# Presentation: 537519

## National Judicial Reform Strategy 

- Republic of Serbia

- Belgrade, Serbia
- December 22, 2005

**National Judicial Reform Strategy**

**National Judicial Reform Strategy **
**I****mplementation Plan**

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## Table of Contents

- Judicial Reform Framework Implementation Plan
- Estimate of Costs
- Performance Indictor Summary

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## The Judicial Reform Framework consists of twelve fundamental reform goals organized under four core principles 

|  | CORE PRINCIPLES |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Independence | Transparency | Accountability | Efficiency |
| REFORM GOALS | Self-Governing Structure | Open Judicial Selection, Promotion & Discipline Processes |  Clear Judicial Productivity & Performance Standards | Improved Access to Justice |
|  | Independent Budget Authority | Appropriate Access to Court Records & Proceedings | Effective Court Administration & Management | Standardized System for Education & Training |
|  | Independent Policy & Rule-Making Authority | Enhanced Public Outreach & Participation | Effective Use of Judicial & Prosecutorial Resources | Modern Court Network |
|  |  |  |  |  |

**Summary Judicial Reform Framework**

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## Stategy Implementation

**DRAFT**

**Ministry of Justice**

**Strategy Implementation Commission**
** ****(SIC)**

**Group 3: **
**Accountability**

- Clear Judicial Productivity & Performance Standards
- Effective Court Administration, Management
- Effective Use of Judicial and Prosecutorial Resources

**Group 4: **
**Efficiency**

- Improved Access to Justice
- Standardized System for Education & Training
- Modern Court and Penal Network

**Group 1: **
**Independence**

- Self-Governing Structure
- Independent Budget Authority
- Independent Policy & Rule-Making Authority

**Group 2: **
**Transparency**

- Open Judicial Selection, Promotion & Discipline Processes
- Appropriate Access to Court Records & Proceedings
- Enhanced Public Outreach & Participation

**High Judicial Council**

**Group 5: Legal Reform**

- Assist legal reform initiatives under Groups 1-4

- = Judicial Reform Initiatives

**SIC Membership & Reporting**
**1. Membership:**
- - The SiC’s nine members will be **appointed **by the Government of Republic of Serbia
- - The members are: representatives of all relevant judicial institutions
- - The operations of the SIC will be managed by a full-time Commission Secretary, who will oversee and manage program executions, coordination and reporting.
**2. Reporting:**
- - **Monthly**: The SIC meets with each Group lead to monitor progress against plans, ensure resolution of existing issues, and make decisions if necessary
- - **Quarterly**: The SIC briefs  the MoJ and High Judicial Council in writing on progress, pending issues, gaining support for key decisions.
- - **Every Six Months**: The SIC informs the Prime Minister and National Assembly Judicial Committee in writing of progress on implementation and pending issues.
- - **Annually**: The SIC submits an annual report to the Parliament.

**GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE**

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## Strategy Implementation Commission Organizational Timeline

| Reform Goal | Activity | 2006 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | Q1 |  |  |  | Q2 |  |  |  | Q3 |  |  |  | Q4 |  |  |  |
| Establishment of Implement. 
Commission | Representatives of relevant Judicial Institutions propose their members  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | The Government of the Republic of Serbia appoints the Commission membership |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Commission members agree on operating and reporting procedures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Commission appoints the Commission Secretary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Commission develops and approves the Commission 2006-2007 workplan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Specific workgroups organized and authorized to oversee and monitor progress in various areas |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Commission Secretary selects consultants and staff to assist the Commission’s mandate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | The Commission reports to the High Judicial Council, Ministry of Justice and Parliament, as appropriate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Strategy Implementation Commission Establishment**

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## Reform Goal 1: Self-Governance Structure

| Reform Goal | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 1. Self-Governance Structure | 1.  High Judicial Council designated the future oversight body for the judiciary  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2.  High Judicial Council’s revised composition, mandate and organization and operating procedures will be established by law |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 3. Administrative Office under the High Judicial Council is established by law and structural and human resources plan is developed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 4.  New members elected for the High Judicial Council.  Additional regulations and new rules of procedures are instituted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 5.  Training begins for new staff for the Administrative Office, and basic services begin functioning  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 6.  High Judicial Council operates in accordance with best practice |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 7.  Administrative Office fully staffed and operational  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy Reform Goal 1: Self-Governance Structure**

**January 1, 2008**

**January 1, 2010**

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## Work Step 1.1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | New roles and responsibilities proposed for the High Judicial Council | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Comment period on new roles and responsibilities for the High Judicial Council | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Ministry of Justice and Supreme Court approve future role | MOJ/SC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Detailed organizational proposal and rules of procedures are prepared | SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Legislation drafted by Group 5 – Legislative reform with the Ministry of Justice | G5/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Legislation adopted | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**High Judicial Council designated the future oversight body for the judiciary, revised composition, mandate and organization and operating procedures will be established by law**

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## Work Step 1.2 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Election of new members of the High Judicial Council | Parilament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Guidelines draft, HJC rules of procedures and other regulations are defined  | HJC/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Public discussion on new guidelines draft and HJC rules of procedures | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | New guidelines approved by the Ministry of Justice and National Assembly Judicial Committee | MOJ/NAJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New members elected for the High Judicial Council, additional regulations and new rules of procedures **
**are instituted**

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## Work Step 1.3 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Blueprint for AO drafted, including budgetary and space requirements | HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on plan for the Administrative Office | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c
 | Plan approved by the Ministry of Justice and the High Judicial Council | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Law drafting on establishment of Administrative Office | G5/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Public discussion | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Law on establishment on Administrative Office is adopted | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Administrative Office under the High Judicial Council is established by law and structural **
**and human resources plan is developed**

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## Work Step 1.4 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Permanent offices identified | HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Permanent offices equipped | HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Training needs identified | HJC/SIC
Contractor
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Training plan developed and administered | SIC/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Organizational establishment and opening
 | Administrative Office |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Training begins for new staff for the Administrative Office, and basic services begin functioning**

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## Work Step 1.5 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | High Judicial Council is enabled to managed and oversight Judicial System, appointment of judges and other functions | MOJ/Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**High Judicial Council operates in accordance with best practice**

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## Work Step 1.6 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Human resources provided, training delivered, premises equipped and IT installed for efficient monitoring of judicial system operations | HJC/
AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Administrative Office fully staffed and operational**

