# ANNEX H

# USAID/Caucasus

# SO 2.2 Legal Systems that Better Support Implementation of Democratic Processes and Market Reform

This SO supports the overall Mission objectives by empowering citizens
through public awareness of their legal rights and supporting legal
access mechanisms to enable them to pursue these rights. Also,
increasing the capacity of legal institutions for the effective,
transparent, and fair implementation and enforcement of laws and
regulations will lead to a more prosperous market-oriented democracy.
The strategy entails both supply and demand approaches. The rule of law
(ROL) approach to date has focused on the supply side by working with
government reformers. This approach will continue at a slower pace, to
meet a still existing need and to maintain influence and consolidate
investments made at the national level. But, demand side activities will
increase as private sector capacity grows. This will entail a delicate
balance, so as not to create unmet demands. To ensure the public
directly benefits from reform laws, the strategy also targets regions
outside of Tbilisi.

+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| **Activity | **Activity   | # Results/Imp      | **Assessment of    |
| D          | LOP Goal and | act as of 12/31/99 | Potential for      |
| escription | Period**     |                    | Future             |
| and        |              | **\[What Results?  | Impact/Change      |
| Co         |              | What Impact on     | During Remainder   |
| ntractor** |              | Georgian           | of Program**       |
|            |              | soci               |                    |
|            |              | ety/Government\]** |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| NDI, ABA,  | Technical    | -   A substantial  | -   These laws     |
| A          | assistance   |     number of      |     provide the    |
| RD/Checci, | to draft,    |     reform laws    |     legal          |
| AMEX       | adopt and    |     have been      |     framework for  |
|            | implement    |     passed, that   |     major reforms. |
|            | select       |     improve the    |     Following the  |
|            | reform laws. |     legal basis    |     implementation |
|            | Drafting,    |     for human      |     many of these  |
|            | enacting and |     rights         |     legal acts     |
|            | implementing |     protection,    |     will require   |
|            | laws is an   |     business       |     reevaluation.  |
|            | integrated   |     development,   |     A number of    |
|            | continuum of |     an independent |     amendments are |
|            | activity     |     judiciary,     |     already        |
|            | that, by its |     more           |     planned. USAID |
|            | nature,      |     transparent    |     will continue  |
|            | includes     |     government,    |     to support the |
|            | assisting    |                    |     Legal Affairs  |
|            | the          |   decentralization |     Committee's    |
|            | development  |     of power, etc. |     efforts to     |
|            | of those     |     These laws     |     refine major   |
|            | i            |     include Civil  |     legislation.   |
|            | nstitutions, |     and Civil      |                    |
|            | state and    |     Procedure      |                    |
|            | non-state,   |     Codes,         |                    |
|            | critical to  |     Criminal and   |                    |
|            | imp          |     Criminal       |                    |
|            | lementation. |     Procedure      |                    |
|            |              |     Codes,         |                    |
|            | 1995-2003    |     Administrative |                    |
|            |              |     and            |                    |
|            |              |     Administrative |                    |
|            |              |     Procedure      |                    |
|            |              |     Codes, Law on  |                    |
|            |              |     Common Courts, |                    |
|            |              |     Law on Local   |                    |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              |   Self-Governance, |                    |
|            |              |     etc.           |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+

+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| NDI, AMEX  | Technical    | -   A progressive  | -   A series of    |
| and TBD    | assistance   |     Constitution   |     workshops,     |
|            | to draft,    |     enacted in     |     begun in       |
|            | adopt,       |     1995 supports  |     December 1999, |
|            | review and   |     democracy and  |     will examine   |
|            | implement    |     free markets,  |     how the        |
|            | Constitution |     through        |     constitution   |
|            |              |     protection of  |     works in real  |
|            | 1995-2000    |     human rights   |     life; its      |
|            |              |     and the        |     successful     |
|            |              |     separation of  |                    |
|            |              |     powers.        | concepts/articles; |
|            |              |                    |     required       |
|            |              | ```{=html}         |     developments   |
|            |              | <!-- -->           |     and            |
|            |              | ```                |                    |
|            |              | -   The law "On    |    clarifications; |
|            |              |     the Structure  |     the            |
|            |              |     and Activities |     implementation |
|            |              |     of the         |     progress and   |
|            |              |     Executive      |     impediments.   |
|            |              |     Authorities"   |     This will      |
|            |              |     was amended    |     conclude with  |
|            |              |     12/00 to       |     a large        |
|            |              |     increase the   |     conference to  |
|            |              |     authority of   |     celebrate the  |
|            |              |     the State      |     5^th^          |
|            |              |     Minister. This |     anniversary of |
|            |              |     action was     |     the            |
|            |              |     taken in lieu  |     Constitution   |
|            |              |     of amending    |     on August 24,  |
|            |              |     the            |     2000.          |
|            |              |     Constitution   |                    |
|            |              |     to provide for |                    |
|            |              |     a Prime        |                    |
|            |              |     Ministerial    |                    |
|            |              |     system, thus   |                    |
