Promoting greater civic awareness and engagement in judicial reforms and facilitating increased access to justice through holistic multi-agency action

Project Description
The Project will be ongoing for 36 months, starting on 1 January 2024. The overall objective of the action is promote accessibility, independence, transparency, impartiality, and accountability within the justice system, including judicial reforms.
Specific Objective
Taking into account the challenges in the judiciary and lack of information of civic awareness and engagement in judicial reforms, the overall objective of the action is to promote accessibility, independence, transparency, impartiality, and accountability within the justice system, including judicial reforms.
More particularly:
- Factors, affecting independence and neutrality of courts and individual judges are analysed, recommendations developed and made publicly available;
- Institutional challenges of key institutions of the judicial system are analysed, recommendations developed and made publicly available;
- Capacity of civil society groups and NGOs on shadow reporting is strengthened;
- Civil society groups and public have increased awareness on main aspects of judiciary reforms and access to justice;
- Vulnerable groups have better access to justice through pro bono legal aid and strategic litigation;
Expected Results
1. Civil society groups have better oversight of justice reforms and improved access to justice;
2. Transparency, accountability and accessibility of judiciary is enhanced by better availability of reasoned court decisions and investigative journalism.
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PROJECT DETAILS
Georgia
Priority Area:
Partnership that protects
Subsector:
Rule of law & human rights
Topic:
Justice, Civil society
Project Status:
Ongoing
Start Date:
01.01.2024
End Date:
31.12.2026
EU Project Number:
447-077

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