
Refo
rmPr
oces
s
Bar
A
ssoc
iati
onLe
gal
Aid
Pr
ovis
ion
Alt
ern
ativ
eD
isp
ute
Reso
luti
on(A
DR)
JTC
an
d it
s m
and
ate
Mon
ten
egro
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal l
egal
syst
em
Legi
slat
ion,
don
orco
ordi
natio
n an
d pr
ojec
tim
plem
enta
tion,
judi
cial
str
ateg
y
Yes
Ong
oing
Yes
Yes,
prov
ided
by
the
Mun
icip
al L
egal
Aid
Offi
ces
and
NG
Os
in c
ivil,
crim
inal
and
hum
an ri
ghts
viol
atio
ns c
ases
Yes
Yes,
initi
al a
ndco
ntin
uous
trai
ning
is
pro
vide
d fo
r jud
ges
and
pros
ecut
ors
Serb
ia
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal l
egal
syst
em
Legi
slat
ion,
the
judi
ciar
y, th
e fig
htag
ains
t cor
rupt
ion,
trai
ning
, co
-ord
inat
ing
inte
rnat
iona
l act
iviti
esan
d pr
ojec
ts
Yes
Ong
oing
Yes
Yes,
prov
ided
by
the
Bar A
ssoc
iatio
n,le
gal c
linic
s an
dva
rious
org
aniz
atio
nsan
d N
GO
s in
crim
inal
and
hum
an ri
ghts
viol
atio
ns c
ases
Yes
Yes,
initi
al a
ndco
ntin
uous
trai
ning
ispr
ovid
ed fo
r jud
ges
and
pros
ecut
ors
Tajik
ista
n
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal l
egal
syst
em a
nd m
ilita
ryco
urts
Legi
slat
ion,
juve
nile
just
ice,
org
aniz
e w
ork
of c
ourt
offi
cers
Yes
Plan
ned
Yes,
not f
ully
inde
pend
ent
Yes,
prov
ided
by
the
Bar A
ssoc
iatio
n in
civi
l, cr
imin
al a
ndad
min
istr
ativ
e ca
ses
No
Yes,
initi
al a
ndco
ntin
uous
trai
ning
ispr
ovid
ed fo
r jud
ges
and
pros
ecut
ors
Turk
ey
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
-ta
l leg
al sy
stem
Legi
slatio
n, p
erso
nnel
,st
rate
gy d
evel
opm
ent,
judi
cial
refo
rm a
nd re
-st
ruct
urin
g, se
lect
ion
of ju
dici
al c
andi
date
s
Yes
Plan
ned
Yes
Yes,
prov
ided
by
the
Bar A
ssoc
iatio
n in
civ
il,co
mm
erci
al a
nd a
d-m
inist
rativ
e ca
ses
Yes
Yes,
initi
al a
nd c
ontin
u-ou
s tra
inin
g is
pro-
vide
d fo
r jud
ges a
ndpr
osec
utor
s
Uzb
ekis
tan
Thre
e-tie
red
cont
inen
tal l
egal
syst
em a
nd m
ilita
ryco
urts
Legi
slat
ion,
regi
ster
ing
of N
GO
s,ci
vil s
ocie
ty a
ndre
ligio
us o
rgan
izat
ion,
lega
l edu
catio
n
Yes
Ong
oing
Yes,
not f
ully
inde
pend
ent
Yes,
prov
ided
by
the
Bar A
ssoc
iatio
n,le
gal c
linic
s an
dN
GO
s
Yes
Yes,
initi
al a
ndco
ntin
uous
trai
ning
ispr
ovid
ed fo
r jud
ges
and
pros
ecut
ors
3.1 Overview of the Justice System
As shown in Table 1, most countries that responded, 85.7
percent, have an on-going judicial reform process. In
14.3 percent of the countries, the reform process is
planned or completed. The structure of the court system
in most of the countries is a three-tiered continental
legal system. In two of the Central Asian Country Offices
that responded, military courts are still operational.
In all countries, there is a clearly defined separation of
powers in either the constitution and/or legislation.
However, the judiciary was viewed as independent and
impartial in its work in only 35.7 percent of the countries.
The main factors cited as affecting judicial independ-
ence and impartiality were corruption and politicization
and/or abuse of power.
According to the survey data, the mandates of the Min-
istry of Justice are diverse, although in all countries the
Ministry of Justice is responsible for legislative drafting. In
Croatia, Serbia and Turkey, the Ministry of Justice is re-
sponsible for judicial appointments, and in Croatia, Ser-
bia and Uzbekistan, it is responsible for judicial training.
In the Western Balkan countries that responded, the
Ministry of Justice is responsible for international assis-
tance and cooperation in the field, while in Armenia,
Croatia, Kosovo and Kyrgyzstan, it is also responsible for
the prison system. In Moldova, the Ministry of Justice
also has a role in coordinating international assistance,
and the Penitentiary System Department is subordi-
nated to it. In Moldova and Uzbekistan, the Ministry of
Justice is responsible for registering NGOs, civil societies
and religious organizations, and in Kosovo, its mandate
extends to responsibility for missing persons and foren-
sic medicine. In Cyprus, the Ministry of Justice is also re-
sponsible for the police force.
In all countries, there is an active Bar Association; how-
ever, in 28.6 percent of them, respondents commented
that there are issues affecting their full independence. In
countries of the former Soviet Union (FSU), it has been
suggested that the main reasons have been attributed
to their Soviet legacy, with its strong domination of the
Prosecution, as well as low professional capacities and
lack of knowledge of defence attorneys. This, in turn,
leads to widespread lack of trust and perceptions of cor-
ruption of the Prosecution and the Defence. Further,
lawyers have very limited powers to collect evidence,
which hampers their capacity to counterbalance the
powers of the Prosecution and impact on the judicial
process.
In all countries that responded, there is a system of legal
aid in place, which is provided predominantly in both
criminal and civil matters; others areas, for example, are
administrative, family, human rights and commercial
matters.8 As shown in Figure II, the legal providers con-
stitute mostly representatives of Bar Associations (50 per-
cent) and legal clinics (42.9 percent).
Figure II Legal Aid Providers
In 78.6 percent of the respondent countries, there is pro-
vision for alternative dispute resolution (ADR); out of
those countries with provision for ADR, the mechanisms
are active in 81.8 percent of them.
In all respondent countries, there is provision for judicial
training, with 92.9 percent of the countries having a for-
mal judicial training centre or institution.9 In the remain-
ing 7.1 percent, the judicial training is provided by the
European Judicial Training Network.
In terms of marginalized/vulnerable groups identified in
the region, according to Figure III, women and children
and youth constitute the two most marginalized/vul-
nerable groups, each at 64.3 percent of respondent
countries, closely followed by the elderly, persons with
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Ministry of Justice 21.4%
University 14.3%
Other 28.6%
Bar Associations 50%
Legal Clinics 42.9%
groups at 57.1 percent. Other marginalized/vulnerable
groups include refugees, the poor, drug addicts, asylum
seekers, victims of trafficking and migrant workers. In
62.9 percent of respondent countries, there are special
policies or laws on vulnerable/marginalized groups;
mechanisms for enforcement are in place in 88.9 per-
cent of these countries.
