Interested PICs Improvements in No CoJCs exist in A Complaints Handling Toolkit Up to four PICs have Quality of CoJC and of CoJC TA report & CoJC develop local judicial conduct the region that are has been piloted in Vanuatu and a heightened local participation in their PEC/CJ TA / statements regarding emerging in four based on and amended in light of lessons awareness of judicial development. assessment MSC judicial integrity, PICs attributable to adapted from learned. It has been made integrity, with the minuted. appropriate judicial the existence and internationally available electronically to all judiciary overall conduct, and use of a CoJC recognised Partner Courts and demonstrating Heightened awareness of Self-assessment NC strategies to address principles such as stakeholders. adherence to judicial integrity and by JO and CO the growing demand the Bangalore appropriate complaints regarding user surveys. for transparency and principles of judicial standards of judicial judicial conduct are accountability; and conduct. conduct; complaints logged and dealt with in establish procedures regarding judicial reasonable time. to receive, record, conduct are logged inquire into, and and dealt with in resolve complaints reasonable time. relating to judicial records conduct. identify the number of complaints received, the broad nature of the complaint, time taken between receipt and final resolution, outcome and action taken. Regional Governance and Leadership Meetings Stakeholders 80% of key Low levels of judicial Nine PEC meetings; 6 CJs Adequate Number of meetings Reports including MSC increasingly actively stakeholders leadership of meetings; and 6 NCs meetings opportunities are conducted (scheduled: participants' participate in and engage with PJDP, development on have been held. and 21 provided for key four PEC, three CJ, two evaluations x nine. direct judicial consider it relevant national and Responsive Fund activities stakeholders to lead, NC).
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 four 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. A Complaints Handling Toolkit has been piloted in Vanuatu and amended in light of lessons learned. It has been made available electronically to all Partner Courts and stakeholders. 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. Self-assessment by JO and CO user surveys. NC Regional Governance and Leadership Meetings Stakeholders increasingly actively participate in and direct judicial 80% of key stakeholders engage with PJDP, consider it relevant Low levels of judicial leadership of development on national and Nine PEC meetings; 6 CJs meetings; and 6 NCs meetings have been held. and 21 Responsive Fund activities Adequate opportunities are provided for key stakeholders to lead, Number of meetings conducted (scheduled: four PEC, three CJ, two NC). Reports including participants' evaluations x nine. MSC
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