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## Reform Goal 2: Independent Budget Authority

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent 
budgetary 
authority | 1. Plan developed for transitional judiciary budget process |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2. Transitional Plan approved by Ministry of Justice and High Judicial Council, Administrative Office begins building its capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 3. Administrative Office prepares the integrated judiciary budget plan and submits it to the Ministry of Justice and HJC cooperates with MOJ during negotiations, Ministry implements  the budget |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 4. Administrative Office further builds its capacity and initiates preparation for fully independent budgetary process |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 5.  High Judicial Council assumes authority for the judiciary’s budget (planning and implementation) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

**January 1, 2011**

**January 1, 2008**

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## Work Step 2.1 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Blueprint for transitional budget process developed, with integrated judiciary budget planning within HJC and AO | SIC/
MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Discussion on new judiciary budget process | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Revisions completed, Blueprint approved | SIC/
MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Amendments to the legislation providing for new judiciary budget process prepared | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Discussion | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Amendments to the legislation adopted | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Plan developed for a transitional judiciary budget process **

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## Work Step 2.2 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Transitional budgetary authority and operational responsibilities for High Judicial Council and Administrative Office developed  | SIC/MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Training needs identified within the Administrative Office, training developed, and delivered
 | HJC/AO/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Phased preparation and document review begins | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Limited authority officially transferred | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Transitional Budget Process Approved, Administrative Office Begins Preparations **

**January 1, 2008**

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## Work Step 2.3 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | New responsibilities for High Judicial Council and Administrative Office developed in accordance with independent budget model | SIC/HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on the new model | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | New AO staff recruited, training needs identified, developed, and delivered | SIC/HJC/AO/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Phased preparation and collaboration with court administrative staff and document review | SIC/HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | HJC and Administrative Office assume budget preparation responsibility from the Ministry of Justice in accordance with the Amendments to the Law | MOJ/HJC/AOParliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Administrative Office Initiates Preparation for Fully Independent Budgetary Process**

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## Work Step 2.4 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Revised budgetary process finalized and completed | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New judiciary budget process completed**

**January 1, 2011**

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## Reform Goal 3: Independent Policy & Rule-Making Authority 

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3. Independent Policy & Rule-Making Authority | 1.  High Judicial Council designated as the future rule-making body for the judiciary assumes some functions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 2.  Plan developed  and legal framework adopted for transferring authorities from High Personnel Council and Supervisory Committee to the High Judicial Council |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 3.  High Judicial Council assumes full decision-making 
     authority related to policy development and court administration authority  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 4. The High Judicial Council operates in accordance with best practice |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

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## Work Step 3.1 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Revised roles and responsibilities for High Judicial Council proposed | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discusion | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | High Judicial Council’s future role approved | MOJ/NAJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Amendments to laws and by-laws drafted by Working group for Legislative Reform | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Legislation adopted | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**High Judicial Council designated as the future rule-making body for the judiciary**

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## Work Step 3.2 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Blueprint for new policy on transferring authorities from other rule making bodies to the High Judicial Council developed | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Legal framework on transferring of authorities from other judicial bodies to the HJC drafted | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Legislation adopted, the High Judicial Council with Administrative Office support provides unified  policy and rule making for Judiciary | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Plan developed  and legal framework adopted for transferring authorities from High Personnel Council and Supervisory Committee to the High Judicial Council**

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## Work Step 3.3 Details 

**Work Step 3.3 Details **

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | New role and position of Ministry of Justice related to parliamentary legitimacy and responsibility for judicial system functioning formulated | SIC/HJC/
МOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| б | Proposal of controlling mechanism put to public discussion | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| в | Amendments to the legislation related to the new MOJ competences | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| г | Law adopted | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Ministry of Justice maintains supervision competences over implementation of rules based on parliamentary legitimacy and responsibility for judicial system functioning **
** **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 3.4 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Additional roles and positions within the High Judicial Council and Administrative Office related to policy development  issues formulated | SIC/HJC/
AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Administrative Office staff identified and selected | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Phased preparation begins, training needs identified, developed, and delivered | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Authority officially transferred | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

- High Judicial Council prepares organizationally to assume full rule-making authority related to policy development and court administration

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 3.5 Details

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | High Judicial Council, supported by the Administrative Office operates in accordance with best practice | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

- The High Judicial Council operates in accordance with best practice

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal 4: Open Judicial Selection, Promotion & Discipline Processes 

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 4. Open Judicial Selection, Promotion & Discipline Processes  | Legal framework for new selection, promotion and disciplinary processes for judges prepared |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Revisions to judicial selection, promotion and disciplinary criteria and processes proposed  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | High Judicial Council replaces High Personnel Council in supervising disciplinary and dismissal proceedings against judges  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Revised policy guidelines for judicial selection, promotion and disciplinary actions approved by the High Judicial Council by Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | High Judicial Council assumes full responsibility for selection, promotion and disciplinary issues  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Revised procedure for nominating judges adopted  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 4.1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Transition plan for new selection, promotion and disciplinary processes formulated | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Approved by High Judicial Council and Ministry of Justice | HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Legal framework prepared as planned | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Legal framework for new selection, promotion and disciplinary processes for judges prepared**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 4.2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Criteria for new judicial selection, promotion, and disciplinary processes formulated | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on new criteria | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | New criteria approved by the Ministry of Justice | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Revisions to judicial selection, promotion and disciplinary criteria and processes proposed **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 4.3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Authority for supervising disciplinary and dismissal proceedings officially transferred to High Judicial Council from High Personnel Council | HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | High Personnel Council completes operations and transfers any necessary files and documents to the High Judicial Council | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**High Judicial Council replaces High Personnel Council in supervising disciplinary and dismissal proceedings against judges **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 4.4 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Revised policy guidelines proposed for judicial selection, promotion and disciplinary actions based on experience | HJC/
MOJ/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Appropriate legislation drafted by working group for legislative reform | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Final revised criteria adopted | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Revised policy guidelines for judicial selection, promotion and disciplinary actions approved by the High Judicial Council **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 4.5 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | High Judicial Council assumes full responsibility for judicial selection, promotion and disciplinary issues in accordance with best practice | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**High Judicial Council assumes full responsibility for selection, promotion and disciplinary issues **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 4.6 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Revised procedure for nominating and appointing of judges fully implemented | HJC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | First graduates of National Judicial Training Institute appointed for Judges | HJC/
NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Revised procedure for selection of judges adopted **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal 5: Appropriate Access to Court Records & Proceedings