Figure III Breakdown of Marginalized/Vulnerable Groups
Table 2 provides a breakdown of marginalized/vulnerable
groups per Country Office, according to the Questionnaire,
and corresponding protective policies or laws enforced.
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Women
Children and Youth
Elderly
Persons with Disabilities
Persons with HIV
Other
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4.1 UNDP’s Comparative Advantages and Entry Points into Access to Justice Programming
The respondents to the Questionnaire consider that
UNDP’s comparative advantages in terms of Access to
Justice Programming in the Region are found in the fol-
lowing areas:
(I) Ability to provide an enabling environment
and capacity building (organizational
and individual)
(II) Use of project implementation units based
in ministries
(III) Experience in the field globally
(IV) Impartiality, neutrality and flexibility
(V) Credibility to facilitate policy dialogue
(VI) Credibility to facilitate partnerships with
and among different actors
(VII) Resource mobilization potential
(VIII) Commitment to long-term programming
(IX) Access to non-financial resources within
UNDP and the United Nations System
(knowledge and experience)
(X) Reputation as a mentor not a director
(XI) Reputation as a trusted partner
(XII) Ability to identify gaps and create appropriate
projects to fill the gaps.
According to Figure IV, UNDP’s entry points into and en-
gagements in access to justice programming varied
from providing support predominantly to Ombudsman
institutions/Human Rights Defenders in 64.3 percent of
cases, and judicial training institutions in 57.1 percent of
cases, to developing anti-discrimination legislation and
systems in 50 percent of cases. Other entry points have
been broader in providing support to the Ministries of
Justice and the judicial reform process as a whole.
Figure IV UNDP’s Areas of Engagement in Access to Justice
4.2 Consultations with rights-holders
Most of the Country Office representatives in nine of the
respondent Country Offices, or 64.3 percent, responded
that consultations with rights-holders had taken place.
When asked to provide more details on which rights-
holders were consulted, it was mentioned that consul-
tations were undertaken with the Ministries of Justice,
courts, prosecutors, judges, defence attorneys, judicial
training centres, international organizations, NGOs and
civil society organizations (CSOs), ombudsmen offices
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Ombudsmen Systems
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Legal Empowerment
Public Legal Aid
Judicial Independence
Transitional Justice
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Mutual Legal Assistance
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57.1 %
50.0 %
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35.7 %
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21.4 %
21.4 %
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ganizations. In this context, it seems that the definition
of a rights-holder varies from one respondent to another.
This may indicate a lack of common understanding of
the concept of duty-bearers and rights-holders among
the respondents.10 The methodology used in consulting
rights-holders varied: informal and formal interviews,
focus group meetings, brainstorming sessions, statistics
and reports, bilateral meetings, lessons learned and the
development of problem and task trees. In 35.7 percent
of the countries, no consultations with rights-holders
were reported as being undertaken.
In 75.4 percent of respondent countries, special tools
were used based on the human rights-based approach
or similar methodologies that involved rights-holders in
their current access to justice projects: research and sur-
veys, interviews, needs assessment and other relevant
methodologies.
4.3 UNDP’s future access to justice programming in Europe and the CIS
In ten out of 14 respondent countries, 75.4 percent,
UNDP has plans for future programming in the access to
justice field. This encompasses all countries except
Cyprus and Lithuania, where the reform process has
been completed, and Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, where
the reform process is in its very early stages of develop-
ment. In terms of development areas in access to justice,
the respondents named support to ombudsmen insti-
tutions, ADR, transitional justice, anti-discrimination, free
legal aid, legal empowerment, access to justice for vic-
tims of torture and persons with disabilities, legal system
reform and support to the Human Rights Defender’s Of-
fice. Response to the question on the potential funding
allocations forecast for access to justice programming
varied from less than US$100,000 to more than
US$1,000,000.
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<$250,000 (Uzbekistan)
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In 50 percent of the countries that responded, UNDP
had created successful partnerships with the Ministry of
Justice. In 35.7 percent of respondent countries, UNDP
created successful partnerships with local NGOs.
Other successful partnerships have been created with
Supreme Courts, ombudsmen offices, National Institutes
for Justice, judicial training centres, Legal Aid Commis-
sions and other professional bodies. In relation to donors,
successful partnerships are recorded with the EU, USAID,
ABA/CEELI (now ABA/ROLI), OSCE, OSI etc. There are also
examples of cooperation with other UN agencies such
as UNICEF, UNHCR, UNODC, OHCHR, UNIFEM. 5 country
offices have also benefitted from funding from the UNDP
Democratic Governance Thematic Trust Fund.
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on the interest of participants, and if so, then much can
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6.1 Identified Areas of Access toJustice of Interest to CountryOffices
The following areas were identified as areas of interest
to certain Country Offices:
(I) Link between Mediation and Legal Aid
(II) Access to Justice for Vulnerable Groups
(women and juveniles, persons with
disabilities and ethnic minorities)
(III) Enhanced United Nations Agency
Co-ordination
(IV) UNDP Gender Mainstreaming Programme
(V) Judicial Reform
(VI) Alternative Dispute procedures
(VII) Legal Empowerment
(VIII) Legal Framework
(IX) Justice in Prisons
(X) Human Rights Monitoring
(XI) Development of a Legal Aid System
(XII) Human Rights-Based Approach
(XIII) Evaluation
(XIV) Public Access to Judicial Information
(XV) Ombudsmen Institutions
According to Figure VI, the respondents also showed
particular interest in the development of thematic stud-
ies and knowledge products in public legal aid, at 64.3
percent, and in comparative analysis on JTCs, ADR, legal
empowerment and legal framework/policy, each at 57.1
percent.
Figure VI Specific Thematic Studies andKnowledge Products of Interest toCountry Offices
6.2 Areas for Future Support fromthe Bratislava Regional Centre(BRC)
All Country Offices expressed their need for assistance,
expertise or support from BRC in their future access to
justice programming.13 The type of support requested
varied from human resources, provision of technical ad-
vice, expertise in implementation, expertise in drafting
project proposals, enhanced knowledge exchange, in-
formation on potential sources of funding, information
on experts, best practices and lessons learned ex-
changes and support in undertaking in-country needs
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Public Legal Aid
Comparative Analysis JTCs
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Legal Empowerment
Legal Framework/Policy
Judicial Independence
Institutional Restructuring
Judicial Council inc.functional review
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7.1 Conclusions
From analysing the responses to the Questionnaire, the
following conclusions can be drawn:
(I) UNDP is working in broad and diverse areas of ac-
cess to justice in the region, namely, judicial inde-
pendence, judicial education, transitional justice,
ADR, public legal aid, mutual legal assistance, om-
budsmen systems, anti-discrimination, legal em-
powerment, witness and victim support, public
access to judicial information, and human rights.
