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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

Geographic Coverage

Current Districts Districts for 2013 Initiation under AIP Project Period: 2011- 2015

Rule of Law Programme

• Approved by EAD
• Progress Review Board

• 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.

Rule of Law Program: Unique Features:

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

Empowering Communities and enhancing access to justice Support to Judiciary & court houses to provide effective & timely justice Support and strengthen other Criminal Justice System Fair and effective services from Informal justice 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

First ever Research Wing in justice sector established

Supporting Judiciary

TNA of Justice Sector Conducted Training Manuals & TOTs 16 training manuals developed A pool of 98 Master Trainers Trained

Structured Training:

Mobility Summons Delivered Swiftly Delays Minimized Reduce Case Backlog

Process Serving Agency Strengthened

Training Lab in PTC Hangu Training conditions of female trainees improved ‘Learning by doing’ A highly motivating factor

Supporting Police, Prosecution and Prison

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

 Policy level intervention to amend Musalihat Jirga Rules

• f Local Govt. Act 2012.

 Musalihati Jirgas ( with female representation) being notified  ADR skills of MJ members being enhanced  Paralegals being identified & trained at community level

Strengthening ADR Mechanisms

DG LG Deptt as Chief Guest at Certificate Distribution Ceremony

Mobile Legal Aid Clinic

THROUGH THE LENS

The 1st ever Mobile Court in Pakistan

• TOT, its significance

and importance.

• Contribution of

Master Trainers

• Your feedback is

crucially important. The TOT on ‘Court & Case Management’

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.

Thank you