|            |              |     providing a    |                    |
|            |              |     simpler        |                    |
|            |              |     solution.      |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| ARD/Checci | Technical    | -   Civil Code was | -   USAID will     |
|            | assistance   |     enacted        |     support a high |
| AMEX and   | to draft,    |     06/26/97 and   |     quality        |
| TBD        | adopt and    |     the Civil      |     English        |
|            | implement    |     Procedure Code |     translation,   |
|            | Civil Code   |     was enacted    |     which will     |
|            | and Civil    |     10/14/97.      |     become         |
|            | Procedure    |                    |     available to   |
|            | Code, and    | ```{=html}         |     individuals    |
|            | provide      | <!-- -->           |     and            |
|            | training on  | ```                |     businesses.    |
|            | both         | -   The            |                    |
|            |              |     commentaries   | -   As a result of |
|            | 1997-2002    |     on the Codes,  |     the Civil Code |
|            |              |     which serve as |     translation, a |
|            |              |     practical      |                    |
|            |              |     guides, are    |   Georgian/English |
|            |              |     available for  |     legal glossary |
|            |              |     legal          |     will be        |
|            |              |     professionals. |     prepared.      |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              | ```{=html}         |                    |
|            |              | <!-- -->           |                    |
|            |              | ```                |                    |
|            |              | -   Attorneys and  |                    |
|            |              |     judges,        |                    |
|            |              |     trained on the |                    |
|            |              |     Civil Code are |                    |
|            |              |     better able to |                    |
|            |              |     apply the      |                    |
|            |              |     concepts into  |                    |
|            |              |     practice.      |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| AMEX and   | Technical    | -   The            | -   Administrative |
| TBD        | assistance   |     Administrative |     Code went into |
|            | to draft,    |     Code was       |     force on       |
|            | adopt,       |     passed 06/99.  |     01/01/00. The  |
|            | implement    |     It contains a  |     Code will      |
|            | and revise   |     Freedom of     |     strengthen     |
|            | the          |     Information    |     individuals    |
|            | Ad           |     (FOI) section. |     and businesses |
|            | ministrative |                    |     in their       |
|            | Code         | -   In 12/99 USAID |     dealing with   |
|            |              |     sponsored a    |     the government |
|            | (FPP)        |     FOI conference |     by providing a |
|            |              |     for high-level |     point of entry |
|            | 1997-2003    |                    |     for            |
|            |              |    representatives |     challenging    |
|            |              |     of GOG, media  |     over-intrusive |
|            |              |     and NGOs.      |     laws and       |
|            |              |     Participants   |     regulations    |
|            |              |     produced       |     and minimizing |
|            |              |                    |     opportunities  |
|            |              |    recommendations |     for corrupt    |
|            |              |     for            |     government     |
|            |              |     implementing   |     actions.       |
|            |              |     Administrative |                    |
|            |              |     Code.          | -   In 03/00 USAID |
|            |              |                    |     will sponsor   |
|            |              |                    |     Training of    |
|            |              |                    |     Trainers       |
|            |              |                    |     activity for   |
|            |              |                    |     requesters and |
|            |              |                    |     providers of   |
|            |              |                    |     information.   |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
|            |              | -   Based on the   | -   USAID will     |
|            |              |     conference     |     provide        |
|            |              |                    |     targeted       |
|            |              |   recommendations, |     assistance for |
|            |              |     on 12/28/99    |     selected       |
|            |              |     the GOG        |     government     |
|            |              |     established a  |     agencies to    |
|            |              |     Council headed |     develop model  |
|            |              |     by the State   |     processes and  |
|            |              |     Minister w/    |     procedures     |
|            |              |                    |     that other     |
|            |              |    representatives |     agencies could |
|            |              |     from GOG,      |     adopt.         |
|            |              |     media, NGOs    |                    |
|            |              |     and USG to     |                    |
|            |              |     provide        |                    |
|            |              |     assistance and |                    |
|            |              |     oversee the    |                    |
|            |              |     implementation |                    |
|            |              |     of the         |                    |
|            |              |     Administrative |                    |
|            |              |     Code. This is  |                    |
|            |              |     an excellent   |                    |
|            |              |     model of GOG   |                    |
|            |              |     and civil      |                    |
|            |              |     society        |                    |
|            |              |     working        |                    |
|            |              |     together.      |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| AMEX       | Technical    | -   Criminal       | -   Amendments to  |
|            | assistance   |     Procedure Code |     both are       |
|            | to draft,    |     was passed in  |     needed. The    |
|            | adopt,       |     1998 and       |     Legal Affairs  |