(II) UNDP has used many different entry points into ac-
cess to justice programming in the region. One of
UNDP’s most visible strengths is identifying
gaps/niches in development programming and
designing suitable projects to fill them.
(III) Most of the countries, 85.7 percent, have a planned
or ongoing judicial reform process. In Cyprus and
Lithuania, it is accepted that the reform process was
completed upon entry into the EU.
(IV) There is a formal separation of powers in all of the
respondent countries since it is included in the
Constitution and/or legislative framework. How-
ever, in 64.3 percent of the countries, there are still
issues affecting the independence and impartiality
of the judiciary.
(V) There is an active Bar Association in all of the re-
spondent countries, but in 71.4 percent of them,
there are issues affecting its independence.
(VI) Judicial Training Institutions exist in all of the re-
spondent countries; UNDP has supported judicial
training initiatives in 57.1 percent of them.
(VII) Support to Judicial Training Institutions is a useful
intervention for UNDP. This is because the projects
are easy to set up, have measurable results, are flex-
ible in size and resource requirements, and are
highly visible. Having the potential to reach a large
number of beneficiaries, donor collaboration is usu-
ally easily established in this field.
(VIII) All countries have vulnerable/marginalized groups,
the highest percentage being that of women and
children, both groups at 64.3 percent. Others include
the elderly, persons with disabilities and persons
with HIV/AIDS, all at 57.1 percent, ethnic minorities at
50 percent and persons of a non-heterosexual ori-
entation at 35.7 percent. Others include refugees,
largely in the countries of the Western Balkans, the
poor, migrant workers and asylum seekers.
(IX) Most countries, 78.6 percent, have provision for
ADR, which is actively used in most of them, 81.8
percent.
(X) All respondent countries have either a formal or in-
formal system of legal aid provision, with Bar Asso-
ciations providing legal aid in 50 percent of them.
This is followed by legal clinics, at 42.9 percent, Min-
istries of Justice, at 21.4 percent, and universities, at
14.3 percent.14
(XI) Just over half of the respondent countries, 64.3 per-
cent, use special tools based on the human rights-
based approach to programming, namely though
research, interviews, needs assessments, focus
groups, surveys and other methodologies.
(XII) UNDP has created strong partnerships in the re-
gion, largely with Ministries of Justice, courts and
judicial personnel, ombudsman institutes and judi-
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14 The Questionnaire did not include an option of selecting NGOs as providers of legal aid.
cial training institutes, the donor community and
the government at large, Human Rights Defender’s
Offices, professional associations and NGOs.
(XIII) All Country Offices that responded to the Ques-
tionnaire expressed a need for assistance, expertise
and/or support from BRC. The type of support in-
cluded more human resources, technical support
and advice, drafting of project proposals, enhanced
knowledge exchange, information on potential
sources of funding, comparative experiences from
different countries, best practices and lessons
learned.
7.2 Recommendations
(I) UNDP should continue to support access to justice
programming in the region and should develop its
programmes in particular in Central Asia where its
programming in the Access to Justice Sector is not
as developed. UNDP is recognized among stake-
holders, governments and the donor community
as a trusted partner with a high level of knowledge
and expertise. Its access to justice programming in
the region is having measurable results and far-
reaching effects, which should be capitalized on.
(II) Capacity development and accountable gover-
nance should be at the forefront of UNDP’s access to
justice programming in the region. Through increas-
ing capacities, establishing or strengthening institu-
tions, and developing accountability mechanisms,
the accountability of governments and public insti-
tutions (duty bearers) towards the beneficiaries
(rights holders) is also strengthened".
(III) Consultations with rights-holders should always be
undertaken in developing its projects and pro-
grammes. Consultation ensures that local knowl-
edge is resourced and harnessed. The use of local
stakeholders is absolutely essential in carrying out
a thorough needs assessment, and local knowl-
edge can prove invaluable in gaining on-the-
ground information as well as creating networks
and partnerships within the target country. Partici-
pation of local actors is key to capacity develop-
ment and to ensuring country ownership and thus
sustainability. Furthermore, participation of key
stakeholders creates an environment in which the
reform initiative is shaped by those whom it serves
to assist.
(IV) Specific thematic areas and knowledge products as
requested by the Country Offices should be devel-
oped in the following areas: legal aid, comparative
analysis of judicial training centres, legal frame-
work/policy, legal empowerment of the poor, ADR
and ombudsman institutions.
(V) UNDP should continue to provide support for judi-
cial training institutions since such interventions
have high success rates and high visibility, are easy
to set up and yield measurable results.15
(VI) An increase of knowledge and experience sharing
in the region should be facilitated in order to en-
hance the effectiveness of UNDP’s programming.
All Country Offices expressed a need for further
support from BRC; an effective approach to facili-
tate this is through enhanced knowledge exchange
and experience sharing.
(VII) Enhanced peer-to-peer interaction should be facil-
itated and the use of the Access to Justice Com-
munity of Practice Workspace should be
encouraged. This will facilitate enhanced knowl-
edge and experience sharing as identified above
and will further strengthen UNDP’s access to justice
programming in the region.
(VIII) More regional programmes within the regional
sub-clusters should be developed in order to build
on potential synergies between Country Offices.
(IX) Training should be provided to UNDP staff in the
region on topics such as ombudsman institutions,
free legal aid, legal empowerment and ADR. This
training could be undertaken exclusively among
UNDP staff sharing their knowledge and experi-
ences on certain topics to others, or opened to a
wider audience.
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(X) Country Offices should be provided with informa-
tion regarding fundraising opportunities within
UNDP and external fundraising opportunities in re-
lation to access to justice projects.
(XI) Support should be provided in facilitating dialogue
between Country Offices and donors, notably Eu-
ropean Commission delegations.
(XII) UNDP’s resource allocation for access to justice pro-
gramming in the region should be increased. As
suggested by the Questionnaire data, there is
greater access to justice and a more developed ju-
dicial reform process in countries where UNDP has
higher programming resources.
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Background and Purpose of the Study: To respond to a growing demand for support in the areas of access to jus-
tice, legal empowerment and justice reform expressed by UNDP Country Offices in Europe and the CIS, the Bratislava
Regional Center (BRC) is in the process of formulating a regional framework of support and forming an access to jus-
tice community of practice (CoP) for work in the sector. As part of this process, it has been agreed to undertake a
baseline study on access to justice in the region, the results of which will be used to form a comparative study on
access to justice programming in the region. In this context, we would greatly appreciate you sharing your knowl-
edge and experience on access to justice programming in your country and Country Office. For the purposes of
this study, access to justice encompasses all six main pillars of support: legal protection, legal awareness, legal aid
and counselling, adjudication, traditional dispute resolution mechanisms and law enforcement. Related counter-
parts in this work could include: the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Education, the High Judiciary, the court sys-
tem, legal aid providers, Bar Associations, national human rights institutions, the Prosecution Offices,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and/or the media.