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 5. Appropriate Access to Court Records & Proceedings  | Existing rules and procedures on access to court information reviewed and primary weaknesses identified  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Supreme Court opinions scanned into a database, with access provided to judges, the media, and the public  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Court rules and procedures revised to promote public access to court proceedings  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Database of Supreme Court decisions installed in law faculties and public libraries  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | An independent survey identifies additional reforms supporting greater public access to court information  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Appeals Courts decisions added to database, additional public access points installed  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 5.1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Assessment conducted of existing rules and procedures on access to court information | HJC/AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Comparative study of best practices regarding access to court information conducted | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Recommendations prepared on improving access to court information | HJC/AO/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Existing rules and procedures on access to court information reviewed and primary weaknesses identified **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 5.2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Knowledge management standards determined | Supreme Court/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Research, retrieval, access, security and technology requirements and capabilities identified | Supreme Court/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Public procurement of  software conducted | Supreme Court |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Opinions scanned into searchable database | Supreme Court/SIC  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | IT procurement and installation enabling access to judges completed | Supreme Court/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Opinions available online and database updated regularly | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Supreme Court opinions scanned into a database, with access provided to judges, the media, and the public **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 5.3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Revised court rules and procedures proposed | HJC/A/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on new rules and procedures | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | High Judicial Council approves new policy guidelines | High Judicial Council
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | New policy guidelines implemented | AO
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Court rules and procedures revised to promote public access to court proceedings **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 5.4 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Eligible law faculties and public libraries identified | MOJ/HJC/AO
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Agreements entered into with law faculties and public areas | MOJ/AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Installation of database in law faculties and public areas | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Database of Supreme Court decisions installed in law faculties and public libraries **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 5.5 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Survey tool and sampling plan developed to gauge possible additional reforms supporting greater public access to court information | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Survey tool and sampling plan approved | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Survey administered | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Survey results tabulated and analyzed | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Recommendations report completed | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | High Judicial Council receives report and considers possible addition reforms | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**An independent survey identifies additional reforms supporting greater public access to court information **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 5.6 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Additional public access points identified | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Appeals Courts and additional public access points IT needs identified | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Public procurement for software  conducted | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | IT procurement and installation enabling access to Appeals Courts and additional public areas completed | HJC/AO
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Opinions available online, and database updated regularly as needed | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Appeals Courts decisions added to database, additional public access points installed **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal 6: Enhanced Public Outreach & Participation

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 6.   Enhanced Public Outreach & Participation | Public Relations Office and Information Desk established with the High Judicial Council |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A single mechanism for recording all judicial system complaints is established  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Public Relations Offices and Information Desks established in major courts  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Judicial system complaints are collected and assessed in an annual summary report  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Additional courts equipped with public relations officers and information desks  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | High Judicial Council’s annual report integrates annual summary report of citizen complaints  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 6.1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Blueprint for public relations office and information desk developed | MOJ/
HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public Discussion on draft proposal | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Blueprint approved by the High Judicial Council | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Position descriptions and budget justification developed | HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Staff and office location identified and selected | HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Training needs identified, developed, and delivered | HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| g | Public Relations Office and Information Desk installed and in operation  | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Public Relations Office and Information Desk established with the High Judicial Council **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 6.2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Best practices research conducted on recording and addressing judicial complaints | MOJ/HJC/
SIC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Single mechanism for recording and addressing complaints developed | MOJ/HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Technology requirements and capabilities identified | HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Competitive bid process to select software vendor completed | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Implementation plan developed | SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Single mechanism for recording and addressing complaints developed and implemented | MOJ/HJC/
SIC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**A single mechanism for recording all judicial system complaints is established **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 6.3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Major courts eligible to have Public Relations Offices and Information Desks identified | HJC/SIC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Position descriptions and budget justifications developed for planned PR Offices and Information Desks | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Qualified staff and locations identified and selected | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Training needs identified, developed, and delivered | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Public Relations Office and Information Desk installed in each major court | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Public Relations Offices and Information Desks established in major courts **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 6.4 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Report structure developed and linked to automated data collection of judicial system complaints | MOJ/HJC/
SIC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Report generated on a quarterly basis and statistics published on judicial websites | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Analysis of judicial system complaints prepared on an annual basis | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Judicial system complaints are collected and assessed in an annual summary report **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 6.5 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Eligible courts without Public Relations Offices and Information Desks identified | HJC/MOJ/
AO/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Position descriptions and budget justifications developed | HJC/MOJ/
AO/SIC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Staff and locations identified and selected | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Training needs identified, developed, and delivered | HJC/MOJ/
AO/SIC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Public Relations Office and Information Desk installed in additional courts | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**All courts equipped with public relations officers and information desks **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 6.6 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Report structure developed and linked to automated data collection of citizen complaints | MOJ/HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Report generated on a quarterly basis, statistics published on judicial websites and submitted to the Ministry of Justice | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Analysis of citizens complaints prepared on an annual basis | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**The High Judicial Council’s annual report integrates annual summary report of citizen complaints **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal 7: Clear Judicial Productivity & Performance Standards

