UNDP, Supreme Court launch new joint project
17/09/2014 00:06
UNDP, Supreme Court launch new joint project
17/09/2014 00:06
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Local Project Assessment Committee (LPAC) Meeting for evaluation and discussion of new joint project of the Supreme Court and UN Development Programme in Uzbekistan “Rule of Law Partnership” was held in Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Representatives of Institute of monitoring of current legislation under President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Higher Economical court of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Department on enforcement of court decisions, material, technical and financial support of courts’ activities under the Ministry of justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Lawyer’s Training Center and Tashkent State Law University took part in this meeting.
The “Rule of Law Partnership” Project is a logical continuation of current project of the Supreme court of the Republic of Uzbekistan and UNDP “Civil justice reform: effective court management”, which comes to an end of its implementation cycle this year. Main achievements of this project are the development and piloting of “E-SUD” e-justice information system, training of judges, court personnel on operating this e-justice system, elaboration of a number of analytical reports on actual issues of civil justice, etc.
In the framework of this project cooperation between UNDP and national partners will be extended and will aim provision of support in elaboration of proposals on further strengthening of rule of law in Uzbekistan, development of measures, aimed at increasing public trust in courts, strengthening of analytical and research potential of courts, implementation of modern ICT into the courts’ activities, further increase of transparency of courts’ activities and accessibility of judicial information, etc.
The main purpose of the “Rule of Law Partnership” Project is to strengthen access and trust of citizens to civil justice system in Uzbekistan. Expected outcomes of the project include increasing authority of judges and level of public trust in courts, enhancing court administration, elaboration of measures for further improvement of mechanisms of increasing professional skills and qualification of judges, court personnel etc.
New project is co-financed by UNDP and USAID. Total project budget is about US$2 mln.
During the meeting participants discussed the main tasks of the project, grouped into three components, indicators of evaluation of project effectives for three years, and also specified risks, which may have a negative influence in reaching set goals of the project. One of the main risks includes ICT infrastructure of court which in light of necessity of increasing number of interactive services of courts and in light of necessity of increasing court transparency requires constant modernization and uninterrupted power supply. To overcome this risk, participants of the meeting highlighted necessity of close cooperation of new project with Department on enforcement of court decisions, material, technical and financial support of courts’ activities under the Ministry of justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
In addition, meeting participants noted that the project should cover the whole process of civil justice, starting from the application to courts and ending with court decision and its enforcement, which also requires coordinated activities with national stakeholders.
Implementation of modern technologies of audio-video recording in economical courts as well as development of analytical recommendations on changes and additions to Civil procedural and Economical procedural codes, and also elaboration of new courses and practical manuals for judges, court secretaries, lawyers and bailiffs are also planned in the framework of this project.
Main components of the “Rule of Law Partnership” Project were approved and additional proposals on enhancement of planned activities of the project were set forward by participants in final part of the meeting.
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