Instructions: In order to gather information on UNDP’s assets in terms of access to justice programming in the region
and to prepare a baseline for the strengthening of the Access to Justice CoP, please complete the Questionnaire on-
line and include as many details as possible. In addition, if you have any supporting documents, for example, laws, stud-
ies, and assessments, please also email them to Joanna Books at [email protected].
Estimated time for completion: 1 hour
Thank you in advance for your kind contributions and participation in this study!
A. INTRODUCTION
1. What is your name and title?
2. In which UNDP Country Office are you based?
B. ACCESS TO JUSTICE SITUATION IN THE COUNTRY
1. Is there a judicial reform process in your country?
a. Planned
b. Ongoing
c. Completed
If so, please describe briefly.
2. What is the structure of the court system in your country? Please provide brief details.
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3. Is there a separation of powers stated in the constitution or legislation in your country?
a. Yes
b. No
4. In your opinion, is the judiciary in your country independent and impartial in its work?
a. Yes
b. No
If so, please describe briefly.
5. What is the task and mandate of the Ministry of Justice in your country? Please describe briefly.
6. Is there a Bar Association in your country?
a. Yes
b. No
Are there any issues/problems preventing the Bar Association from being fully independent?
a. Yes
b. No
If so, please describe briefly.
7. Has there been a recent study on access to justice in your country?
a. Yes
b. No
If so, prepared it? Please email it or provide a hyperlink to it, if possible.
8. Which are the key vulnerable/marginalized groups with respect to access to justice in your country? Please
tick all those that apply.
a. Ethnic minorities (please state which ones)
b. Women
c. Children and youth
d. The elderly
e. Persons with disabilities
f. Persons with HIV/AIDS
g. Persons with non-heterosexual orientation
h. Other (Please state)
9. Are there any special policies or laws regarding vulnerable/marginalized groups and access to justice in
your country?
a. Yes
b. No
If so, are they enforced?
a. Yes
b. No
Please provide further details as appropriate.
8. Is there provision for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in your country?
a. Yes
b. No
If so, is it active?
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a. Yes
b. No
Please provide further details as appropriate.
9. Please list any (not limited to UNDP) failed or successful access to justice projects and initiatives imple-
mented in your country and, if possible, provide brief details on the reasons for this success/failure.
10. Is there a system of legal aid in your country?
a. Yes
b. No
If so, who provides it? Please tick all those that apply.
a. University
b. Ministry of Justice
c. Bar Association
d. Legal clinics
e. Other
In which types of cases is it available? Please list.
11. Is there a judicial training institution in existence and if so, what is its mandate?
C. UNDP ACCESS TO JUSTICE PORTFOLIO
1. In which areas of access to justice is your Country Office working?
a. Judicial Independence
b. Judicial Education
c. Transitional Justice
d. Alternative Dispute Resolution
e. Public Legal Aid
f. Mutual Legal Assistance
g. Ombudsman Systems
h. Anti-discrimination
i. Legal Empowerment
j. Other (Please state).
2. What is the title and objective of your access to justice programme(s)?
3. How many access to justice projects have been/are being implemented in your Country Office?
4. Have you consulted right-holders when developing access to justice projects?
a. Yes
b. No
If so, how it was done?
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Type of project Planned Ongoing Completed
Concrete access tojustice project
Projects with access tojustice components
5. Do you use special tools based on the human rights-based approach or similar methodologies (focus
groups, interviews, survey, needs assessments, etc.) to involve and include right-holders in your current ac-
cess to justice project?
a. Yes
b. No
If so, what are they?
6. What is the most successful partnership (NGOs, government institutions, municipalities etc.) you have
established within your access to justice projects and why?
7. How many staff in your Country Office are working on access to justice projects
8. In order to verify and complement information obtained through Atlas, please identify all access to jus-
tice projects in your country by completing the table below.
9. What was UNDP’s entry point into access to justice programming in your country?
10. In your opinion, what is UNDP’s niche and comparative advantage in access to justice programming in
your country?
11. Does UNDP in your Country Office have future plans in the area of access to justice programming?
a. Yes
b. No
If so, please describe briefly.
12. Would you need any assistance/expertise/support to implement these projects?
a. Yes
b. No
If so, what kind?
13. What is your Country Office’s budget forecast in terms of access to justice programming?
a. < $100,000
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International staff
Title of Project
ATLAS Project I.D No.
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b. <$250,000
c. <$500,000
d. <$750,000
e. >$1,000,000
E. DONORS AND PARTNERS
1. Who are UNDP’s main donors and/or partners in access to justice programming in your county? Please tick
on all those that apply:
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Multilateral European Union
World Bank
Other (please specify)
Bilateral Canada (CIDA)
Denmark
France
Germany
Great Britain (DfID)
Greece
The Netherlands
Norway
Romania
Sweden (SIDA)
Switzerland (SDC)
United States of America (USAID)
Other (please specify)
United Nations Sys-tem
Global Environment Fund (GEF)
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Thematic Trust Fund (TTF)
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
UN Women’s Fund (UNIFEM)
United Nations Hgh Commissioner forRefugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Office for Drugs andCrime (UNODC)
Other (Please specify)
F. RESOURCE PERSONS
1. In order to assist in the compilation of a pool of experts, please provide information on consultants,
both local and international, that have participated in your access to justice programming whom you
would recommend.
G. ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE1. Which areas of access to justice would you be interested in learning more about?
2. Which specific thematic studies and knowledge products would you be interested in? Please tick all those
that apply:
(I) Institutional restructuring
(II) Judicial independence
(III) Legal framework, policy
(IV) Judicial council including functional review
(V) Legal empowerment
(VI) Alternative Dispute Resolution – criminal and civil justice + contact with the justice system
(VII) Comparative analysis on Judicial Training Centres
(VIII) Legal aid
(IX) Other
Thank you very much for participating!
