Responsive Fund activities; is increasing levels of leadership / implementation of local activities. One NC meeting and two PEC and CJ have been held since July 2012. 2.1 Codes of Judicial Conduct Project Three CoJC exist in the region Up to four PICs have CoJC TA report based on internationally Quality of CoJC and CoJC a heightened & PEC/CJ Interested PICs recognised principles. of local participation in TA / awareness of judicial assessment develop local Improvements in judicial conduct their development. MSC integrity, with the minuted. statements in those PICs was assessed, the judiciary overall regarding judicial results of which were captured in demonstrating integrity, the activity completion report. adherence to appropriate During the 18 month No CoJCs exist in the appropriate standards judicial conduct, implementation phase, the CoJC Improvements in region that are based A Complaints Handling Toolkit is of judicial conduct; and strategies to TA recommended that it would be judicial conduct on and adapted from in the process of being complaints regarding address the disadvantageous to develop a emerging in 4 PICs internationally developed. Beyond the original judicial conduct are Heightened growing demand regional strategy for the attributable to the recognised principles target, approval has been logged and dealt with awareness of judicial for transparency development of harmonised existence and use such as the received by the PEC to pilot this in reasonable time. integrity, and and accountability; CoJC, but instead provide a assessment by of a CoJC Bangalore principles Toolkit in at least one PIC. records complaints regarding NC and establish pathway, means and capacity for JO and CO user of judicial conduct. identify the number of judicial conduct are procedures to each PIC to develop its own surveys. complaints received, logged and dealt with receive, record, CoJC based on local realities/ the broad nature of in reasonable time. inquire into, and needs. This pathway has been the complaint, time resolve complaints developed and g piloted in 1 PIC. taken between receipt relating to judicial The outcome was a new CoJC in and final resolution, conduct. that PIC and a finalised toolkit outcome and action which was disseminated to all taken. PICs. 2.2 Regional Governance and Leadership Meetings
Responsive Fund activities; is increasing levels of leadership / implementation of local activities. One NC meeting and two PEC and CJ have been held since July 2012. 2.1 Codes of Judicial Conduct Project Interested PICs develop local statements regarding judicial integrity, appropriate judicial conduct, and strategies to address the growing demand for transparency and accountability; and establish procedures to receive, record, inquire into, and resolve complaints relating to judicial conduct. Improvements in judicial conduct emerging in 4 PICs attributable to the existence and use of a CoJC No CoJCs exist in the region that are based on and adapted from internationally recognised principles such as the Bangalore principles of judicial conduct. Three CoJC exist in the region based on internationally recognised principles. Improvements in judicial conduct in those PICs was assessed, the results of which were captured in the activity completion report. During the 18 month implementation phase, the CoJC TA recommended that it would be disadvantageous to develop a regional strategy for the development of harmonised CoJC, but instead provide a pathway, means and capacity for each PIC to develop its own CoJC based on local realities/ needs. This pathway has been developed and g piloted in 1 PIC. The outcome was a new CoJC in that PIC and a finalised toolkit which was disseminated to all PICs. A Complaints Handling Toolkit is in the process of being developed. Beyond the original target, approval has been received by the PEC to pilot this Toolkit in at least one PIC. Up to four PICs have a heightened awareness of judicial integrity, with the judiciary overall demonstrating adherence to appropriate standards of judicial conduct; complaints regarding judicial conduct are logged and dealt with in reasonable time. records identify the number of complaints received, the broad nature of the complaint, time taken between receipt and final resolution, outcome and action taken. Quality of CoJC and of local participation in their development. CoJC TA report & PEC/CJ assessment minuted. CoJC TA / MSC Heightened awareness of judicial integrity, and complaints regarding judicial conduct are logged and dealt with in reasonable time. by JO and CO user surveys. NC 2.2 Regional Governance and Leadership Meetings assessment
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