|            | implement    |     Criminal Code  |     Committee is   |
|            | and revise   |     was passed in  |     developing     |
|            | Criminal     |     1999.          |     drafts. A      |
|            | Code and     |                    |     modern         |
|            | Criminal     |                    |     Criminal Code  |
|            | Procedure    |                    |     and Criminal   |
|            | Code (FPP)   |                    |     Procedure Code |
|            |              |                    |     will help      |
|            |              |                    |     prevent human  |
|            |              |                    |     rights         |
|            |              |                    |     violations.    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| AMEX       | Licensing    | -   Licensing Law  | -   The public     |
|            | Law          |     was passed in  |     education      |
|            |              |     May 1999,      |     campaigns will |
|            | (FPP)        |     reducing the   |     raise the      |
|            |              |     number of      |     awareness of   |
|            |              |     licenses from  |     legal rights   |
|            |              |     50 to 12 and   |     in the         |
|            |              |     agencies       |     business and   |
|            |              |     involved down  |     communities.   |
|            |              |     to 11. This    |                    |
|            |              |     reduces the    | -   The program    |
|            |              |     burden on      |     will be        |
|            |              |     business and   |     co-funded by   |
|            |              |     limits         |     the World      |
|            |              |     opportunities  |     Bank.          |
|            |              |     for corruption |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| AMEX       | Law on       | -   The Law was    | -   The World Bank |
|            | Enforcement  |     enacted on     |     will have a    |
|            | of           |     04/16/99. It   |     leading role   |
|            | Judgements   |     establishes an |     in the         |
|            |              |     operating unit |     technical      |
|            | (FPP)        |     and mechanisms |     assistance for |
|            |              |     for ensuring   |     implementing   |
|            |              |     the proper and |     instructions.  |
|            |              |     timely         |                    |
|            |              |     enforcement of |                    |
|            |              |     Court          |                    |
|            |              |     decisions.     |                    |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              | -   An assessment  |                    |
|            |              |     was completed  |                    |
|            |              |     of the draft   |                    |
|            |              |     law and its    |                    |
|            |              |     implementing   |                    |
|            |              |     regulations.   |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| AMEX and   | Provision of | -   In 1999 USAID  | -   The new ROL    |
| TBD        | computer and |     provided 7     |     project will   |
|            | peripheral   |     computers, 2   |     provide        |
|            | equipment    |     fax machines   |     additional     |
|            | for Courts   |     and a copier   |     equipment      |
|            | and MOJ      |     to the Supreme |     support for    |
|            |              |     Court,         |     targets of     |
|            |              |     enabling it to |     opportunity.   |
|            |              |     produce and    |                    |
|            |              |     publish        |                    |
|            |              |     written        |                    |
|            |              |     decisions on a |                    |
|            |              |     timely basis.  |                    |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              | -   In 1999 USAID  |                    |
|            |              |     provided 10    |                    |
|            |              |     computer       |                    |
|            |              |     packages to    |                    |
|            |              |     appellate      |                    |
|            |              |     court system   |                    |
|            |              |     to enable it   |                    |
|            |              |     to function,   |                    |
|            |              |     since World    |                    |
|            |              |     Bank           |                    |
|            |              |     assistance for |                    |
|            |              |     court          |                    |
|            |              |     administration |                    |
|            |              |     was not yet    |                    |
|            |              |     available.     |                    |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              | -   In 1999 USAID  |                    |
|            |              |     provided 13    |                    |
|            |              |     computers to   |                    |
|            |              |     the Ministry   |                    |
|            |              |     of Justice;    |                    |
|            |              |     and supported  |                    |
|            |              |     the            |                    |
|            |              |     installation   |                    |
|            |              |     of a LAN       |                    |
|            |              |     system for all |                    |
|            |              |     computers.     |                    |
|            |              |     This increased |                    |
|            |              |     the Ministry   |                    |
|            |              |     of Justice's   |                    |
|            |              |     capacity to    |                    |
|            |              |     make normative |                    |
|            |              |     acts available |                    |
|            |              |     on a more      |                    |
|            |              |     timely basis.  |                    |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              | -   USAID paid for |                    |
|            |              |     internet       |                    |
|            |              |     connection of  |                    |
|            |              |     Constitutional |                    |
|            |              |     Court, which   |                    |
|            |              |     is also used   |                    |