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NGOs and Others American Bar Association CentralEurope and Eurasia Law Initiative (ABACEELI)
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Open Society Institute/Soros
Foundation
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
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Annex IIList of Country Offices and RespondentsParticipating in the Study
Country Office Name Position E-mail
Armenia Alla Bakunts Democratic GovernancePortfolio Analyst
Croatia Mario Kresic Project Manager [email protected]
Cyprus Stella Isidorou Junior Legal Specialist [email protected]
Georgia Natia Cherkezishvili [email protected]
Kazakhstan Ainur Baimyrza Programme Analyst [email protected]
Kosovo Virgjina Dumnica [email protected]
Kyrgyzstan Maksat Usupbaeva, Democractic GovernanceProgramme Assistant
Lithuania Lina Jankauskiene Programme Officer [email protected]
Moldova Matilda Dimovska Deputy ResidentRepresentative
Montenegro Jelena Djonovic Project Manager [email protected]
Serbia Olivera Puric Team Leader, Capacity Developmentand AccountableGovernance Cluster
Tajikistan Alisher Karimov Project Manager [email protected]
Turkey Leyla SenSeher Alacaci
Programme ManagerProject Associate
[email protected] [email protected]
Uzbekistan Evgeniy Abdullaev Programme LegalSpecialist
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Annex IIIRegional Legal AidFrameworks and Resources
Regional Legal Aid frameworks
Country Legal Aid Providers Types of eligible cases
Albania Legal clinics, Bar Association Criminal, Civil, Administrative
Armenia Bar Association,Legal clinics
Criminal, Civil, Labour, Commercial,Administrative, Constitutional, Family and Social
Azerbaijan Bar Association Criminal, Civil, Administrative
Belarus Bar AssociationSpecialized Legal Aid Agency (Barmembers provide legal aid)
Civil, Business, Administrative
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ministry of Justice, NGOs Civil, Criminal
Bulgaria National Legal Aid Bureau,Bar Councils
Criminal, Civil, Administrative
Croatia Bar Association, NGOs,University Legal clinics
Criminal, Civil, Administrative
Cyprus Ministry of Justice,Bar Association
Criminal, human resources violations,Family, Cross-border
Czech Republic Bar Association Civil, Labour, Family, Business Law,Administrative
Georgia Ministry of Justice – Legal Aid Serv-ice and Legal Aid Bureau, Bar Associ-ation, Legal clinics
Criminal, Civil, Administrative
Hungary Bar Association, Notaries, NGOs,University legal clinics
Civil, Criminal
Kazakhstan Universities, Bar Association,Ministry of Justice
Criminal
Kosovo Legal Aid Commission Criminal and Civil
Kyrgyzstan Legal clinics Human rights violations, Gender dis-crimination, Criminal
Latvia Legal Aid Administration Civil, Administrative, Criminal
Lithuania Universities, Ministry of Justice,Legal clinics, Local Government Executive Institutions, Council of Lawyers
Civil, Administrative, Criminal
Legal Aid Resources
Open Society Justice Initiative, Legal Aid Reform
The website provides numerous documents on the reform of the legal aid frameworks within several countries in
Europe and CIS region, with a comprehensive legal aid database providing:
1. International Standards on the Right to Legal Aid
2. Legal Aid Laws & Regulations, and Related Legal Instruments
3. Organization and Management of a Legal Aid System
4. Models and Schemes for Legal Aid Delivery
5. Legal Aid Quality Standards and Quality Assurance Mechanisms
6. Legal Aid Research and Studies
7. Training Materials on Criminal Legal Aid Issues
8. Selected Sources Organizations Working on Legal Aid
Council of Europe, Human Rights and Legal Affairs, Operation of Justice, http://www.coe.int/T/E/Legal_
Affairs/Legal_co-operation/Operation_of_justice/Access_to_justice_and_legal_aid/
The website provides further information on the CoE framework for the provision of legal aid, from the conference
“Towards the better access to justice for individuals”, held in Brussels, Belgium in 2004, including infomration from
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Russian Federation State Legal Aid Bureaus, RegionalDivisions of Social Services, BarAssociation, Legal clinics, NGOs
State social assistance scheme,Criminal, some Civil andAdministrative
Serbia Bar Association, Legal clinicsVarious organizations
Human rights violations, Criminal
Slovenia Legal Aid Professional Service, BarAssociation, NGOs (with approval of the Ministry of Justice)
Civil, Commercial, Criminal (exceptfor criminal acts of defamation)
Tajikistan Bar Association Civil, Criminal, Administrative
FYROM Bar Association Civil, Criminal, Administrative
Turkey Bar Association Civil, Commercial, Administrative
Turkmenistan Bar Association,Legal Aid Organizations
Ukraine Bar Association Criminal
Uzbekistan Bar Association, Legal clinics, NGOs
Country Legal Aid Providers Types of eligible cases
Malta Advocate for Legal Aid Civil, Criminal
Moldova Ministry of Justice, Bar Association,National Council for State Guaranteed Legal Aid and its territorial offices, NGOs, Academia
Criminal, Civil, Administrative
Montenegro Municipal Legal Aid Offices, NGOs Human rights violations, criminal, civil
Poland Bar Association Civil
Romania Bar Association Criminal, Civil
the European Commission’s European Judicial Network in civil and commercial matters which provides compre-
hensive overview of legal aid systems in EU member countries and brief information sheets on the provision of legal
aid in countries members of the Council of Europe.
Recently, the CoE website published results of the research initiative ‘Access to Justice in Europe’. Results includes
overview of judicial systems including legal aid scheme in CoE member states. Materials are available at:
http://www.coe.int/t/dg1/legalcooperation/cepej/series/Etudes9Acces_en.pdf
The European Commission, Justice and Home Affairs, Civil matters – Judicial Cooperation
The website is presenting the EU framework in cross-border legal aid and minimum standards, providing links to the
directive adopted by the European Council in 2003, minimum standards agreed in Tampere, Finland in 1999, which
were followed by a Green Paper “Legal Aid in civil matters: the problems confronting the cross-border litigant” and
two standard forms established by the Commission to simplify the transmission of legal aid applications.
European Roma Rights Centre, Legal Aid for 800 million Europeans: the Council of Europe efforts by Gianluca Es-
posito
This brief and concise paper provides an overview of the theoretical and legal framework of legal aid, set up and ini-
tiated by CoE, including the recent developments in the field.
USAID, success stories and articles in Europe and CIS
The articles describe success stories of USAID-funded and -supported legal aid projects.
Ukraine: http://www.usaid.gov/locations/europe_eurasia/press/success/legal_aid_center.html
Ukraine: http://www.usaid.gov/locations/europe_eurasia/press/success/2006-03-12.html
Moldova: http://www.usaid.gov/locations/europe_eurasia/press/success/moldova_law_clinics.html
The Danish Institute for Human Rights, Results from an International Conference on Legal Aid
This report summarizes the results of the Conference that took place in 2007 in Kiev, Ukraine, providing the link to a
more comprehensive report including the conclusions, programme and participants of the Conference, together
with a link to the adopted the Kyiv Declaration on the Right to Legal Aid.
Public Interest Law Institute
http://www.pili.org/en/content/view/51/53/
A collection of reports describing the situation of legal aid in a number of Central and East European countries.
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stud
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free
prov
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con
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prov
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ATLA
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no:
000
3421
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trat
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ect a
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help
key
law
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stitu
tions
in B
elar
us to
carr
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t im
pact
ass
essm
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dle
gisl
atio
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at a
re b
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dev
elop
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focu
s on
ex-
post
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sess
men
t pra
ctic
es a
nd d
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opin
g of
impa
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sses
smen
t ski
lls o
f the
offi
cial
s,in
volv
ed in
to th
e le
gisl
ativ
e pr
oces
s. O
bjec
tives
: Inc
reas
ing
capa
city
for f
easi
bilit
yst
udy
and
impa
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naly
sis
of fu
ture
law
s an
dpo
licie
s; M
odifi
catio
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the
curr
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raft
ing
proc
ess
and
deve
lopm
ent o
f pro
posa
ls fo
ram
endm
ent o
f the
legi
slat
ive
and
inst
itutio
nal b
asis
for e
nabl
ing
impa
ctas
sess
men
t; Pu
blic
par
ticip
atio
n in
the
law
draf
ting
proc
ess
and
publ
ic a
cces
s to
the
info
rmat
ion
enab
led.
