justice for vulnerable groups 1.1 Access to Justice (formerly Customary Dispute Resolution) Project An evidence-based strategy Quality of Access to exists which articulates the Justice Plan benefits to governance and the particularly their rule of law of stronger linkages incorporation of One integrated The Regional Access between in/formal justice systems community dispute in/formal justice to Justice Planning Further activities under the To support at in the region. The strategy has resolution needs. system planning Toolkit implemented Access to Justice Project will be selected PICs to No evidence-based been developed by PJDP and workshop in interested PICs implemented at the request of an systematically strategy exists to approved by the PEC. Access to conducted using using the Responsive individual PIC via the Responsive address integrate in/formal Justice Plans / TA preliminary Fund mechanism Fund mechanism, and ongoing community justice systems in the The Access to Justice plan and RF reports. research data and enabling Access to support given to the pilot PIC dispute resolution region. toolkit enabling other PICs to Number of PICs the providing technical Justice Plans to be (Tuvalu) to implement the toolkit needs. forge stronger links with informal Toolkit is inputs into developed and (as requested). dispute resolution actors and implemented to. integrated planning. implemented. improve access to justice (the strategy) was piloted in Tuvalu, and subsequently made available to all PICs. 1.2 Enabling Rights Project Baseline 2013: courts Quality of toolkit for do not promote equal A methodology promoting justice for Claim(s) of access to or focus on enabling those beneficiaries. previously unmet being responsive to seeking justice to legal needs are Pending - The first visit to Nauru the needs of the access available Percentage increase Toolkit and brought to, and NA NA is scheduled to occur in February TA/PIC citizens they serve. remedies is in claims made to TA/PIC reports. resolved by, the 2014. As a result, there is a developed, piloted courts for remedies courts in at least plethora of unmet and adopted in one focussed on during one PIC. justice needs within PIC. the pilot. the community.
justice for vulnerable groups 1.1 Access to Justice (formerly Customary Dispute Resolution) Project To support at selected PICs to systematically address community dispute resolution needs. One integrated in/formal justice system planning workshop conducted using preliminary research data and providing technical inputs into integrated planning. No evidence-based strategy exists to integrate in/formal justice systems in the region. An evidence-based strategy exists which articulates the benefits to governance and the rule of law of stronger linkages between in/formal justice systems in the region. The strategy has been developed by PJDP and approved by the PEC. The Access to Justice plan and toolkit enabling other PICs to forge stronger links with informal dispute resolution actors and improve access to justice (the strategy) was piloted in Tuvalu, and subsequently made available to all PICs. Further activities under the Access to Justice Project will be implemented at the request of an individual PIC via the Responsive Fund mechanism, and ongoing support given to the pilot PIC (Tuvalu) to implement the toolkit (as requested). The Regional Access to Justice Planning Toolkit implemented in interested PICs using the Responsive Fund mechanism enabling Access to Justice Plans to be developed and implemented. Quality of Access to Justice Plan particularly their incorporation of community dispute resolution needs. Access to Justice Plans / RF reports. TA Number of PICs the Toolkit is implemented to. 1.2 Enabling Rights Project Claim(s) of previously unmet legal needs are brought to, and resolved by, the courts in at least one PIC. NA Baseline 2013: courts do not promote equal access to or focus on being responsive to the needs of the citizens they serve. As a result, there is a plethora of unmet justice needs within the community. NA Pending - The first visit to Nauru is scheduled to occur in February 2014. A methodology enabling those seeking justice to access available remedies is developed, piloted and adopted in one PIC. Quality of toolkit for promoting justice for beneficiaries. Toolkit and TA/PIC reports. TA/PIC Percentage increase in claims made to courts for remedies focussed on during the pilot.
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