|            |              |     by the Supreme |                    |
|            |              |     Court.         |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| ABA/CEELI  | Technical    | -   6 judicial     | -   The lessons    |
|            | assistance   |     qualification  |     learned and    |
|            | for the      |     exams have     |     capacity       |
|            | preparation  |     been held      |     developed will |
|            | and          |     since May      |     prove valuable |
|            | ad           |     1998.          |     for other      |
|            | ministration |                    |     legal          |
|            | of judicial  | -   The exams      |     professional   |
|            | q            |     administered   |     exams such as  |
|            | ualification |     on 10/99 and   |     bar exams and  |
|            | exams and    |     03/00 were     |     procurator     |
|            | other legal  |     prepared       |     exams. USDOJ   |
|            | professional |     entirely in    |     will fund      |
|            | exams.       |     Georgia. The   |     ABA's          |
|            |              |     author of the  |     assistance, if |
|            | 1998-2001    |     exams was      |     any, for the   |
|            |              |     named Minister |     procuracy      |
|            |              |     of Justice in  |     exams.         |
|            |              |     08/98 and      |                    |
|            |              |     Chairman of    | -   Qualification  |
|            |              |     the Supreme    |     exams will     |
|            |              |     Court in       |     produce a      |
|            |              |     07/99.         |     higher caliber |
|            |              |                    |     of legal       |
|            |              | -   The Council of |     professionals. |
|            |              |     Justice has    |                    |
|            |              |     developed the  | ```{=html}         |
|            |              |     sustainable    | <!-- -->           |
|            |              |     capacity to    | ```                |
|            |              |     prepare and    | -   The public     |
|            |              |     administer     |     will have      |
|            |              |     exams.         |     increased      |
|            |              |                    |     confidence in  |
|            |              | -   On 05/15/99    |     using the      |
|            |              |     176 newly      |     judicial       |
|            |              |     qualified      |     system to      |
|            |              |     judges were    |     resolve        |
|            |              |     appointed to   |     disputes.      |
|            |              |     the courts. 14 |                    |
|            |              |     new judges     | -   In March 2000, |
|            |              |     were appointed |     IFES will      |
|            |              |     to the Supreme |     provide        |
|            |              |     Court on       |     training to    |
|            |              |     16/07/99 and   |     judges from    |
|            |              |     02/17/00. AMEX |     the            |
|            |              |     has provided   |     administrative |
|            |              |     Training of    |     chamber and    |
|            |              |     Trainers and   |     district       |
|            |              |     specialized    |     courts on      |
|            |              |     training to    |     election       |
|            |              |     both groups of |     complaint      |
|            |              |     certified      |     adjudication.  |
|            |              |     judges.        |                    |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              | -   Competent      |                    |
|            |              |     judges are now |                    |
|            |              |     on the bench   |                    |
|            |              |     deciding       |                    |
|            |              |     cases. A       |                    |
|            |              |     larger number  |                    |
|            |              |     of civil cases |                    |
|            |              |     are being      |                    |
|            |              |     heard (87.17 % |                    |
|            |              |     of total       |                    |
|            |              |     caseload) and  |                    |
|            |              |     anecdotal      |                    |
|            |              |     reports from   |                    |
|            |              |     private        |                    |
|            |              |     attorneys      |                    |
|            |              |     indicate many  |                    |
|            |              |     judges are     |                    |
|            |              |     considering    |                    |
|            |              |     cases more     |                    |
|            |              |     carefully.     |                    |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              | -   The exams      |                    |
|            |              |     received       |                    |
|            |              |     widespread     |                    |
|            |              |     media coverage |                    |
|            |              |     and            |                    |
|            |              |     demonstrated   |                    |
|            |              |     that an honest |                    |
|            |              |     and            |                    |
|            |              |     transparent    |                    |
|            |              |     process could  |                    |
|            |              |     be             |                    |
|            |              |     administered   |                    |
|            |              |     in Georgia.    |                    |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              | -   The Georgian   |                    |
|            |              |     Council of     |                    |
|            |              |     Justice has    |                    |
|            |              |     provided       |                    |
|            |              |     technical      |                    |
|            |              |     assistance to  |                    |
|            |              |     other NIS      |                    |
|            |              |     countries,     |                    |
|            |              |     e.g.,          |                    |
|            |              |     Tajikistan and |                    |
|            |              |     Moldova,       |                    |