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nia
-Her
zeg
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aSu
ppor
ting
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sitio
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nite
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nmen
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pain
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ernm
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of S
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en, G
over
nmen
t of
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erla
nd
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issu
es o
f Tra
nsiti
onal
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ice
whi
ch d
eal
with
inju
stic
es a
nd h
uman
righ
ts v
iola
tions
durin
g co
nflic
t fue
l pro
foun
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nces
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pula
tion
and
ther
efor
e ne
ed to
be
addr
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sust
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deve
lopm
ent i
s to
be e
nsur
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s gl
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exp
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dem
onst
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d, d
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e pa
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post
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cou
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l obj
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this
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stre
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truc
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com
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nden
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t and
effec
tive
part
of t
he n
atio
nal i
nstit
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nal
stru
ctur
e. M
oreo
ver,
proj
ect a
ims
atin
crea
sing
the
effec
tiven
ess
and
effici
ency
of th
e M
inor
Offe
nce
Cour
t sys
tem
by
prov
idin
g tr
aini
ngs
to p
rofe
ssio
nals
: jud
ges
and
inte
rest
ed la
wye
rs. A
noth
er s
egm
ent o
fth
e ac
cess
to ju
stic
e br
ief i
s en
surin
g fu
llac
cess
to in
form
atio
n fo
r the
pub
lic.
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nia
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gisl
atio
n D
atab
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ect
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proj
ect i
s de
velo
ping
a c
ompr
ehen
sive
data
base
for B
iH le
gisl
atio
n, w
hich
will
be
fully
acc
essi
ble
thro
ugh
an in
tegr
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port
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bas
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f the
legi
slat
ion
data
base
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pro
vide
pub
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cces
s, fre
e of
char
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ver
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ll la
ws
onBi
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stric
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tend
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n w
ill p
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de s
peci
alis
ts w
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ore
soph
istic
ated
sea
rch
optio
ns a
nd a
cces
s to
rele
vant
com
men
tarie
s an
d an
nota
tions
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no.
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aSu
ppor
t to
the
Esta
blis
hmen
t of
the
War
Crim
es C
ham
ber i
n Bi
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Trai
ning
of L
egal
pro
fess
iona
ls
Atla
s pr
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t ID
no:
0004
1482
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enrm
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f Jap
an, U
ND
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sup
port
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stre
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g of
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cour
t str
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re in
BiH
, im
plyi
ng th
at th
eju
dici
ary
beco
mes
an
inde
pend
ent,
effici
ent
and
effec
tive
part
of t
he n
atio
nal
inst
itutio
nal s
truc
ture
. The
judi
ciar
y sh
ould
cons
eque
ntly
be
able
to u
nder
take
its
sign
ifica
nt ro
le in
con
flict
pre
vent
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impr
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g et
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gen
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ndpr
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tabl
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d su
stai
nabl
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man
dev
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men
t for
all.
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e m
ost s
igni
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ect o
f the
lega
lre
form
is e
nhan
cing
of c
ompe
tenc
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of th
ena
tiona
l leg
al p
rofe
ssio
nals
and
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er s
taff
invo
lved
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roce
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war
crim
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ence
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s w
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s ca
paci
tybu
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roug
h tr
aini
ng a
nd e
xcha
nge
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perie
nces
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ong
lega
l pro
fess
iona
ls is
requ
ired
to e
nsur
e fu
ll fu
nctio
ning
of
judi
ciar
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all
leve
ls.
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prov
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way
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proj
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ims
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ssis
t rel
evan
tin
stitu
tions
in ju
veni
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stic
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form
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tabl
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hang
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ired
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stab
lishm
ent o
f a n
ewad
min
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mba
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mai
n ob
ject
ives
of t
he p
roje
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been
to: p
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ce re
com
men
datio
ns to
mod
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e ad
min
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ativ
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stic
e sy
stem
and
to im
prov
e th
e co
mm
erci
al ju
stic
esy
stem
in v
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of e
nhan
cing
its
effici
ency
and
effec
tiven
ess;
and
to p
rodu
ce a
Stra
tegy
and
an
Act
ion
Plan
to im
plem
ent
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ew re
com
men
datio
ns.
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the
deve
lopm
ent o
f aW
itnes
s an
d Vi
ctim
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port
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em in
Cro
atia
ATLA
S Pr
ojec
t ID
no:
584
75
Min
istr
y of
Just
ice
Uni
ted
Nat
ions
Bur
eau
for C
risis
Prev
entio
n an
d Re
cove
ry (B
CPR
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over
nmen
t of t
he N
ethe
rland
s,U
SAID
To d
evel
op a
witn
ess
and
vict
ims
supp
ort
syst
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cou
rts,
stra
tegi
c m
anag
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t of
the
Min
istr
y of
Just
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and
publ
icaw
aren
ess.
Geo
rgia
Supp
ort t
o Ju
stic
e Sy
stem
Atla
s pr
ojec
t ID
No:
000
5241
8
The
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t, H
igh
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of G
eorg
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nd S
upre
me
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t of G
eorg
ia
Gov
ernm
ent o
f Geo
rgia
, UN
DP
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proj
ect a
ims
to s
uppo
rt re
form
s in
the
cour
t sys
tem
of G
eorg
ia a
nd in
crea
se a
cces
sto
just
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thro
ugho
ut s
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ty, i
nclu
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vuln
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epr
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o pr
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new
ly e
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stitu
te o
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d pr
ovid
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aini
ng fo
r jud
ges
and
jour
nalis
ts to
incr
ease
tran
spar
ency
of t
heco
urt s
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m.
Mor
e sp
ecifi
cally
, the
pro
ject
impl
emen
tsth
e fo
llow
ing:
Tra
inin
g of
judg
es w
ith a
part
icul
ar fo
cus
on h
uman
righ
ts,
inte
rpre
tatio
n of
law
s, an
d ac
cess
to ju
stic
eby
mar
gina
lized
gro
ups;
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ning
for
mag
istr
ate
and
spea
ker j
udge
s an
d m
edia
repr
esen
tativ
es in
fund
amen
tal h
uman
right
s do
cum
ents
and
effe
ctiv
eco
mm
unic
atio
ns; a
nd P
ublic
out
reac
hac
tiviti
es to
incr
ease
aw
aren
ess
on ju
dici
ary
syst
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rgia
.