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 7.   Clear Judicial Productivity & Performance Standards | Criteria for assessing judicial productivity reviewed by the High Judicial Council |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | New judicial productivity data systems tested in Commercial and general jurisdiction courts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | High Judicial Council assumes Supervisory Council’s responsibility for reviewing judicial productivity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | A uniform data collection system is initiated throughout all courts, with training for court staff |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | All judges held accountable to a revised standard of judicial productivity with regular performance reviews |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | National judicial productivity data system is fully functional |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 7.1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Devise uniform criteria for judicial productivity  based on percentages of case intake, confirmed, dismissed or remitted rulings per judge
 | HJC/MOJ
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Circulate proposed judicial productivity criteria and discuss
 | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Revise judicial productivity criteria based on comments | HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | High Judicial Council adopts revised judicial productivity criteria | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Criteria for assessing judicial productivity reviewed by the High Judicial Council**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 7.2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | Jun |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Judicial productivity data systems tested in commercial courts and general jurisdiction courts. | MOJ/HJC/
HCC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Additional improvements and revisions implemented within select courts’ data systems | MOJ/HJC/
HCC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Evaluate initial performance of commercial court and general jurisdiction court data systems | MOJ/HJC/
HCC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Finalize productivity data system   | MOJ/HJC/
HCC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New judicial productivity data systems tested in commercial and general jurisdiction courts**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 7.3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | High Judicial Council assumes Supervisory Council’s responsibility for reviewing judicial productivity | HJC/AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Supervisory Council phases out all operations and transfers any documents or data to the High Judicial Council and the Administrative Office | HJC/AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | High Judicial Council appoints staff from the Administrative Office with specific mandate to monitor, evaluate and upgrade judicial productivity data | HJC/AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**High Judicial Council assumes Supervisory Council’s responsibility for reviewing judicial productivity**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 7.4 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | High Judicial Council evaluates various data collection systems and decides on a uniform model for the remaining general and special jurisdiction courts | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Tender for national roll out of a uniform data collection instrument developed, released and completed | MOJ/HJC/
AO/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Uniform data collection instrument initiated in phased roll out implementation in both general jurisdiction and commercial courts  | MOJ/HJC/
AO/SIC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | System upgrades and disaster recovery plan instituted as needed   | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Training of court clerks on the newly introduced data collection system initiated
 | AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Evaluation of uniform data collection system performance and capabilities | MOJ/HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**A uniform data collection system is initiated throughout all courts, with training for court staff**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 7.5 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | New judicial productivity coefficients established based, in part, on the judicial productivity data collected by the uniform data collection system  | MOJ/HJC/AO
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Judicial productivity criteria and periodicity regulations adopted by the High Judicial Council | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Regular judicial productivity reviews implemented | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Regular session organized to review judicial performance measures and take on disciplinary actions where needed  | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**All judges held accountable to a revised standard of judicial productivity with regular performance reviews**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 7.6 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Regular semi-annual and annual judicial productivity data collected, processed and evaluated | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Regular sessions with judges and court staff organized discussing judicial productivity data outputs  | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National judicial productivity data system is fully functional**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal 8: Effective Court Administration & Management

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 8.   Effective Court Administration & Management | New professional staffing positions in court administration identified and proposed.  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Scheduling changes proposed to reduce average case duration  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Commercial Courts develop case management automation system  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Select Municipal and District Courts modernize internal IT systems  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Plan proposed transferring service of process to the private sector  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Commercial Courts conduct weighted caseload analysis to refine staffing requirements  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | New professional court administration positions created  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | New calendaring changes implemented in select courts  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Automated case management system installed in select Commercial Courts  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | General jurisdiction courts automate case management and integrate IT networks  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Transfer begins of service of process responsibility to the private sector  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Modifications to Commercial Court staffing levels based on weighted caseload analysis  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Courts fully staffed with new court administrators  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | New calendaring system implemented in all courts  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Commercial Courts complete full automation and system integration  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Scanning begins of key case documents as the initial step to electronic case files  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Service of process responsibility transferred to private sector  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | General jurisdiction courts modify staffing levels based on weighted caseload analysis  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Blueprint for new professional staff positions developed detailing positions, roles, reporting and other issues | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on draft Blueprint | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Blueprint revised and completed | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Blueprint endorsed by the Ministry of Justice and the High Judicial Council | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New professional staffing positions in court administration identified and proposed. **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Blueprint developed for amending the scheduling procedures for general and/or specialized jurisdiction courts | HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on draft Blueprint | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Blueprint revised and completed | HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Blueprint approved by the High Judicial Council | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Blueprint endorsed by the Ministry of Justice | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Scheduling changes proposed to reduce average case duration **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2005 |  |  |  | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | High Commercial Court authorizes new case management system for Commercial Courts | MOJ/HCC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | RFP developed, issued and awarded for design and development of new case management automation system | HCC/
MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | New case management system developed
 | HCC/
MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | New case management system reviewed and approved by the HCC and MOJ | HCC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Commercial Courts develop case management automation system **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.4 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Select District and Municipal Courts install EU-supported IT systems | MOJ/HJC
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Select District and Municipal Courts evaluate and monitor performance of new IT systems | MOJ/HJC/
SIC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Select Municipal and District Courts modernize internal IT systems **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.5 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Analysis conducted of existing service of process system, costs and weaknesses | MOJ/HJC/
SIC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Blueprint developed for privatizing all or portions of the service of process based on analysis | MOJ/HJC/
SIC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Public discussion on draft blueprint  | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Draft Blueprint revised and completed | HJC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Blueprint approved by the High Judicial Council | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Blueprint endorsed by the Ministry of Justice | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Plan proposed transferring service of process to the private sector **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.6 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Weighted caseload formula developed based on Commercial Court case profiles | High Commercial Court/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Weighted caseload analysis conducted in select Commercial Courts | High Commercial Court/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Weighted caseload analysis results presented to High Commercial Court leadership | SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Commercial Courts conduct weighted caseload analysis to refine staffing requirements **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.7 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | High Judicial Council, with the support of the Ministry of Justice, proposes new professions in the judiciary (public notaries) and professional positions (court managers etc.) under the  systematization and budget process | MOJ/HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Systematization amended to support new professions and professional positions  | HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Detailed position descriptions, performance criteria and role and responsibilities developed by the High Judicial Council | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Number of new positions in each court system authorized by High Judicial Council | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Training program for new professional positions developed and approved by the High Judicial Council | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Recruiting process begins for new professional positions in select courts | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| g | Training program begins for newly hired staff | AO/NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New professional court administration positions created **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.8 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Pilot program implements new calendaring system in select general or special jurisdiction courts | AO/HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Results of pilot program evaluated and additional recommendations made | HJC/AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Revised new calendaring system is implemented in additional select general and/or special jurisdiction courts | HJC/AO/
SIC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Results of new calendaring process evaluated by the High Judicial Council | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New calendaring changes implemented in select courts **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.9 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | New case management system installed in select Commercial Courts | HCC/contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Trial period of new case management system | Commercial Courts/
contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Trial period of new case management system in select Commercial Courts evaluated | HCC/contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | High Judicial Council briefed on results on trial period | HCC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Automated case management system installed in select Commercial Courts **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.10 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | District and Municipal Courts develop implementation plan for installation of new case management systems and IT networks integration | MOJ/HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on implementation plan | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Implementation Plan revised | MOJ/HJC/
SIC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | High Judicial Council approves new implementation plan | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Case management system installed in District Courts | District Courts/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Case management system installed in Municipal Courts | Municipal Courts/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| g | District and Municipal Courts IT networks are integrated
 | District Courts/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| i | Monitoring and evaluation of new IT networks
 | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**General jurisdiction courts automate case management and integrate IT networks **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.11 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | High Judicial Council authorizes RFP for service of process functions on a limited pilot basis in one or more courts | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | RFP developed and issued | HJC/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Winning bidder selected, test court jurisdictions confirmed | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Pilot phase of private service of process in one or more courts | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Monitoring and evaluation | HJC/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Recommendations on national privatization process developed and submitted to the HJC and the MOJ | HJC/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| g | High Judicial Council and MOJ approve recommendations for national privatization of service of process | HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Transfer begins of service of process responsibility to the private sector **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.12 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Commercial Court staffing modifications proposed by High Commercial Court leadership | HCC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | High Judicial Council and Ministry of Justice endorse modified staffing levels proposed by High Commercial Court | HJC/
MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Staffing adjustments in Commercial Courts adopted for next budget cycle | HCC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Select general jurisdiction courts approved for weighted caseload analysis | HJC/
NOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Weighted caseload analysis conducted in select courts | HJC/AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Results of analysis studied and presented to Supreme Court and High Judicial Council | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| g | Staffing modifications to select general jurisdiction courts proposed based on weighted caseload analysis | AO/HJC/
MOJ
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| h | High Judicial Council and Ministry of Justice endorse modified staffing levels proposed by select general jurisdiction courts | HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| i | Staffing adjustments in select general jurisdiction courts adopted for next budget cycle | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Modifications to Commercial Court staffing levels based on weighted caseload analysis **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.13 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Majority of new professions in the judiciary and professional positions created | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Revisions to training program initiated, performance criteria revised as necessary | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | General and special jurisdiction courts fully staffed with new positions | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Staff performance evaluation system fully developed and in place | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Formal recruiting mechanism functioning effectively on an ongoing basis  | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Courts fully staffed with new court administrators **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.14 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | High Judicial Council authorizes implementation of new calendaring system in all courts | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Implementation of new calendaring system | AO/Courts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Monitoring and evaluation | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New calendaring system implemented in all courts **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.15 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Plan developed for roll out of new case management system to all Commercial Courts | HCC/MOJ
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Roll out plan approved by High Commercial Court and High Judicial Council | HCC/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Facilities improvements conducted to prepare court infrastructure for new case management system | HCC/MOJ
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Roll out of new case management system to all Commercial Courts
 | HCC/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Case management upgrade completed in Commercial Courts
 | HCC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Monitoring and evaluation
 | HCC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Commercial Courts complete full automation and system integration **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.16 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Blueprint and implementation plan developed for transferring general and special jurisdiction courts to electronic case files | HJC/MOJ/
SIC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on blueprint and implementation plan | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Blueprint revised and approved by the High Judicial Council | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Implementation of electronic case files begins in pilot courts | AO/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Pilot phase completed and evaluated | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | National roll-out of electronic case files in general and special jurisdiction courts | AO/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Scanning begins of key case documents as the initial step to electronic case files **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.17 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Tender prepared for national privatization of service of process | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Bids received, evaluated, and awarded | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Roll-out of nationally privatized service of process | AO/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Monitoring and evaluation | AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Service of process responsibility transferred to private sector **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 8.18 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Weighted caseload analysis conducted in remaining general jurisdiction courts | HJC/AO/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Results of analysis studied and presented to Supreme Court and High Judicial Council | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Staffing modifications to remaining general jurisdiction courts proposed based on weighted caseload analysis | AO/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | High Judicial Council and Ministry of Justice endorse modified staffing levels proposed by remaining general jurisdiction courts | Courts/MOJ/
HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Staffing adjustments in select general jurisdiction courts adopted for next budget cycle | MOJ/HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Weighted caseload analysis conducted at regular intervals to confirm staffing and budgeting levels for select courts | HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**General jurisdiction courts modify staffing levels based on weighted caseload analysis **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal 9: Effective Use of Judicial & Prosecutorial Resources

