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Excellence criteria; and score 600 or higher in an independent assessment. been accepted by a member of the International Consortium for Court Excellence. Samoa Drug & Alcohol Court Workshop 31 March - 4 April, 2014 For judicial and court officers to become better informed and equipped to deal with drug and alcohol cases. A Steering Committee has been set up and has agreed on goals and objectives, strategic plans, and the scope of the Drug and Alcohol Court’s jurisdiction. 40 5 0 $9,536.33 Samoa Judicial Training on Civil, Criminal and Land Procedure 19 - 23 May, 2014 To provide capacity building training for lay judges to improve their understanding of the law and processes to be followed when dealing with matters of a civil or criminal nature, but also of the cultural importance of matters related to land and title. Participants have improved knowledge of both the substance of the law and judicial procedure. Judges now make full and better use of the Benchbooks especially on court procedures in the Land and Titles Court. 31 5 4 $16,432.03 Solomon Islands & Judgment Writing Workshop, Honiara 16 - 20 April, 2012 To improve the understanding and skills of the justices and clerks of the local court about decision-making and writing judgments in criminal, civil and customary land cases. There has been significant improvement in the participant's abilities to produce judgments in a reasonable amount of time. 19 4 2 $8,490.21 Solomon Islands & Judgment Writing Workshop, Gizo, Western Province 11 - 14 November, 2014 To improve the understanding, abilities and skills of the justices and clerks of the local court on methods for decision-making and writing judgments in criminal, civil and customary land cases. To enhance the competence of the Local Court’s processes and systems by providing advanced knowledge and skills in decision-making, to identify issues and analyse evidence in cases. There has been a significant improvement in the competence of judges and clerks. There has been an increase in the number of cases heard within a one week timeframe; capacity to identify key issues; and ability to produce short judgments. Also, the number of appeals from the courts in Western and Choisuel Provinces have declined based on fewer errors in law and procedure. 21 4 2 $13,978.25 Making Making
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