|            |              |     seeking to     |                    |
|            |              |     implement      |                    |
|            |              |     qualification  |                    |
|            |              |     exams.         |                    |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              | -   The OSCE/ODIHR |                    |
|            |              |     report on      |                    |
|            |              |     October 1999   |                    |
|            |              |     Parliamentary  |                    |
|            |              |     Elections      |                    |
|            |              |     singled out    |                    |
|            |              |     the Supreme    |                    |
|            |              |     Courts'        |                    |
|            |              |     handling of    |                    |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              |   election-related |                    |
|            |              |     cases, which   |                    |
|            |              |     resulted in 67 |                    |
|            |              |     candidates     |                    |
|            |              |     being restored |                    |
|            |              |     to party       |                    |
|            |              |     lists.         |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| ABA/CEELI  | Technical    | -   2 legal        | -   This program   |
|            | assistance   |     clinics are    |     will be        |
|            | to legal     |     operating in   |     expanded to    |
|            | advocacy     |     Tbilisi.       |     include a      |
|            | NGOs         |                    |     newly created  |
|            |              | -   Since 04/98,   |     city attorney  |
|            | 1998- 2002   |     108 cases have |     program in     |
|            |              |     been resolved. |     Tbilisi.       |
|            |              |     These cases    |     Lawyers will   |
|            |              |     involve        |     be available   |
|            |              |     clients who    |     on a 24-hour   |
|            |              |     otherwise      |     basis at       |
|            |              |     would not have |     pre-trial      |
|            |              |     had access to  |     detention      |
|            |              |     justice.       |     centers.       |
|            |              |                    |                    |
|            |              | -   A cadre of 59  |                    |
|            |              |     young          |                    |
|            |              |     attorneys has  |                    |
|            |              |     been trained.  |                    |
|            |              |     In light of    |                    |
|            |              |     the lack of    |                    |
|            |              |     political will |                    |
|            |              |     for law school |                    |
|            |              |     reform,        |                    |
|            |              |     alternative    |                    |
|            |              |     forms of legal |                    |
|            |              |     education      |                    |
|            |              |     prove          |                    |
|            |              |     necessary.     |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| ABA/CEELI  | Creation of  | -   A private      | -   USAID will     |
|            | Judges'      |     judges'        |     continue to    |
|            | Association  |     association    |     support the    |
|            |              |     was            |     institutional  |
|            |              |     established in |     strengthening  |
|            |              |     06/99.         |     of the Judges' |
|            |              |                    |     Association.   |
|            |              | -   The            |                    |
|            |              |     association is |                    |
|            |              |     already        |                    |
|            |              |     serving as an  |                    |
|            |              |     advocacy       |                    |
|            |              |     organization   |                    |
|            |              |     for the judges |                    |
|            |              |     to ensure      |                    |
|            |              |     judicial       |                    |
|            |              |     independence   |                    |
|            |              |     and timely     |                    |
|            |              |     salary         |                    |
|            |              |     payments and   |                    |
|            |              |     provision of   |                    |
|            |              |     other          |                    |
|            |              |     benefits.      |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| ABA/CEELI  | Law on the   | -   Little         | -   Once passed,   |
|            | Bar          |     progress was   |     the Law on the |
|            |              |     made on this   |     Bar will       |
|            |              |     law until late |     improve        |
|            |              |     in 1999 when a |     quality of law |
|            |              |     new ABA        |     schools since  |
|            |              |     liaison        |     licensing      |
|            |              |     arrived and    |     would address  |
|            |              |     organized a    |     problem of     |
|            |              |     working group  |     poor law       |
|            |              |     of practicing  |     schools from   |
|            |              |     attorneys to   |     the demand     |
|            |              |     prepare a      |     side through   |
|            |              |     draft law.     |     market forces. |
|            |              |                    |     Future lawyers |
|            |              |                    |     knowing that   |
|            |              |                    |     they will face |
|            |              |                    |     a bar exam     |
|            |              |                    |     will demand a  |
|            |              |                    |     higher quality |
|            |              |                    |     legal          |
|            |              |                    |     education.     |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| ABA/CEELI  | Judicial     | -   Progress was   | -   Implementation |
|            | Disciplinary |     slow in 1999.  |     of this law    |
|            | Law          |     However, the   |     will increase  |