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 9.   Effective Use of Judicial & Prosecutorial Resources | Narrowed scope of investigative judges proposed through revised legal framework  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | New legal framework proposed to enable plea bargaining  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Narrowed scope of investigative judges approved by law, prosecutor's assume new role  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Plea bargaining training begins for judges, prosecutors and attorneys  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Investigative judges and prosecutors performing roles in accordance with best practices  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Plea bargaining takes effect in the Republic’s courts, criminal procedure is more efficient  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 9.1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Form Working Group to draft amendments to the Criminal Code regarding role of investigative judges | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Draft amendments and circulate for comment | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Revise draft amendments, coordinating with working group on plea bargaining, and submit for adoption by Government | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Parliament adopts revised Criminal Code | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Narrowed scope of investigative judges proposed through revised legal framework**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 9.2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Form Working Group to draft amendments to the Criminal Code regarding plea bargaining | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Draft amendments and circulate for comment | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Revise draft amendments, coordinating with working group on role of investigative judges, and submit for adoption by Government | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Parliament adopts revised Criminal Code | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New legal framework proposed to enable plea bargaining**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 9.3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Development of training program for prosecutors and investigative judges | MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Approval of new training regime | MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Training regime begins for select prosecutors and investigative judges | HJC/AO/NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Roll-out of training regime for all prosecutors and investigative judges | HJC/AO/NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Prosecutors assume new role | MOJ/
Prosecutors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Narrowed scope of investigative judges approved by law, prosecutor's assume new role **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 9.4 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Development of training program for judges, prosecutors and attorneys | MOJ/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Approval of new training regime | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Training regime begins for select prosecutors, judges and attorneys | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Roll-out of training regime for all prosecutors, judges and attorneys | MOJ/SIC/
NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Plea bargaining enters into effect | Prosecutors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Training for the implementation of new law begins for judges, prosecutors and attorneys**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 9.5 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Investigative judges and prosecutors performing according to best practices, and training manuals published | MOJ/NJTI
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Monitoring and evaluation of role of investigative judges and prosecutors in the general jurisdiction courts | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Investigative judges and prosecutors performing roles in accordance with best practices**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 9.6 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Plea bargaining used throughout the court system, and training manuals published for new staff | MOJ//NJTI
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Monitoring and evaluation of role of investigative judges and prosecutors in the general jurisdiction courts | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Plea bargaining takes effect in the Republic’s courts, criminal procedure is more efficient**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal 10: Improved Access to Justice