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men
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rgia
Ass
ista
nce
to th
e Pu
blic
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ende
r'sO
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(PD
O)
Atla
s pr
ojec
t ID
no:
000
1269
2
Gov
ernm
ents
of G
eorg
ia,
and
Nor
way
, UN
DP
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over
all o
bjec
tive
of th
e pr
ojec
t is
tofu
rthe
r inc
reas
e ca
paci
ties
with
in th
e PD
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pro
vide
pro
fess
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l sup
port
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eva
rious
fiel
ds o
f hum
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ghts
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xten
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or P
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sent
ial t
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tabl
ish
spec
ializ
ed c
entr
es w
ithin
the
office
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ed o
n ex
perie
nce
colle
cted
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the
office
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r its
yea
rs o
f ope
ratio
n, th
ese
cent
res
wou
ld fo
cus
on: R
esea
rch
and
prot
ectio
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relig
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righ
ts, P
rote
ctio
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wom
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right
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ghts
of m
ilita
ry p
erso
nnel
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d Le
gisl
ativ
e m
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rs, a
s w
ell a
sde
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ping
four
regi
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rgia
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ncem
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mai
n do
nors
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rgia
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bal
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way
and
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man
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tern
atio
nal D
evel
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ent
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ncy
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A),
the
Swis
s A
genc
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r Dev
elop
men
t and
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oper
atio
n (S
DC
), U
SAID
, KfW
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man
y) a
nd W
orld
Ban
k.
This
pro
ject
aim
s to
sup
port
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f Con
stitu
tiona
l jus
tice
in G
eorg
ia.
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Kaz
akh
stan
Dev
elop
men
t of N
atio
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Cap
aciti
es fo
r Effe
ctiv
e Pr
otec
tion
of H
uman
Rig
hts
Atla
s pr
ojec
t ID
no:
000
1322
1
Hum
an R
ight
s Co
mm
issi
on (H
RC)
unde
r the
Pre
side
nt o
f Kaz
akhs
tan
UN
DP,
Gov
ernm
ent o
f Nor
way
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proj
ect a
ims
to ra
ise
awar
enes
s of
law
enfo
rcem
ent o
ffici
als
and
inst
itutio
ns o
nin
tern
atio
nal o
blig
atio
ns u
nder
ratifi
edhu
man
righ
ts tr
eatie
s an
d ob
ligat
ions
; to
trai
n m
ass
med
ia a
nd N
GO
s on
inte
rnat
iona
lob
ligat
ions
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s ID
No:
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3534
7
Parli
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publ
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s ID
No:
0003
9548
Min
istr
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Hig
h Co
unci
l of
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acy,
NG
Os
UN
DP
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s Fo
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sup
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ernm
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mec
hani
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Num
ber:
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3637
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5655
The
Min
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Judg
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ssoc
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n of
Ser
bia,
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the
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The
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scop
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4821
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s Pr
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t ID
No:
435
54, 5
4794
The
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ntre
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tiona
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regi
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inte
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ard
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pote
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l to
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form
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and
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Atla
s Pr
ojec
t ID
No:
515
65/5
4946
Min
istr
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citi
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judi
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long
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ap fo
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cre
atio
n of
an
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and
affor
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re to
form
ulat
e a
stra
tegy
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form
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hele
gal a
id s
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m th
at w
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e ac
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ed b
yth
e ke
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akeh
olde
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incr
ease
acc
ess
to ju
stic
e fo
r the
mos
t vul
nera
ble
and
mar
gina
lized
gro
ups.
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iscr
imin
atio
n –
Firs
t Pha
se
Atla
s Pr
ojec
t ID
No:
513
65
Min
istr
y of
Hum
an a
nd M
inor
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ghts
, NG
Os,
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ncil
ofEu
rope
UN
DP/
EAR
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pro
ject
aim
s at
the
crea
tion
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com
preh
ensi
ve le
gal f
ram
ewor
k fo
rpr
even
ting
and
com
batin
g di
scrim
inat
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rimar
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cus
will
be
to u
se a
part
icip
ator
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oces
s of
pub
lic c
onsu
ltatio
nto
pro
duce
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n co
nsis
tent
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pean
and
inte
rnat
iona
l nor
ms.
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will
be a
chie
ved
thro
ugh
its s
uppo
rt to
the
adop
tion
of s
uch
an a
nti-d
iscr
imin
atio
n la
win
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bia
and
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tene
gro
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59
Min
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men
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mis
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rt o
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unde
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e go
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men
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ty to
fulfi
ll th
e cr
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for
clos
er in
tegr
atio
n w
ith th
e Eu
rope
an U
nion
,a
key
com
pone
nt h
as b
een
devo
ted
to th
ein
trod
uctio
n of
legi
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ion
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ing
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ore
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even
t and
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bat
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rimin
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oriti
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oups
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erbi
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ship
with
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ncy
for H
uman
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e Eu
rope
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genc
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port
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pera
tion
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inte
rnat
iona
l age
ncie
s. In
ord
er to
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impa
ct o
f the
legi
slat
ive
wor
kun
dert
aken
unt
il no
w a
nd to
gua
rant
ee th
eeff
ectiv
enes
s of
pre
sent
and
fort
hcom
ing
prov
isio
ns, i
t app
ears
nec
essa
ry to
car
ry o
uta
proj
ect c
ompo
sed
of th
e fo
llow
ing
com
pone
nts:
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itutio
nal s
uppo
rt to
the
agen
cies
and
bod
ies
invo
lved
in th
eim
plem
enta
tion
of c
urre
nt a
nd fu
ture
ant
i-di
scrim
inat
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legi
slat
ion;
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anci
ng a
ndm
ains
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min
g of
furt
her l
egis
lativ
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pmen
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gthe
ning
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lutio
nm
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larg
e on
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impo
rtan
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nd th
e re
leva
nce
of n
ewan
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ion
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ania
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rmer
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efite
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latio
ns o
ffice
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exp
lain
pro
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dict
men
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. How
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hese
offi
ces
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mos
tly li
mite
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pre
ss b
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gs, a
nd p
oten
tial s
ubst
antiv
eou
trea
ch e
ffort
s ar
e hi
nder
ed b
y bu
dget
ary
cons
trai
nts.
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proj
ect w
ill h
elp
to d
evel
op a
met
hodo
logy
to im
part
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ertis
e in
outr
each
from
the
inte
rnat
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tor t
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cal s
take
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inin
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aw a
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atin
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hile
pro
vidi
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tern
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idea
s fo
r bet
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nism
s to
inco
rpor
ate
a lo
caliz
ed a
ppro
ach
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own
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each
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rts.
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proj
ect w
illde
velo
p la
stin
g ex
pert
ise
at th
e lo
cal l
evel
inBo
snia
and
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zego
vina
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atia
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MIK
-Ko
sovo
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tene
gro
and
Serb
ia in
expl
aini
ng th
e na
ture
of i
nter
natio
nal l
egal
proc
eedi
ngs.
