STRENGTHENING RULE OF LAW PROGRAME
UNDP Global Program on ‘Rule of Law’ Countries where UNDP supports Rule of Law work: 2012 RoL Program currently in more than 100 countries
Rule of Law Programme Geographic Coverage Project Period: 2011- 2015 • Approved by EAD • Progress Review Board Current Districts Districts for 2013 Initiation under AIP
Rule of Law Program: Unique Features: • The first Rule of Law project under UN umbrella. • The only Project which has taken a holistic view of the justice sector. • The only Rule of Law initiative which has been supported by the Provincial Government through cost-sharing with UNDP (25% share of KP Govt). • The project with an integrated approach as UNDP does not believe in creating any parallel structures, rather it works with the existing government and non-government institutions.
Programming Features: Directly responding to recommendations made by PCNA & CMDS Address both Demand & Supply; an integrated approach Build on exiting frameworks, best practices & program initiatives by UN & other Donors
Integrated Approach to Justice Sector Support to Empowering Judiciary & court Communities and houses to provide enhancing access effective & timely to justice justice Support and Fair and effective strengthen other services from Criminal Justice Informal justice System mechanism
Building Institutional Capacity: Policy Interventions Build sustainable solutions through policy interventions and Policy dialogues Empowering Claim Holders: Enhance awareness and empower vulnerable persons to better access formal and alternative grievance redress mechanisms Capacitating Duty Bearers: Capacitate Duty bearers within the justice institutions to provide effective services
Supporting Judiciary First ever Research Wing in justice sector established
Structured Training: TNA of Justice Sector Conducted Training Manuals & TOTs A pool of 98 Master Trainers Trained 16 training manuals developed
Process Serving Agency Strengthened Mobility Summons Delivered Swiftly Delays Minimized Reduce Case Backlog
Supporting Police, Prosecution and Prison Training conditions of female Training Lab in PTC Hangu trainees improved ‘Learning by doing’ A highly motivating factor
More interventions in Judiciary - 2013 • Training of 250 Judges and 200 court staff • Establishment of District Court Administrators • Refurbishment, Infrastructure and IT support • Support to KPJA • Support to P&D Cell of Peshawar High Court • Access points of national & international law journals to the courts of Malakand Division • Expert Lectures
Legal Aid and Access to Justice Policy level discussions • with the Pakistan Bar Council to make Legal Aid sustainable. Initiated discussions to • create synergies between DLEC and the Bar Council . Encourage female legal • practitioners to enter mainstream legal practice. Need based Training • Toolkit for Lawyers developed and Master Trainers Trained Country Director with female law students and graduates
Strengthening ADR Mechanisms Policy level intervention to amend Musalihat Jirga Rules of Local Govt. Act 2012. Musalihati Jirgas ( with female representation) being notified Mobile Legal Aid Clinic ADR skills of MJ members being enhanced Paralegals being identified & trained at community level DG LG Deptt as Chief Guest at Certificate Distribution Ceremony
THROUGH THE LENS
The 1 st ever Mobile Court in Pakistan
The TOT on ‘Court & Case Management’ • TOT, its significance and importance. • Contribution of Master Trainers • Your feedback is crucially important.
All these interventions are the collaborative efforts of: Peshawar High Court, Khyber Pulhtunkhwa Judicial Academy and ‘Rule of Law Program’ of United Nations Development Program Institute of Management Sciences – for event management.
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