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 10.   Improved Access to Justice | Legal aid system reviewed, systematic reform proposed  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Free legal aid for civil and criminal cases provided based on clear financial means test |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Institutional support for legal aid centralized under one body  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Existing Center for ADR programs reviewed and additional programs proposed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 5.   Center for ADR receives approval from High Judicial Council to expand programs  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Center for ADR begins comprehensive national court-annexed program  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 10.1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Blueprint for improved legal aid system developed | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on blueprint    | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Revisions to blueprint completed | HJC/MOJ/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | A systematic reform plan for legal aid proposed and approved | HJC/MOJ/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Legal aid system reviewed, systematic reform proposed **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 10.2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Survey on the needs for legal aid in civil and criminal cases and availability of government funds prepared | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Disseminate survey on the needs for legal aid in civil and criminal cases and availability of government funds  | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Collect and evaluate survey results | AO/HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Propose and adopt the law on revised and unified legal aid program for civil and criminal cases | MOJ/G5/
Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Implement revised legal aid program  | HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Monitoring and evaluation | AO/HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Legal aid for civil and criminal cases provided based on clear financial  means test **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 10.3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Implementation Plan for improved and centralized legal aid system developed and proposed | HJC/MOJ
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Implementation Plan approved and adopted
 and legal solutions developed | HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Implementation of centralized and improved legal aid system begins in accordance with the law | HJC/
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Monitoring and evaluation | HJC/AO/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Institutional support for legal aid centralized under one body **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 10.4 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Existing institutional capacity of center for ADR formally assessed | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Proposal for revised curricula and programs developed  | SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Comments on revised curricula and proposed programs | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Revisions to new curricula and proposed programs completed | ADR Center/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Existing Center for ADR programs reviewed and additional programs proposed **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 10.5 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | ADR presents multi-year strategy for various activities, programs and curricula to HJC and MOJ | ADR Center/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | HJC and MOJ approve expansion program of the ADR center 
 | HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | ADR Center begins implementing revised programming | ADR Center |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Center for ADR receives approval from High Judicial Council to expand programs **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 10.6 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | ADR Center’s revised programming completed | ADR Center/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | ADR Center develops plan for court annexed programs in several pilot courts | ADR Center/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | ADR Center initiates court annexed programs in several pilot courts | ADR Center/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | ADR Center evaluates delivered programs and makes revisions as needed  | ADR Center/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | ADR Center starts a comprehensive national court annexed program. | ADR Center/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Center for ADR begins comprehensive national court-annexed program **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal 11: Standardized System for Education & Training

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 11.  Standardized System for Education & Training | High Judicial Council and Ministry of Justice approve a plan for National Judicial Training Institute  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | International assistance for the new Judicial Training Institute facility is secured  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ministry of Justice, High Judicial Council and law faculties agree on design of new curriculum and judiciary departments  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | National Judicial Training Institute established, training begins for new and current judges and prosecutors  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | New curriculum for new and experienced judges & prosecutors developed  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Law faculties strengthen judiciary departments and offer additional practical training opportunities  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | National Judicial Training Institute begins comprehensive training for all new and current judges, prosecutors and court staff  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | New curriculum for court staff developed and adopted  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | First students trained by new curriculums graduate and begin preparing for careers in judiciary and the Bar  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 11.1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Blueprint developed for new National Judicial Training Institute | MOJ/HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on the Blueprint | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Revisions to the Blueprint completed on the basis of comments and the law governing education and Institute establishment drafted | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Education law adopted in Parliament | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | NJTI Statute and Program drafted and adopted | HJC/MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | NJTI’s Program and Management Board established | HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**High Judicial Council and Ministry of Justice approve a plan for National Judicial Training Institute **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 11.2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | MOJ organizes donor conference for new NJTI | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | International donors commit funds for new facility and initial programming
 | Donors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | MOJ and HJC agree to initial budget for NJTI based on donor pledges | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Facility upgrades or renovations proposed
 | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Facility upgrades or renovations initiated
 | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**International assistance for the new Judicial Training Institute facility is secured**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 11.3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | New curricula for judiciary department of Law Faculties developed | MOJ/HJC/
SIC/NJTI/
Law Faculties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on new curricula | MOJ/HJC/
SIC/NJTI/
Law Faculty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Finalization of new curricula and approval by key bodies | Law Faculty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Ministry, High Judicial Council and law faculties agree on design of new curriculum and judiciary departments **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 11.4 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | NJTI Management Board selects professional and administrative staff | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | NJTI Management Board approves location and facility design | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Transfer of resources, infrastructure and responsibility from existing JTC. | JTC/NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Facility upgrades completed, NJTI begins operations | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Program Board devises annual training programs | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Conduction of initial round of training planned | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Initial trainee judges and prosecutors identified | NJTI/MOJ/
HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Initial round of training begins | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Training Institute established, training begins for new and current judges and prosecutors**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 11.5 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | NJTI Program Board devises draft multi-year curricula for newly appointed and experienced judges | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Multi-year curricula reviewed by other bodies | HJC/MOJ/Bar Association/
Law faculties |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Multi-year curricula finalized and adopted | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Program Board devises draft multi-year curricula for newly appointed and experienced prosecutors | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Multi-year curricula for prosecutors reviewed by other bodies | HJC/MOJ/Bar Association/
Law faculty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Multi-year curricula for prosecutors finalized and adopted  | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New curriculum for new and experienced judges & prosecutors developed**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 11.6 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | New curricula for judiciary departments adopted by law faculties | Law Faculty/NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Practical clinical training programs proposed on a pilot basis | Law Faculty/NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Pilot clinical programs tested in two law faculties | Law Faculty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Results of clinical program evaluated | Law Faculty/NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Revised clinical programs launched in pilot and other faculties | Law faculty/NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Law faculties strengthen judiciary departments and offer additional practical training opportunities**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 11.7 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Comprehensive training and examinations commences for new and experienced judges | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Comprehensive training and examinations commences for new and experienced judges | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Revision of entrance and graduation requirements based on feedback and testing | NJTI/HJC/
MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Monitoring and evaluation
 | NJTI/HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Judicial Training Institute begins comprehensive training for all new and current judges, prosecutors and court staff**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 11.8 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | NJTI Program Board devises draft multi-year curricula and examinations for professional court staff | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Multi-year curricula tested on a pilot basis | NJTI/HJC/
MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Multi-year curricula finalized and adopted | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Initial court staff begin training | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Monitoring and evaluation | NJTI/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New curriculum for court staff developed and adopted**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 11.9 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | First generation of students trained according to new curricula graduate from the Law Faculty   | Law Faculty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | First applicants for revised entrance examination for NJTI are accepted | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | First full class of new judge trainees enroll in the NJTI  | HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Graduation of initial class | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Placement of graduates as court trainees | NJTI/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**First students trained by new curriculums graduate and begin preparing for careers in judiciary and the Bar **