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cial
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rspe
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inis
trat
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ice
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proj
ect a
t han
d, e
ntitl
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uppo
rt to
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cial
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in th
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rspe
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ourt
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acity
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ette
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stic
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ope
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e Pr
ojec
t, an
eva
luat
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eor
gani
zatio
nal a
dmin
istr
atio
n of
the
Turk
ish
judi
cial
sys
tem
to d
evel
op a
road
map
for
the
full-
fledg
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plem
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tion
of ju
dici
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refo
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e EU
acc
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on p
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ss w
ill b
eco
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s or
gani
zatio
nal
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inis
trat
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revi
ew o
f the
judi
cial
sys
tem
will
pro
vide
an
over
all e
valu
atio
n of
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stru
ctur
es a
nd in
tera
ctio
ns a
mon
g th
e H
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Coun
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f Pro
secu
tors
and
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es, t
he h
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cour
ts s
uch
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ourt
of C
essa
tion
and
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f Sta
te. O
utpu
t of t
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revi
ew w
illbe
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ompr
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sive
situ
atio
n an
alys
is o
f the
exis
ting
stru
ctur
es a
nd p
roce
sses
.U
ltim
atel
y, th
e pr
ojec
t sha
ll pr
ovid
e an
exte
nsiv
e fra
mew
ork,
whi
ch w
ill b
ecom
e a
basi
s fo
r defi
ning
a ro
ad m
ap fo
r fur
ther
polic
y re
com
men
datio
ns a
nd c
apac
ity-
build
ing
prog
ram
mes
in th
e on
goin
gju
dici
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refo
rm p
roce
ss o
f Tur
key.
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the
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tion
in C
rimin
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stic
eSy
stem
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DP’
s sp
ecia
l nic
he in
the
stud
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of th
eju
stic
e se
ctor
in T
urke
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rovi
dete
chni
cal k
now
-how
tow
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ach
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stitu
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acity
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ldin
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sed
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capa
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. It w
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cord
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ovid
e m
ulti-
coun
try
stru
ctur
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sson
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arne
d as
wel
l as
expe
rtis
e in
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area
of i
ts c
orpo
rate
man
date
and
the
embo
dim
ent o
f hum
anrig
hts-
base
d ap
proa
ches
to a
ll fie
lds
ofse
rvic
e de
liver
y an
d ac
ts o
f dut
y-be
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s.
Uzb
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tan
Dev
elop
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t of t
he C
apac
ities
Nat
iona
l Hum
an R
ight
s In
stitu
tions
Atla
s pr
ojec
t ID
No:
000
4449
7
Nat
iona
l Hum
an R
ight
s Ce
ntre
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mbu
dsm
en, l
awye
rs, l
egal
clin
ics,
yout
h or
gani
zatio
ns
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Gov
ernm
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f Net
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nds,
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tic G
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nanc
e Th
emat
icTr
ust F
und
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mai
n ob
ject
ive
of th
e pr
ojec
t is
tost
reng
then
cap
aciti
es o
f the
nat
iona
lhu
man
righ
ts in
stitu
tions
and
rele
vant
bodi
es to
effe
ctiv
ely
fulfi
ll th
eir m
anda
tes
for p
rom
otin
g an
d pr
otec
ting
hum
an ri
ghts
in U
zbek
ista
n. T
he p
roje
ct fo
cuse
s pr
imar
ilyon
act
iviti
es re
latin
g to
hum
an ri
ghts
mat
ters
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t of t
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anda
te a
ndda
y-to
-day
wor
k of
ope
ratio
nal n
atio
nal
hum
an ri
ghts
inst
itutio
ns, w
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wou
ldco
nseq
uent
ly im
prov
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and
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Supp
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alte
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ive
met
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men
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no:
000
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Cha
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stry
UN
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Cha
mbe
r of C
omm
erce
and
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stry
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mai
n ob
ject
ive
of th
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ojec
t is
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f the
arb
itrat
ion
cour
ts a
ndot
her a
ltern
ativ
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ays
of d
ispu
te re
solu
tion
thro
ugh
crea
tion
of th
e A
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atio
nD
evel
opm
ent C
ente
r und
er th
e C
ham
ber o
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and
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stry
.
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chie
ve th
is o
bjec
tive,
the
proj
ect w
illfa
cilit
ate
the
deliv
ery
of fo
llow
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mai
nin
puts
: 1.
Est
ablis
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and
dev
elop
men
t of
inst
itutio
nal c
apac
ities
of t
he A
rbitr
atio
nD
evel
opm
ent C
ente
r und
er th
e C
ham
ber o
fCo
mm
erce
and
Indu
stry
of t
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epub
lic o
fU
zbek
ista
n;
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esea
rch
on th
e cu
rren
t situ
atio
n of
arbi
trat
ion
proc
ess
and
med
iatio
n in
Uzb
ekis
tan;
3.
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
inte
rnat
iona
lst
anda
rds
of d
ispu
tes
reso
lutio
n th
roug
htr
aini
ng a
nd c
ertifi
catio
n of
arb
itrat
ion
judg
es; e
ncou
rage
men
t of w
omen
arb
iters
and
brea
king
the
gend
er b
arrie
r; 4.
Pre
para
tion
of d
raft
am
endm
ents
to th
ele
gisl
atio
n in
the
field
of a
rbitr
atio
n co
urts
and
tria
ls.
AN
NE
X
VI
U
ND
P’
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MA
IN
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AN
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66
Annex VIUNDP’s Main Donors andPartners in Europe and the CIS
Organization Donor Partner
European Union Croatia, Moldova, Serbia Croatia, Georgia, Moldova,Montenegro
World BankArmenia
Canada (CIDA) Serbia
France Uzbekistan
Germany Uzbekistan
The Netherlands Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia Croatia
Norway Armenia, Kosovo, Montenegro Georgia
Romania Serbia
Sweden (SIDA) Armenia, Serbia, Tajikistan Georgia
Switzerland (SDC) Armenia
United Kingdom (FCO/DFiD) Kazakhstan Croatia
United States of America (USAID) Croatia, Kyrgyzstan Armenia, Croatia, Kyrgyzstan,Uzbekistan
OHCHR Moldova Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
TTF Georgia, Lithuania, Republic ofMoldova, Serbia, Turkey
UNICEF Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
UNIFEM Kazakhstan
UNHCR Armenia, Kazakhstan, Montenegro
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Organization Donor Partner
UNODC Lithuania Armenia, Serbia
OTHER Kosovo – Europe and the CIS Montenegro – UNDPNYHeadquarters
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION(Central and Eastern Europe LawInitiative (ABA/ROLI)
Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Serbia
Council of Europe Armenia, Moldova, Montenegro
Open Society Institute/SorosFoundation
Armenia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania,Montenegro
OSCE Armenia, Kazakhstan, Moldova,Montenegro, Serbia, Uzbekistan
Other Local NGOs and HRDs
UNDP Bratislava Regional CentreGrösslingova 3581109 BratislavaSlovak Republic
Tel: (421-2) 59337-111Fax: (421-2) 59337-450http://europeandcis.undp.org/