|            |              |     law was        |     the            |
|            |              |     adopted on     |     accountability |
|            |              |     02/23/00       |     of judges and  |
|            |              |                    |     influence the  |
|            |              | -   Adoption of    |     introduction   |
|            |              |     the Judicial   |     of transparent |
|            |              |     Disciplinary   |     practices in   |
|            |              |     Law is         |     courts.        |
|            |              |     essential for  |                    |
|            |              |     the completion |                    |
|            |              |     of the legal   |                    |
|            |              |     framework for  |                    |
|            |              |     the judicial   |                    |
|            |              |     reform         |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| ABA/CEELI  | Gender       | -   USAID has been | -   Increased      |
|            |              |     providing      |     awareness of   |
|            |              |     support for    |     the laws       |
|            |              |     the Women's    |     protecting     |
|            |              |     Center to      |     women's rights |
|            |              |     prepare and    |     should lead to |
|            |              |     publish a      |     better         |
|            |              |     series of      |     protection of  |
|            |              |     brochures on   |     them.          |
|            |              |     laws affecting |                    |
|            |              |     Georgian       |                    |
|            |              |     women.         |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| ABA/CEELI  | Conference   | -   Little         | -   A Conference   |
|            | of Judges    |     progress has   |     of Judges will |
|            |              |     been made to   |     help the       |
|            |              |     date, but the  |     judges         |
|            |              |     first          |     administer the |
|            |              |     organizational |     court system   |
|            |              |     meeting for    |     and discipline |
|            |              |     the Conference |     judges. Such   |
|            |              |     is tentatively |     authority will |
|            |              |     scheduled for  |     bolster        |
|            |              |     April 2000.    |     judicial       |
|            |              |                    |     independence.  |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| NDI        | Technical    | -   Seminars,      | -   USAID will     |
|            | assistance   |     conferences    |     continue to    |
|            | to the       |     and town hall  |     support a      |
|            | Parliament   |     meetings       |     Parliamentary  |
|            |              |     helped inform  |     development    |
|            | 1994 -- 2002 |     Parliament's   |     program to     |
|            |              |     legislative    |     strengthen the |
|            |              |     drafting and   |     capacity of    |
|            |              |     spur enactment |     committees,    |
|            |              |     of such laws   |     factions and   |
|            |              |     as Conflict of |     departments,   |
|            |              |     Interest,      |     promote public |
|            |              |     Local          |     input in       |
|            |              |                    |     lawmaking, and |
|            |              |   Self-Governance, |     support        |
|            |              |     etc. Committee |     parliamentary  |
|            |              |     system was     |     oversight.     |
|            |              |     strengthened   |                    |
|            |              |     and was        |                    |
|            |              |     recently       |                    |
|            |              |     expanded to    |                    |
|            |              |     include and    |                    |
|            |              |     Interfaction   |                    |
|            |              |     Coordinating   |                    |
|            |              |     Committee to   |                    |
|            |              |     promote        |                    |
|            |              |     multi-partisan |                    |
|            |              |     approaches to  |                    |
|            |              |     legislation.   |                    |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| NAPA       | Management   | -   Parliament has | -   Once security  |
|            | information  |     streamlined    |     firewalls are  |
|            | system and   |     functions and  |     in place, the  |
|            | legal data   |     uses e-mail    |     public and     |
|            | base for     |     and intranet   |     legal          |
|            | Parliament   |     to communicate |     professionals  |
|            |              |     with those     |     will have      |
|            |              |     members that   |     electronic     |
|            |              |     have access to |     access to the  |
|            |              |     the systems.   |     745 laws       |
|            |              |                    |     passed by the  |
|            |              |                    |     last           |
|            |              |                    |     Parliament.    |
|            |              |                    |     The system and |
|            |              |                    |     equipment will |
|            |              |                    |     be expanded    |
|            |              |                    |     under a new    |
|            |              |                    |     ROL project.   |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+
| Eurasia    | Rule of Law  | -   TBD            | -   Grants will    |
| Foundation | Grant        |                    |     support        |
|            | Competition  |                    |     efforts by     |
|            |              |                    |     NGOs and the   |
|            | 2000-2001    |                    |     media to       |
|            |              |                    |     increase       |
|            |              |                    |     government     |
|            |              |                    |     transparency   |
|            |              |                    |     and reduce     |
|            |              |                    |     opportunities  |
|            |              |                    |     for abuse of   |
|            |              |                    |     authority.     |
+------------+--------------+--------------------+--------------------+