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal 12: Modern Court Network

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 12.  Modern Court Network | New constitutional and legal framework on changes in organization and jurisdiction of courts adopted  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  |  Primary capital investments required for major urban courts identified and proposals for international assistance drafted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | New courts operating in accordance with the legal and constitutional framework and plan on rationalization of court network implemented |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | International assistance secured for capital investments in major urban courts  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 5.   Reconstruction and construction of new court facilities completed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 6.   Selected facilities and courts merged or closed  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | 7.   Rationalized court network operating efficiently in accordance with best practices |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 12.1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | New legislation on organization and jurisdiction of courts with the Supreme Court of Cassation drafted | MOJ/HJC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Plan with roles, responsibilities and timelines proposed | SIC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Public discussion on legislation changes | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Legislation adopted by the Government and parliament | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New constitutional and legal framework on changes in organization and jurisdiction of courts adopted**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 12.2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Conduct baseline infrastructure assessment for major urban courts
 | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Compare baseline with established standards for court infrastructure | MOJ/HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Determine level of capital investment required to bring each court up to standard | MOJ/HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Draft report that identifies capital investments for major urban courts (aggregate, court-specific)
 | MOJ/HJC/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Primary capital investments required for major urban courts identified**

- Filename/RPS Number

**Work Step 12.3 Details **

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Establish evaluative criteria for recommending closure or merger | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Review list of capital investments required for each court | MOJ/HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Evaluate list against established criteria and level of capital investment | MOJ/HJC/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | For each court make a decision on : closing, merging, or investing in Improvement | MOJ/HJC
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Communicate proposed recommendations to key stakeholders | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Propose list of judiciary facilities to be closed or merged**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 12.4 Details New courts operating in accordance with the legal and constitutional framework and plan on rationalization of court network implemented

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Appointing new judges on the Supreme Court of Cassation and the highest court in the country begins operation |      HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Appeals  and Administrative Courts begin operation, resume cases and jurisdiction |      HJC
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | In accordance with the infrastructure analysis and relevant statistical data partial court network rationalization process begins |   HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Rules of Procedure and court rule book amended to address new organizational structure
 |   HJC/MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 12.5 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Identify potential donors and requirements to apply for aid, including relevant deadlines | MOJ/HJC/
SIC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Repackage infrastructure assessment analysis and transition plan for targeted international donors
 | MOJ/HJC/
SIC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Submit applications for international aid
 | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Respond to comments, changes, inquiries, etc. from donors
 | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Finalize agreements for aid
 | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**                       ****International assistance secured for capital investments in major urban courts**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 12.6 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Identify total capacity of new space
 | MOJ/HJC/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Identify all judiciary offices planned to move to new space, including total personnel and space requirements
 | MOJ/HJC/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Develop and approve migration plan
 | MOJ/HJC/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Schedule phased moves into new facilities
 | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Move into new facilities completed
 | MOJ/HJC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Move Supreme, Appeal, Administrative and other highest courts as well as other judiciary offices into renovated facilities in Belgrade**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 12.7 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Identify all courts that were previously categorized as “Merge” or “Close | MOJ/HJC/
AO/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Determine potential re-use for courts that will become vacant; establish re-use plans where applicable
 | MOJ/HJC/
AO/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Establish demolition plan for courts identified for closure
 | AO
MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Communicate re-use and demolition plans with key stakeholders, including communities directly impacted
 | AO
MOJ
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Proceed with rehabilitation of structures slated for re-use, or demolish | AO
MOJ
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Selected facilities and courts to be merged or closed**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 12.8 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Develop construction plans
 | MOJ/HJC/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Draft and circulate RFP for construction contractor(s)
 | MOJ/HJC/AO/
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Select contractor(s); sign agreement
 | MOJ/HJC/AO/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Begin construction of new facilities, Phase I
 | Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Evaluate progress to date of Phase I
 | MOJ/AO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Commence Phase II of construction
 | Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| g | Construction of new facilities completed
 | Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Complete construction of new court facilities**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal: Ministry of Justice

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Ministry of Justice | Reform plan realigning the Ministry of Justice’s staffing and organization developed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Reform plan for the Ministry of Justice approved by the Government and implemented |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Ministry of Justice’s new staffing and organizational structure completed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Blueprint drafted outlining MOJ’s revised form and functions. | MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Discussion on Blueprint. | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Final plan revision and Implementation plan blueprint. | MOJ/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Reform plan realigning the Ministry of Justice’s staffing and organization developed**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Legislation for the changes in jurisdiction and oversight mechanisms in accordance with the parliamentary legitimacy for the judiciary drafted | MOJ/G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Adopted by the Government and the Parliament | MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Reform Plan Implementation  | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Reform plan for the Ministry of Justice approved by the Government and implemented**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | New organization of Ministry of Justice fully established | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | New staffing structure in place | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Monitoring and evaluation | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Ministry of Justice’s new staffing and organizational structure completed**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal: Prosecutors

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Prosecutors | New role of prosecutors established by law, clear performance indicators adopted |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Prosecutors receive training for expanded role in evidentiary collection and case management  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Additional training programs for prosecutors established in order to enable them to work in accordance with best practice; criminal procedure more efficient |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Draft laws developed establishing new role of prosecutors in collecting evidence and participating in criminal cases | MOJ/
G5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on draft law
 | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Law adopted by the Government and the Parliament | MOJ/Govern/
Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Pilot training program developed and implemented for prosecutors | MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Pilot training program evaluated
 | MOJ/SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | New performance criteria developed for prosecutors | MOJ/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| g | Doscussion on draft performance criteria
 | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| h | Performance criteria adopted by the Ministry of Justice | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**New role of prosecutors established by law, clear performance indicators adopted**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | National training program designed and developed based on pilot program results | MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | National training program approved | MOJ/NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | National training program commences for all prosecutors on a rotating basis | MOJ/NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Prosecutors receive training for expanded role in evidentiary collection and case management**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Expanded training programs proposed for new prosecutors to improve criminal case procedures | MOJ/
SIC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Public discussion on proposed training programs | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | New National Judicial Training Institute commences formal training for new prosecutors | NJTI |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Additional training programs for prosecutors established in order to enable them to work in accordance with best practice; criminal procedure more efficient**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Reform Goal: Penal System

