Institutional Reform and the Judiciary : Which Way Forward?

The author presents some general lessons in institution-building that has relevance for judiciary reform. She emphasizes the value of simplicity in design commensurate with country capacity, the importance of innovation and experimentation, and of...

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Main Author: Islam, Roumeen
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/2534316/institutional-reform-judiciary-way-forward
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spelling okr-10986-180552021-04-23T14:03:41Z Institutional Reform and the Judiciary : Which Way Forward? Islam, Roumeen ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADJUDICATION ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION ARBITRATION BANKRUPTCY CERTAIN EXTENT COMMERCIAL COURTS COMMON LAW CONTRACT LAW COURT PERFORMANCE COURT REFORM COURTS DEBT DISPUTE SETTLEMENT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC REFORM EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK EXPENDITURES GNP GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS INCOME INJUNCTIONS INSTITUTION BUILDING INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INTERNATIONAL NORMS JUDGES JUDGMENTS JUDICIAL DECISIONS JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIAL SYSTEM REFORM JUDICIAL SYSTEMS JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE JUSTICE SYSTEM LAWYERS LEGAL EDUCATION LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LEGAL SERVICES LEGAL SYSTEMS MEDIA MEDIATION POLICE PROPERTY RIGHTS RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES STATE INSTITUTIONS TRIBUNALS WAGES INSTITUTIONAL REFORM JUDICIAL REFORM INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INNOVATIONS INSTITUTION BUILDING COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COURTS COURT ADMINISTRATION JUDICIAL SYSTEMS JUDICIAL SYSTEM REFORM CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS COMMON LAW TRADITIONAL SOCIETY CUSTOMARY LAW JUDICIAL PROCESS PROCEDURAL DEVELOPMENT EFFICIENCY ENFORCEMENT POWERS ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CORRUPT PRACTICES LEGAL REQUIREMENTS EVIDENCE (LAW) JUDICIAL REVIEW WAGES INSTITUTIONAL REFORM The author presents some general lessons in institution-building that has relevance for judiciary reform. She emphasizes the value of simplicity in design commensurate with country capacity, the importance of innovation and experimentation, and of economic openness in effective institution-building. The author underscores how the incentives of individuals depend on both the details of institutional design within the judiciary and also some critical institutions external to the judiciary. Finally she argues for the need to ground reform initiatives on a solid empirical and comparative approach. The author illustrates some of these issues by drawing on a recent project conducted by the World Bank and other institutions. 2014-04-25T16:49:54Z 2014-04-25T16:49:54Z 2003-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/2534316/institutional-reform-judiciary-way-forward http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18055 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3134 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ADJUDICATION
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ARBITRATION
BANKRUPTCY
CERTAIN EXTENT
COMMERCIAL COURTS
COMMON LAW
CONTRACT LAW
COURT PERFORMANCE
COURT REFORM
COURTS
DEBT
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC FACTORS
ECONOMIC REFORM
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
EXPENDITURES
GNP
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
INCOME
INJUNCTIONS
INSTITUTION BUILDING
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL NORMS
JUDGES
JUDGMENTS
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY
JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
JUDICIAL REFORM
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUDICIAL SYSTEM REFORM
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
JUDICIARY
JURISDICTION
JURISPRUDENCE
JUSTICE
JUSTICE SYSTEM
LAWYERS
LEGAL EDUCATION
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
LEGAL SERVICES
LEGAL SYSTEMS
MEDIA
MEDIATION
POLICE
PROPERTY RIGHTS
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
STATE INSTITUTIONS
TRIBUNALS
WAGES INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
JUDICIAL REFORM
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INNOVATIONS
INSTITUTION BUILDING
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
COURTS
COURT ADMINISTRATION
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
JUDICIAL SYSTEM REFORM
CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS
COMMON LAW
TRADITIONAL SOCIETY
CUSTOMARY LAW
JUDICIAL PROCESS
PROCEDURAL DEVELOPMENT
EFFICIENCY
ENFORCEMENT POWERS
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
CORRUPT PRACTICES
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
EVIDENCE (LAW)
JUDICIAL REVIEW
WAGES
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
spellingShingle ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ADJUDICATION
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ARBITRATION
BANKRUPTCY
CERTAIN EXTENT
COMMERCIAL COURTS
COMMON LAW
CONTRACT LAW
COURT PERFORMANCE
COURT REFORM
COURTS
DEBT
DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC FACTORS
ECONOMIC REFORM
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK
EXPENDITURES
GNP
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
INCOME
INJUNCTIONS
INSTITUTION BUILDING
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
INTERNATIONAL NORMS
JUDGES
JUDGMENTS
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
JUDICIAL EFFICIENCY
JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
JUDICIAL REFORM
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUDICIAL SYSTEM REFORM
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
JUDICIARY
JURISDICTION
JURISPRUDENCE
JUSTICE
JUSTICE SYSTEM
LAWYERS
LEGAL EDUCATION
LEGAL INSTITUTIONS
LEGAL SERVICES
LEGAL SYSTEMS
MEDIA
MEDIATION
POLICE
PROPERTY RIGHTS
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
STATE INSTITUTIONS
TRIBUNALS
WAGES INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
JUDICIAL REFORM
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INNOVATIONS
INSTITUTION BUILDING
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
COURTS
COURT ADMINISTRATION
JUDICIAL SYSTEMS
JUDICIAL SYSTEM REFORM
CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS
COMMON LAW
TRADITIONAL SOCIETY
CUSTOMARY LAW
JUDICIAL PROCESS
PROCEDURAL DEVELOPMENT
EFFICIENCY
ENFORCEMENT POWERS
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
CORRUPT PRACTICES
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
EVIDENCE (LAW)
JUDICIAL REVIEW
WAGES
INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
Islam, Roumeen
Institutional Reform and the Judiciary : Which Way Forward?
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3134
description The author presents some general lessons in institution-building that has relevance for judiciary reform. She emphasizes the value of simplicity in design commensurate with country capacity, the importance of innovation and experimentation, and of economic openness in effective institution-building. The author underscores how the incentives of individuals depend on both the details of institutional design within the judiciary and also some critical institutions external to the judiciary. Finally she argues for the need to ground reform initiatives on a solid empirical and comparative approach. The author illustrates some of these issues by drawing on a recent project conducted by the World Bank and other institutions.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Islam, Roumeen
author_facet Islam, Roumeen
author_sort Islam, Roumeen
title Institutional Reform and the Judiciary : Which Way Forward?
title_short Institutional Reform and the Judiciary : Which Way Forward?
title_full Institutional Reform and the Judiciary : Which Way Forward?
title_fullStr Institutional Reform and the Judiciary : Which Way Forward?
title_full_unstemmed Institutional Reform and the Judiciary : Which Way Forward?
title_sort institutional reform and the judiciary : which way forward?
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/2534316/institutional-reform-judiciary-way-forward
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18055
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