| Project Phase | Activity/ 
Work Step | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Penal System | Penal Reform Strategy adopted, implementing commissions propose legislative amendments and action plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Priority legal reforms under Penal Reform Strategy completed, training and facility renovation programs initiated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Restructured staffing and institutional management of penal system completed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**National Judicial Reform Strategy: Work Schedule and Timeline**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 1 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2006 |  |  |  | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Comprehensive Penal Reform Strategy adopted | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Implementing Commissions propose legislative changes to strengthen penal system | Implementing Commissions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Draft laws and amendments developed | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Public discussion on draft laws and amendments | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | Laws finished and submitted to Parliament | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| g | Laws and amendments adopted by Parliament | Parliament |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Penal Reform Strategy adopted, implementing commissions propose legislative amendments and action plans**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 2 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2007 |  |  |  | 2008 |  |  |  | 2009 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Implementation of institutional reforms within the penal system authorized by new laws and amendments | Implementing Commissions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Renovation of priority penal system facilities | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| d | Preparation begins of new training regime for penal system staff
 | MOJ/
Contractor |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| e | Public discussion on new training regime
 | Various |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| f | New training regime adopted and started | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Priority legal reforms under Penal Reform Strategy completed, training and facility renovation programs initiated**

- Filename/RPS Number

## Work Step 3 Details 

| Sub-Activities |  | Responsible Entity | 2010 |  |  |  | 2011 |  |  |  | 2012 |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| High Judicial Council Meetings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| a | Restructured staffing of penal system completed | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| b | Reorganized institutional management system of penal system completed | MOJ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| c | Implementing Commissions complete their workplans | Implementing Commissions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

**Restructured staffing and institutional management of penal system completed**

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## Table of Contents

- Judicial Reform Framework Implementation Plan
- Estimate of Costs
- Performance Indictor Summary

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## Implementation costs will be driven by the need for specialized technical assistance, as well as IT and other procurements

| Reform Goal | Cost Items (estimates)* |  |  |  |  | Total Cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Technical Assistance  | € Value | Procurement | € Value |  |  |
| Self-Governing Structure | Training, advisory services | €300,000 | Equipment and facilities for Administrative Office | €350,000 |  | €750,000 |
| Independent Budget Authority | Training, advisory services | €250,000 | N/A | -- |  | €250,000 |
| Independent Policy & Rule-Making Authority | Training, advisory services | €250,000 | N/A | -- |  | €250,000 |
| Open Judicial Selection, Promotion & Discipline Processes | Advisory services, research | €300,000 | N/A | -- |  | €300,000 |
| Appropriate Access to Court Proceedings | Training, advisory services
 | €250,000 | Software development and licensing, equipment | €300,000 |  | €550,000 |
| Enhanced Public Outreach & Participation | Opinion surveys, analysis, training | €250,000 | N/A | €250,000 |  | €500,000 |
| Clear Judicial Productivity & Performance Standards | Training, comparative research and analysis | €400,000 | Software development and equipment | €600,000 |  | €1,000,000 |
| Effective Court Administration & Management  | Training, advisory services, planning | €900,000 | Software development and equipment | €2,000,000 |  | €2,900,000 |
| Effective Use of Judicial & Prosecutorial Resources | Training, advisory services | €350,000 | N/A | -- |  | €350,000 |
| Improved Access to Justice | Training, advisory services | €500,000 | Equipment and facilities | €100,000 |  | €600,000 |
| Standardized System for Education & Training | Advisory services, training | €1,000,000 | Basic equipment, IT supplies, and facilities | €500,000 |  | €1,500.000 |
| Modern Court and Penal Network | Analysis and planning | €500,000 | Basic facility and essential material upgrades | €27,000,000 |  | €27,500,00 |
| Totals |   | €5.25m |  | €31.1m |  | €36.35m |

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## Table of Contents

- Judicial Reform Framework Implementation Plan
- Estimate of Costs
- Performance Indicator Summary

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## Achieving the reform goals requires regular measurement of implementation progress during the 2006-2011 period 

| Reform Goal | Indicator | Metric | Frequency | Target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Self-Governing Structure | Judicial System Management & Governance | Establishment of revised High Judicial Council and Administrative Office | Annual | 2008 |
| Independent Budget Authority | Judicial System Financial & Budgetary Management | Establishment of independent budgetary process for the judiciary | Annual | 2008 |
| Independent Policy and Rule Making Authority  | Judicial System Internal Operational Management | Unification of policy-making under the High Judicial Council’s oversight | Annual | 2008 |
| Open Judicial Selection, Promotion & Discipline Processes | Judicial Nomination Process | Adoption of revised and expanded judicial selection criteria | Annual | 2008 |
| Appropriate Access to Court Records & Proceedings | Dissemination of Supreme Court Practice | Number of Supreme Court Opinions Available in Public Databases | Annual | Increasing |
| Enhanced Public Outreach & Participation | Perception of Judicial System Performance | Public complaints received | Annual | Decreasing |
| Clear Judicial Productivity & Performance Standards | Judicial Production
(by court system) | Weighted Caseload per Judge | Annual | TBD |
| Effective Court Administration & Management | Case Productivity
(by court system) | Average duration of cases | Annual | Decreasing |
|  |  | Disposition Ratio (cases closed/cases filed) | Annual | Decreasing |
|  |  | Remand-Reversal Ratio | Annual | Decreasing |
|  |  | Average number of productive hearings per case (hearings-unproductive hearings/hearings) | Annual | Increasing |
| Effective Use of Judicial & Prosecutorial Resources | Criminal Procedure Reform | Establishment of Plea-bargaining within the criminal justice system | Annual | 2010 |
| Improved Access to Justice | Legal Aid Effectiveness | Number of complaints received on Legal Aid services | Annual | Decreasing |
| Standardized System for Education & Training | Training Penetration | Judicial Training Hours Delivered/Judges | Annual | Increasing |
|  |  | Staff Training Hours Delivered/Staff | Annual | Increasing |
| Modern Court Network | Judicial Facility Availability | (Courtrooms + Chambers)/Judges | Annual | Increasing |

**Judicial Strategy Performance Standards**

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